1981
Hal’s first attempt to share the profits was through dividing them among his customers — or “Untourists” as they are lovingly called — and sending them each a check. Many thought Hal crazy, but everyone cashed their checks!
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1980
As Untours was becoming profitable, Hal decided for spiritual reasons that he didn’t want any money. The next two decades were a bit of a Hollywood comedy.
Read More...1975
Trying to launch a business based on his book, Shoestring Sabbatical (Westminster Press), Hal attracted tourists instead of sabbatical-takers. His new business, then called Idyll, Ltd. but now known to all as “Untours,” was born offering a rich, local, indigenous experience to travelers wanting more than bus tours of new lands.
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The Untours Foundation spearheaded the campaign to make their town of Media, PA, “America’s First Fair Trade Town.” Supported by Fair Trade Campaigns, we paved the way for over 44 towns and cities across the US.
Read More...1968
Hal taught at Spalding University and was fired during Vatican II for being too liberal. He always laughed about this, too!
Read More...1960
Together with their 3 children, the family moved east, where Hal and Norma each worked while Hal earned a PhD at the Univ. of Pennsylvania.
Read More...1957
With the government stopping its support of ranchers, the Taussig ranch hit hard times. To improve their situation, Hal and Norma bought an expensive bull, who turned out to be sterile — something that Hal and Norma laughed about in later years ! They went broke.
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