Private company
Le Travel Store
Retail store in San Diego, California
Le Travel Store, based in San Diego, California, was a retail store that sold travel gear. Founded in 1976, Le Travel Store claimed to have been the first business to call itself a "travel store," and, the first retail store to cater to backpackers and other independent travelers, selling luggage, travel accessories, guidebooks, maps, and backpacks in a single retail location.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersSan Diego1
- Websitewww.letravelstore.com
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Le Travel Store, based in San Diego, California, was a retail store that sold travel gear. Founded in 1976, Le Travel Store claimed to have been the first business to call itself a "travel store," and, the first retail store to cater to backpackers and other independent travelers, selling luggage, travel accessories, guidebooks, maps, and backpacks in a single retail location.2
Timeline
- 1976Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.letravelstore.com1
- WikipediaLe Travel Store
- WikidataQ17039433
Sources
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- 1WikidataLe Travel Store on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaLe Travel Store on Wikipedia