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Caravan Tours

Logo: caravan.com3

American tourism company

Caravan Tours is one of the oldest guided tour companies in the United States, having begun selling escorted travel tours in 1952. The company has been under the same family management and ownership since then. The company's tours are popular, and they frequently sell-out, especially in the summertime and fall.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Caravan Tours is one of the oldest guided tour companies in the United States, having begun selling escorted travel tours in 1952. The company has been under the same family management and ownership since then. The company's tours are popular, and they frequently sell-out, especially in the summertime and fall.2

Timeline

  1. 1952Founded Founded1

Funding

Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.

Money received by year$665.3K 2020–2021
Money received by yearMoney received by year, 2020–2021: $665.3K in all. PPP loans $665.3K.$0$100K$200K$300K$400K2020 · PPP loans: $346.4K20202021 · PPP loans: $319.0K2021
Figures by year
YearPPP loansTotal
2021$319.0K$319.0K
2020$346.4K$346.4K

PPP loans

Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA4. Matched to this company by name and state.

  1. Apr 28, 2020$346.4K PPP loan (first draw) from U.S. Bank, National Association4To CARAVAN TOURS INC, Chicago IL; $353.4K forgiven May 5, 2022
  2. Mar 24, 2021$319.0K PPP loan (second draw) from U.S. Bank, National Association4To CARAVAN TOURS INC., Chicago IL; no forgiveness recorded

Sources

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