Le Travel Store
Le Travel Store, based in San Diego, California, San Diego, California, was a retail store that sells travel gear. Founded in 1976, Le Travel Store claims to be the first business to call itself a "travel store," and, the first retail store to cater to Backpacking (travel), backpackers and other independent travelers, selling luggage, travel accessories, guidebooks, maps, and backpacks in a single retail location. History Joan and Bill Keller opened the first Le Travel Store in Pacific Beach, San Diego, California, Pacific Beach in November 1976 after noticing that independent travelers going to Europe, Asia, and Latin America were often using outdoor gear such as backpacks rather than more traditional luggage, but that no retail businesses were specifically geared towards these independent backpackers. The founding of Le Travel Store coincided with an increase in the popularity and feasibility of independent travel, which was also gave rise to numerous other companies, such as Lon ...
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