Wilcox World Travel and Tours/American Express is a full service travel agency that specializes in Missionary, Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief travel services, Hosted Group Tours with Pastors, Corporate Travel Services and Leisure Travel. The company was started in 1953 by Herman Wallace Wilcox and his son, Glenn Wallace Wilcox, Sr. in Boone, NC. In 1965, Glenn moved the corporate offices to Asheville, NC where it is currently located. In 1970, Glenn Wallace Wilcox, Jr., known as Wallace, started working for the agency and today is the Corporate CEO and President. Glenn Sr. still works every day. Our organization is known for "thinking outside the box" when it comes to organizing unusual travel for individuals, christian groups, and worldwide conferences.