The Atlas Story
Elaine Osgood wanted to make a career change in 1986. After a decade of serving children through her efforts in elementary education and social work, the Worcester, MA native bought a Uniglobe franchise and opened an office in Milford with one employee, no customers and travel experience that included only personal vacations. Her perseverance, innovation and unyielding dedication to customer service have catapulted the agency into an award-winning corporation with multiple locations and a list of satisfied customers that reads like a Who's Who of New England businesses. Osgood spent a decade learning the travel business in the Uniglobe system, achieving every honor the franchiser had to bestow including Chairman's Circle, President's Award, Owner of the Year, #1 Agency in America and #2 in the World!
In 1997, Osgood discarded the training wheels and jumped into the arena as Atlas Travel International, ready to compete with the largest agencies in New England. She opened a larger headquarters in Milford and gave her Leisure Division more dynamic street presence in Lexington with a concept store that offers the only travel agency and travel goods boutique in the area.
Now as one of an elite group of 46 leading independent agencies chosen to represent WorldTravel BTI, Atlas Travel International is the exclusive Northeast Regional Affiliate for this $4 billion travel network. The vacation department is also a proud affiliate of Ensemble Travel and Passport Online.
The Atlas Travel team personifies international travel expertise. Osgood has always believed that the way to best serve travelers is to hire travel professionals with unique skills, knowledge and 100% dedication to customer service. The Atlas team offers personal experience with virtually any destination in the world. While many on the Vacation Travel staff are industry certified in specific areas including cruises or Disney, others have spent years living abroad and traveling to exotic destinations in Africa, Asia or Eastern Europe.
For years Atlas Travel International has been ranked in the top ten list of New England's top 25 travel agencies and in the top tier of The Top 100 Woman-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. Though the agency's ever-increasing success has it poised to climb even higher on these lists, Atlas Travel International's philosophy is to win business one customer at a time.
