Polynesian Adventure Tours is a Hawaii corporation and was founded in 1977 . Operations began on Oahu and shortly thereafter expanded to Hawaii Island , Maui , and Kauai . Poly Ad routinely operates services for numerous large meetings & conventions throughout the State of Hawaii as well as per capita sightseeing tours , ground transportation for inbound tour operator programs , cruise line shore excursions and ground operations , and charters which includes corporate transportation collegiate and professional sports teams . Poly Ad operates over 170 vehicles from five offices located in Honolulu , Hilo , Kona , Maui , and Kauai and as of January 1 , 2020 employed approximately 350 full- and part-time staff .
Transportation Charter Services (“ TCS ”), an awardwinning ground transportation company headquartered in Orange , CA . purchased Poly Ad in October 2017 from one of the major Cruise Lines .
Kathryn Fischer is the Executive Vice President of Sales for Polynesian Adventure . A position that is well deserved after a long history in the Travel and Tourism industry that began 26 years ago in Virginia Beach , VA . As Director of Sales for a busy oceanfront hotel that catered to group and leisure markets , Kathryn made lifelong connections with bus and tour operators , that she now calls friends and family . It was through these relationships that she met Terry , her now husband , at an Industry conference .
After 13 years in the hotel business , Kathryn moved to Seattle where she joined the Victoria Clipper working in the Receptive Tour division , Clipper Vacations . This opportunity allowed Kathryn to develop her skills on the other side of the business which included procuring hotels , attractions and motor coaches . Kathryn moved on from Clipper Vacations when her and her husband , Terry and his brother purchased Transportation Charter Services ( TCS ) in Orange County , CA . Kathryn then took her skills and experience as a meeting planner , hotel sales and receptive tour operator and now applied it to
selling for the motor coach industry . Kathryn has been an integral part of growing TCS from an 18 bus company to a 80 bus company over a 9 year period and what ultimately put TCS in a position to purchase Polynesian Adventure .
Kathryn was named the Executive VP of Sales for PolyAd and immediately began influencing the Sales initiatives beyond the market segments that PolyAd had traditionally been involved . PolyAd ’ s focus over the past 40 years has primarily been per capita sightseeing , convention transportation and later servicing the cruise industry . Kathryn has been instrumental in developing new business with collegiate sports , professional sports , inbound tour operators , and student travel . Kathryn ’ s oversight has inspired the Sales initiatives and brought a new energy that has changed the path of Polynesian Adventure and shaped the future of the company diversifying the revenue stream for a more sustainable business model .
Kathryn has established herself as a recognized Sales individual in the industry and is deeply involved with the International Motorcoach Group ’ s ( IMG ) Focus 25 which is the Sales part of IMG . Kathryn has not only become the face of TCS and PolyAd but also a representative of IMG with her perpetual participation . Kathryn is also a member of the Student Youth Travel Association ( SYTA ) Board of Directors which also demonstrates her engagement and commitment to the industry .
Sometimes life leads us down paths that we never anticipate . Kathryn is grateful for the unexpected turns her life has taken and being able to work in an industry that she loves . When Kathryn and Terry were married in Hawaii in 2016 , little did they know that just over a year later , the magical place they love would come to be special both personally and professionally .
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