ODP travel agency

[espola]

From DA Rules and Regulations IV - B - "Clubs are required to book event lodging through Anthony Travel."

Anthony Travel - Dallas, TX

22 reviews of Anthony Travel "I've always received courteous service. Very conscientious and customer friendly. I recommend this travel agency."

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[espola]

From DA Rules and Regulations IV - B - "Clubs are required to book event lodging through Anthony Travel."

Anthony Travel - Dallas, TX

22 reviews of Anthony Travel "I've always received courteous service. Very conscientious and customer friendly. I recommend this travel agency."

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Yelp rating is 2 stars (1 star is the lowest possible rating) after not factoring in several 1-star reviews --

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[timbuck]

Ok- who will do the sleuthing on this? Who owns Anthony Travel and how are they connected to US Soccer?

 

[Ansu Fati]

I'm sure this travel company won this contract through an open, transparent bidding process that carefully vetted proposals to ensure absolutely no conflicts of interest.

 

[espola]

Ok- who will do the sleuthing on this? Who owns Anthony Travel and how are they connected to US Soccer?

A little research - Anthony Travel was a family-owned business that handled travel for college and professional athletic teams. They were recently purchased by On Location>xperiencess, a much bigger travel package company. The bigger company has been doing the hard work of arranging transportation and hotels for big tournaments where it is often necessary to make short-term changes because of the single-elimination nature of some tournaments. They also buy up big blocks of tickets to games that will be sellouts (NCAA Final 4, NFL playoffs, etc) and roll them into luxury packages costing thousands.

ODP events look like small potatoes in comparison.

This is a long way from a few guys kicking a ball around in the park on Sundays.

 

[RedCard]

I'm sure this travel company won this contract through an open, transparent bidding process that carefully vetted proposals to ensure absolutely no conflicts of interest.

Just like when they rewarded Qatar with the World Cup, right????

 

[Frank]

Used them for Dallas Cup and National League. They were fantastic.