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Bruce Hodge, Founder & President
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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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Quintessential Japan Premium Agent: Harpreet Litt Goway Travels. Asia Specialist We returned from the subject tour arranged by Harpreet on April 8, 2024 We had a great time there and the tour was more than what we expected. The arrangements made were excellent, hotel rooms were very nice and comfortable, food was excellent. The tour guides were courteous and helpful. The return flight connections were tight, but we made it on time. ANA was able to connect the files at Osaka and the luggages were tagged to Edmonton as arranged by Harpreet. We appreciate her services and will keep in touch for any future travels.
Chris
Karina was wonderful to work with!
Karina Basantes was wonderful to work with! My clients are thrilled with their custom itinerary and are very much looking forward to their upcoming trip! Thank you Karina!
Shauna
Pura Vida
Our representative "RuthAnn" listen to our wants for this trip and within days developed an itinerary that was truly a great experience. Accommodations were top notch and we had the perfect mix of rain forest and beach adventures. If I could make a suggestion it would be do your research, there were allot of activities CR offers we weren't aware of but would've tried if time allowed. Guess we'll have to plan another trip!
Gary Humphrey
Had a great experience booking a trip…
Had a great experience booking a trip to Dubai and Maldives for a group of 14!! There were no issues and we had a great time. The communication of the Goway team is top notch. I worked with Taha Colombowala.
Sophia
I cannot say enough good things about…
I cannot say enough good things about the people that helped me with our Egypt trip. I had a group of 23 people and everything went so smoothly, from the hotels, check ins, shuttles, and flights. Ayesha was the agent I had arranged everything with online. She was always quick to respond and went above and beyond helping arrange add ons for my group. Ramez was our contact in Cairo and he was extremely helpful with logistics and making sure everyone knew what the plans were. He was a big help in getting us through the Cairo airports as well. Very friendly and would answer everyone’s questions very easily. Gamal was our tour guide for Cairo as well as our Nile River cruise. He was extremely knowledgeable in all the aspects of what we were seeing. It can’t be easy trying to explain hundreds of years of history, but he made it enjoyable and interesting. I would highly recommend GoWay for any travel plans. They made my part of planning for my group so much easier and we had a fantastic time.
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