UCLA Athletics Selects Anthony Travel

WESTWOOD, Calif. – UCLA Athletics announced it has selected Anthony Travel to provide daily athletic travel services to the 22 Bruin sports teams. Anthony Travel began providing all travel arrangements for UCLA’s Athletic Department including air, hotel, ground transportation and hospitality needs for teams, coaches, administrators and staff at the beginning of this academic year.

A nationally recognized leader in university and sports travel management services, Anthony Travel manages travel arrangements for major universities, athletic conferences, tournaments, bowl games and other championship events.

“We believe that UCLA and Anthony Travel are well aligned with similar goals and objectives.  Their record of superior performance and dedication to excellence, combined with substantial expertise in sports travel, were significant factors in our decision,” said Dan Guerrero, UCLA Director of Athletics.  “They have an excellent reputation for assisting collegiate athletic departments streamline their processes and eliminate waste in their travel budgets.  It is exciting to have a partner on board who is sensitive to and understands our unique needs and situations.”

UCLA is the 13th institution to designate Anthony Travel as a year-round travel partner.  Anthony Travel, a full-service travel management company, provides travel services to many of the nations most prestigious universities such as the University of Notre Dame,Stanford University Athletics, University of Southern California Athletics, University of North Carolina Athletics, Purdue University Athletics, Georgetown Athletics, University of Washington Athletics, Princeton University, Indiana University Athletics and University of Nevada at Las Vegas Athletics.  Other collegiate clients include Bowling Green Athletics, Columbia University Athletics, Boston University and Saint Mary’s College.

“Working with a premiere program such as UCLA is both a huge privilege and a major undertaking for our company,” said John Anthony, President and CEO of Anthony Travel.  “We take the responsibility of providing outstanding service for their 22 teams very seriously, and we are committed to supporting UCLA’s goals by providing the most cost-effective, time-effective travel solutions available.”

Based in Dallas with 12 offices nationwide, Anthony Travel will open a new office located on the UCLA campus, to exclusively service the needs of the Bruins Athletic Department.