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Bruce Hodge, Founder & President
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Dear Globetrotter,

When I started this journey back in 1970, Goway was a one-man company operating out of a small apartment in Toronto. Today, we have over 600 team members working across three continents. We’re also marking an exciting new chapter for Goway with a completely new look, and an incredible new goway.com to serve you better. 

Consider this website your window into the world. As you explore its pages, you’ll discover inspirational stories, expert advice, and unforgettable trip ideas to over 100 countries worldwide. 

Remember that every Goway vacation is tailor-made. Join us on this new journey, and when you’re ready for your own adventure, get in touch. We’d love to help turn your travel dreams into reality.

Sincerely, 
Bruce Hodge 
Founder & President 

Pictured: Bruce visits a colony of king penguins in the Falkland Islands

Bruce Hodge, Founder and President of Goway Travel
About Us

A Timeline of Goway

Goway Travel was founded in Toronto in 1970 by Bruce Hodge, a young Australian economist who moved to Canada to follow his dreams. He forged a passion for travel during a short stint as a tour guide in Europe. 

Bruce worked evenings in a peanut butter factory to make cash flow and grew the company to promote European Camping Tours for 18 to 30-somethings, Adventures in Australia, and Overland Expeditions across Asia and Africa. By the late 70s, Goway had become a pioneer operator of overland camping tours across North and South America, providing “Young Adult Adventures.”

In the following decades, we have established ourselves as a global influence. While the travel industry endured major challenges, our strong foundations allowed Goway to forge ahead. We continually innovated, invested in new technology, and challenged the status quo. Bruce’s wife, son, and daughter have played key roles in our growth. 

Our mission has always been to help our clients realize their travel dreams. We’ve listened as your travel styles and bucket lists have evolved, and you’ve become true Globetrotters. Today, we are an industry-leading, global travel company. We’re powered by a 700-plus person team utilizing cutting-edge technology. We traded camping tours for 4 and 5-star tailor-made travel experiences to over 100 countries around the world. 

Read more about our milestones over the decades. You can also learn more about the story of our company logo.

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An early Goway office from the 1970s

1970s

• Bruce Hodge immigrates to Canada and starts Goway Travel in a shared apartment

• We are the first to sell and operate overland camping tours in Canada & America

• We print our very first brochures, promoting 

• Telegram reservations are replaced by our first telex machine 

• We move into an office of our very own 

• We begin South American overland tours with a bus imported from Britain

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What do Goway's travellers say?

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Great Trips to Australia and New Zealand
We've had two unforgettable trips arranged by Joanne - Australia January 2024 and New Zealand in January 2026. Our itineraries were executed flawlessly and incorporated some on the go changes. Great advice and arrangements for things to do. Highly recommended!!!
CIndy G
Virginia at Goway did an amazing job…
Virginia at Goway did an amazing job planning our trip to Panama. Every aspect of the trip was extremely well coordinated. Her suggestions were spot on. It was a wonderful experience.
Andra
Pura Vida
Our representative "RuthAnn" listen to our wants for this trip and within days developed an itinerary that was truly a great experience. Accommodations were top notch and we had the perfect mix of rain forest and beach adventures. If I could make a suggestion it would be do your research, there were allot of activities CR offers we weren't aware of but would've tried if time allowed. Guess we'll have to plan another trip!
Gary Humphrey
South America trip with Goway
We used Goway for a short trip to South America. It was arranged easily and the details of the trip went well for our family of three. For simple trips we usually book things ourselves and are fine doing that in North America and Europe. When we have gone further, the value in a travel agency is in linking and arranging keys details in a trustworthy manner. In this trip we had a guide in each of two South American locations that were arranged by Goway. This went well and having this set up in advance gave peace of mind during the trip. Choosing the itinerary and hotels was also helped by the suggested items from Goway. We trust with our experience that we'll have a good outcome on trips such as this. The two private guides were helpful and nice to connect with.
Mark Fritz
July 3-15, 2025 AUSTRALIA GROUP TRIP
Thank you Vered Pollock I am a travel advisor, and this is the first time I have worked with Goway. Vered was just simply awesome. She was knowledgeable, reliable and patient. She helped me plan my 12-day Australia trip to the satisfaction of me and my entire group of 14 people. The transfers, Air, the hotels, the tours of Brisbane & Sydney and the personalized itineraries exceeded our expectations. Everyone was delighted with everything. Hotels were affordable, clean, and in central areas. Tours were educational and exciting. I would use Goway for my next trip.
Joycelyn

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