National Cleveland Style Polka Hall of Fame and Museum
605 East 222nd Street
Euclid, OH 44123
USA
E-mail: Polkashop@aol.com
Phone: 216-261-3263
Toll Free: 1-800-66POLKA
Fax: 216-261-4134
Kollander World Travel, Inc., under family guidance for over seventy-five years,
occupies a unique place in Cleveland-Style Polka history. Founded by August Kollander
in 1923, Kollander Travel was a resource to immigrant families booking passage and
shipments to and from Europe. With son August II, and his wife, Maia, Kollander tapped
the huge potential for group travel among Cleveland's ethnic communities with charters
and custom designed heritage tours. Adding broadcaster Tony Petkovsek to the team
in 1967, Kollander became "Polka Tour Headquarters," capitalizing on Petkovsek's
innovations. Launching a major trend in travel, Cleveland- Style orchestras led polka
tours across Europe, the U.S.A., and to destinations all over the world. A full service
travel agency for groups, individuals, and business, Kollander is the travel coordinator
for major polka festivals across the United States.
Inducted in 1998
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