Founded:   
1990 (Travel), 1973 (Women's record label) 
  

Headquarters: 
San Francisco, CA

President & Founder:          
Judy Dlugacz

Company Specialty:            
Originally founded as a women's record label in 1973, Olivia Companies has evolved into the definitive leader in lesbian travel, offering one-of-a-kind experiences for women on cruise, resort, ecotour and luxury vacations. Olivia is the largest promoter of lesbian travel and services in the world, chartering entire ships, resorts and tours for over 150,000 women since her inception. Travel ranges from intimate boutique voyages in the Galapagos and France to Caribbean cruises on ships holding 2,100 women.

Origin of the Name:   
From the novelette Olivia written in 1949, "the story of a love that dare not tell its name" that was inspirational to founder Judy Dlugacz.

Trips per Year:                     
10 - 15

Length of Trips:                   
7 - 14 days

Trip sizes/capacities:   
Cruises: 47-2,100 passengers/Resorts: 70-1,100 guests

Destinations Served:
Alaska, Caribbean, Mexico, Europe, South Pacific, Tahiti/French Polynesia, Southeast Asia, Africa, Latin America,
South America, Antarctica

Entertainer/ Celebrity  Appearances (partial list):
Wanda Sykes; Chely Wright; Melissa Etheridge; Indigo Girls; k.d. lang; Kate Clinton; Lily Tomlin; Wynona; Whoopi
Goldberg; Mary Chapin-Carpenter; Margaret Cho; Ariana Huffington; Billie Jean King; Martina Navratilova

Affiliations:  (partial list)   
Human Rights Campaign, National Center for Lesbian Rights, Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, National Gay & Lesbian Task Force, Victory Fund, Out & Equal, Mautner Project, President Obama's LGBT Leadership Council (re-election campaign 2012)

Website:     
www.olivia.com

MEDIA CONTACT
Catherine Boire 
T +1 707 255 5997
E cbpr@olivia.com