Magellans Travel Supplies - Founding Principles

Magellan's was founded by people who love travel for its ability to enrich our lives and increase our appreciation for the world in which we live. By sharing their knowledge and experience with other travelers, and offering useful and appreciated products to ease the bumpy roads, Magellans Travel Supplies help make travel a more comfortable, safe, and rewarding experience. Magellans Travel Supplies owe their success to three core principles:

1. Providing travelers with a single source of state-of-the-art, quality travel products
2. Providing up-to-the-minute and well-researched information to meet the needs of all travelers
3. Providing an exceptional customer experience

These principles are as relevant today as they were when Magellan's was founded in 1989. And while Magellans Travel Supplies have responded to changing market conditions, embraced technology, and are constantly adapting their strategies to continue to meet the ever-changing needs of their customers, these principles, aligned with Magellans Travel Supplies' organizational values, continue to define the way they do business. Magellans Travel Supplies' achievements are the direct result of the efforts of each individual in their organization.

Magellans Travel Supplies - Company History

Founded in 1989 by John McManus. Magellan's has been praised as:

"The nation's most respected source of travel products by mail" (Forbes)

"The widest selection of travel accessories currently available from a single source" (The Washington Post)

"The granddaddy of them all" (The New Jersey Record).

Magellan's has been included on Inc. Magazine's annual listing of the 500 fastest growing privately held companies in the United States for three years.

Prior to founding Magellan's, both John and his wife, Gloria, traveled extensively as executives at PanAm. Products for the first Magellan's catalog were gathered from their own experiences as professional travelers. Within two years, the catalog had grown by 50% and a retail store was opened in Santa Barbara. Over the years, additional product lines were added to Magellan's, including travel clothing and products designed for business travel.

Magellan's trains their staff on all aspects of Magellan's products and the special needs of international travelers. John and Gloria attribute the success of Magellan's to strict adherence to the company's fundamental principles: offering products of the highest caliber, never compromising superior customer service, and standing behind every product with a 100% guarantee of satisfaction. These beliefs have brought Magellan's national recognition for service and products that is second to none.

Magellans Travel Supplies - Security Notice

Magellans Travel Catalogue is very concerned about all their customers' security.

The Magellans Travel Catalogue website secures all sensitive information by using 128-bit SSL (secure socket layers) encryption. You need a browser that supports SSL. If you have version 5.0 or above of either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer, you are fine.

Because secure transaction processing slows things down a bit, most sites (including the Magellans Travel Catalogue site) do not secure the transaction until you reach the screens where you are entering personal data such as your address and credit card number. So, while you are perusing the catalogue and adding items to the shopping basket, the secure processing is turned off. When you begin the Magellans Travel Catalogue checkout process, you will probably notice that the padlock icon then appears. (Where it appears is dependent on which browser and version you are using). This icon lets you know that you have entered a secured section of the Magellans Travel Catalogue website. You may find yourself jumping back and forth from the secure area to the un-secure area. Rest assured that all sensitive information remains completely secure.