University of Houston Department of Athletics Selects Anthony Travel for Travel Services
Anthony Travel, the nationally recognized and award-winning leader in collegiate sports travel management, announced a new multi-year partnership with the University of Houston Department of Athletics as its official travel partner. Anthony Travel will provide comprehensive travel services for the University of Houston Department of Athletics.
“Partnering with Anthony Travel, who has demonstrated its prowess in athletics travel, will allow our sport programs and coaching staffs to operate more efficiently along with benefiting our operating budget by providing the most cost-efficient travel options,” said University of Houston Vice President for Athletics Hunter Yurachek. “We look forward to our relationship with Anthony Travel.”
Houston Athletics will benefit from an Anthony Travel on-site account manager dedicated exclusively to travel management needs of Houston Athletics, including scheduled air, charter air, hotel accommodations, ground transportation, international team tours and other services as requested.
“The city of Houston has meant so much to us with recent activities around the Final Four, Super Bowl and Hurricane Harvey,” said John Anthony President and CEO of Anthony Travel. “We are thrilled to further plant roots at the University of Houston to help them grow. Hunter Yurachek and his great team of coaches and administrators are on a great trajectory; it is an honor to serve them.”
Anthony Travel is also the year-round travel partner for 80 athletic departments nationwide. In addition to the University of Houston, Anthony Travel serves as the official travel partner for four other universities in the American Athletic Conference: ECU, SMU, UCF and UConn.
ABOUT ANTHONY TRAVEL
Anthony Travel is the nation’s largest provider of sports travel management services. With 40 offices nationwide, Anthony Travel partners with 80 of the nation’s most prestigious universities, along with leading amateur and youth sports organizations, to provide comprehensive travel solutions and unforgettable experiences to teams, alumni and fans at more than 300 domestic and international events annually. Anthony Travel is a division of On Location Experiences, a premium experiential hospitality business owned by RedBird Capital Partners, Bruin Sports Capital, 32 Equity (the entity that oversees the NFL’s venture capital initiatives) and Jon Bon Jovi. The integration with On Location Experiences forms an unmatched vertical offering of hospitality, experiential and travel management services.
