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Bruce Hodge, Founder & President
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President's Welcome

Dear Globetrotter,

When I started this journey back in 1970, Goway was a one-man company operating out of a small apartment in Toronto. Today, we have over 600 team members working across three continents. We’re also marking an exciting new chapter for Goway with a completely new look, and an incredible new goway.com to serve you better. 

Consider this website your window into the world. As you explore its pages, you’ll discover inspirational stories, expert advice, and unforgettable trip ideas to over 100 countries worldwide. 

Remember that every Goway vacation is tailor-made. Join us on this new journey, and when you’re ready for your own adventure, get in touch. We’d love to help turn your travel dreams into reality.

Sincerely, 
Bruce Hodge 
Founder & President 

Pictured: Bruce visits a colony of king penguins in the Falkland Islands

Bruce Hodge, Founder and President of Goway Travel
About Us

A Timeline of Goway

Goway Travel was founded in Toronto in 1970 by Bruce Hodge, a young Australian economist who moved to Canada to follow his dreams. He forged a passion for travel during a short stint as a tour guide in Europe. 

Bruce worked evenings in a peanut butter factory to make cash flow and grew the company to promote European Camping Tours for 18 to 30-somethings, Adventures in Australia, and Overland Expeditions across Asia and Africa. By the late 70s, Goway had become a pioneer operator of overland camping tours across North and South America, providing “Young Adult Adventures.”

In the following decades, we have established ourselves as a global influence. While the travel industry endured major challenges, our strong foundations allowed Goway to forge ahead. We continually innovated, invested in new technology, and challenged the status quo. Bruce’s wife, son, and daughter have played key roles in our growth. 

Our mission has always been to help our clients realize their travel dreams. We’ve listened as your travel styles and bucket lists have evolved, and you’ve become true Globetrotters. Today, we are an industry-leading, global travel company. We’re powered by a 700-plus person team utilizing cutting-edge technology. We traded camping tours for 4 and 5-star tailor-made travel experiences to over 100 countries around the world. 

Read more about our milestones over the decades. You can also learn more about the story of our company logo.

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An early Goway office from the 1970s

1970s

• Bruce Hodge immigrates to Canada and starts Goway Travel in a shared apartment

• We are the first to sell and operate overland camping tours in Canada & America

• We print our very first brochures, promoting 

• Telegram reservations are replaced by our first telex machine 

• We move into an office of our very own 

• We begin South American overland tours with a bus imported from Britain

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What do Goway's travellers say?

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Custom Trip to Peru
We booked a fully custom trip for 2 in Peru. Our travel advisor was Amanda De Oliveira and she was exceptional. After weeks of back and forth and slight tweaks we had our perfect itinerary planned. Condor Travel in Peru, which was the onsite tour company was also exceptional. Every tour guide was absolutely amazing and this being the first time I did private tours I will never go back. We had some issues with the protests on the trains to get to Machu Picchu, but the GoWay and Condor teams were amazing in working to get us there the best they could. I would 100% recommend GoWay for a trip like this with lots of logistics, custom tours, and movements throughout a country.
Simon Livengood
Small Groups
This was VERY nice to be in a SMALL group and not always with the same people – it gave us a chance to meet many new faces and I liked it VERY much.
Nancy Stiles
Michael served us well in helping us…
Michael served us well in helping us select a Arctic cruise from several options. When our original plans with the tour operator Quark came derailed due to circumstances beyond their control, he helped out with selecting the best option offered by Quark.
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Thailand Trip
This is the second time I worked with Maria Spitman and she didn't disappoint in creating a private tour for myself and my younger sister. My trip to Thailand was an amazing trip all due to Marias guidance and recommendations on certain activities and locations in Thailand. Will definitely use her services in my next trip!
Daisy A.
Wonderful Experience
I'm a travel advisor and worked with Vered putting together a Fiji/Australia trip for my clients. It couldn't have been better planned or thought out and my clients had an amazing time! Everthing went smoothly, and the trip was designed to take advantage of the top sites that each city had to offer.
Gwen Paquin

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