World Wide Country Tours is a guided tour company founded by publishing icon Roy Reiman

Roy Reiman

Roy Reiman is the founder of Reiman Publications based in Greendale, Wisconsin, which is best known for its country-oriented magazines, books, and other home products. Roy Reiman is credited with building the country’s largest, private, subscription-based publishing company...

 in 1972 and is now the exclusive tour operator for and part of the Reader's Digest Association family of companies. The tour itineraries emphasize visiting local farms and businesses in addition to more conventional tourist destinations.

The company's headquarters are in Greendale, Wisconsin, along with the publishing offices of thirteen magazines, including Taste of Home

Taste of Home

Taste of Home magazine is an American cooking publication, founded by Roy Reiman, publisher of Reiman Publications, and currently owned by The Reader's Digest Association, which purchased Reiman Publications in 2002. The magazine was first published in 1993. It specializes in recipe exchange and...

, Birds & Blooms

Birds & Blooms

Birds & Blooms is an American magazine about backyard plants, birds, butterflies, and other creatures. It is published by Reiman Publications. Most of the articles and photographs in the magazine are reader-submitted, giving the magazine a non-scientific approach...

and Country.

Agritourism

Agritourism

Agritourism, as it is defined most broadly, involves any agriculturally-based operation or activity that brings visitors to a farm or ranch. Agritourism has different definitions in different parts of the world, and sometimes refers specifically to farm stays, as in Italy...

, which brings visitors to a farm or ranch, is an integral component of World Wide Country Tours itineraries. Reiman's first tours brought farmers to Hawaii for educational visits and seminars. The company expanded to Alaska, international destinations and then to North American tours. Tours today often include an agritourism component, but also visit more traditional sites.

In 1995, Nebraska Educational Telecommunications

Nebraska Educational Telecommunications

Nebraska Educational Telecommunications is a state network of non-commercial educational public broadcasting radio and television stations in Nebraska and is based in Lincoln. It is operated by the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Commission...

's "Statewide" program featured World Wide Country Tours' visits to northeastern Nebraska farmers in their "Ag Tourism" article, broadcast April 30, 2005, and March 17, 2006.

The company operates tours to over 40 destinations. They have a strong customer satisfaction rate, with 98% of their travelers indicating they would travel with the company again.

World Wide Country Tours is a member of the American Bus Association and the National Tour Association.

External links

Company web site World Wide Country Tours
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