Travel Tags, an IGH Solutions company, is the leader in plastic card printing, personalization and fulfillment with a special emphasis on gift, loyalty, and membership cards. Travel Tags offers industry-leading design, marketing and manufacturing expertise in creating custom card programs from initial design to individual consumer personalization, packaging, and fulfillment.
Travel Tags, Inc. Appoints Timothy Lebens, VP Sales and Marketing
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Dec. 10, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, Inc. announces the appointment of Timothy Lebens as vice president of sales and marketing. Photo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20151209/294640 Mr. Lebens brings more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience to his new role and has a strong background in strategic marketing, sales leadership and business […]
Travel Tags, Inc. Renews Forest Stewardship Council® Chain of Custody Certification
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Jan. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of unique gift card solutions, announces the renewal of Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) certification. Travel Tags is certified through the Rainforest Alliance to FSC Standard 40-004 (FSC® C007066), which allows the company to continue servicing customers who wish to print card […]
Travel Tags, Inc. Announces High Quality Quick-Turn Card Manufacturing Programs
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Aug. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, Inc., a worldwide manufacturer of unique card solutions, announces the debut of their streamlined programs for quick-turn card production. Two programs offer the benefits of quality production and competitive pricing: digital short-run for card orders between 500 and 25,000, and litho short-run for card orders […]
Patent No. 8,693,101; "Lens Sheet Having Lens Array Formed in Pre-Selected Areas and Articles Formed Therefrom" INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., May 19, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, Inc., a worldwide leader in the manufacture of products containing dimensional or visual effects, including Travel Tags' custom INFINIDEPTH® printing technology and lenticular printing technology, was recently granted U.S. […]
Travel Tags, Inc. Receives Star of Excellence Awards from Printing Industry Midwest
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., March 12, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, Inc. received four Star of Excellence Awards in the annual, five-state printing competition hosted by the Printing Industry Midwest, the region's trade association for printing, communication and graphic arts industry. Competing against entries from printing and graphic arts firms throughout the Midwest, Travel Tags received […]
Travel Tags, Inc. Appoints Al Rausch President
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Jan. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, Inc. today announced the appointment of Al Rausch as president. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20140115/PH46650) Mr. Rausch brings more than 20 years of industry experience to his new role and has a strong background in leadership, operations, business development and growth strategy. "Al is the ideal leader for our […]
IDEAlliance Confers G7 Master Printer Status Upon Travel Tags
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Aug. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags is proud to announce its recent qualification as a G7 Master Qualified Printer. G7 is an international standard (TR015) for calibrating printing presses and proofing systems to a common visual appearance. The G7 methodology uses gray balance as the driving force for achieving visual similarity […]
Travel Tags Card Services Celebrates Double Victory at 2013 American Inhouse Design Competition
The company takes home two gold medals in web design and holiday mailing INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., July 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags recently claimed two 2013 American Inhouse Design Awards for web design and holiday mailing. For nearly five decades, Graphic Design USA has sponsored design competitions that allow inhouse designers and marketers to […]
Travel Tags Employees ACE International Card Manufacturers Association Accreditation Exam
Ten employees recognized for their card expertise INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Ten distinguished professionals of Travel Tags have recently received ACE-M Accreditation from the International Card Manufacturers Association. After a rigorous day of training and a four hour exam, these employees have been acknowledged for their expert-level understanding of the […]
Travel Tags Celebrates Impressive 40-Year History in 2013
Innovative company recognized as a world leader in the gift card industry INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Jan. 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags, a global manufacturer and fulfillment house of unique gift card solutions, is embarking on their 40th anniversary in 2013. The company has an impressive history as an innovative trend leader; generating customer-driven solutions, […]
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Travel Tags' secure facility in Portland, Oregon, Western Graphics and Data, has become HIPAA compliant. This new qualification allows Travel Tags to provide a wider range of products to customers in the Healthcare industry. Travel Tags is now able to securely store a consumer's personal health information and fulfill […]
Western Graphics & Data's Patent Issued for the Prepaid Card Packaging Industry
PORTLAND, Ore., July 9, 2012 — Western Graphics & Data, a division of Travel Tags, Inc., was recently granted a patent by the U.S. Patent Office for a new prepaid card packaging design specially developed to provide substantial security at a minimal manufacturing cost. This patent (No. 8,157,086) incorporates technology to securely package the card […]
Travel Tags Named PEAK 2012 Grand Award Winner for the Plastic Cards – Gift Cards Category
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., July 2, 2012 — Travel Tags, Inc. and Nordstrom were honored at the 2012 Print Excellence and Knowledge (PEAK) Awards and selected as the Grand Award winner in PEAK's "Plastic Cards – Gift Cards" category for their Blades of Grass Gift Card. The Awards were hosted by the Print Services and […]
Travel Tags Brings Home the ICMA Elan Award for Best Gift Card of 2011
MIAMI, June 25, 2012 — Travel Tags, Inc. and Wal-Mart were honored at the 2012 ICMA Elan Awards for winning the award for "Best Gift Card of 2011" with the submission of their Stained Glass Manger gift card, at the ICMA EXPO in Miami, Florida on April 17, 2012. The gift card was designed and […]
MINNEAPOLIS, June 18, 2012 — Travel Tags customer service representative Stacey Larson has been named the Printing Industry Midwest (PIM) Star of Excellence Customer Service Representative of the Year. Stacey received this honor at the McNamara Alumni Center on the University of Minnesota campus, where the awards banquet was held. Three of the eight nominees […]
Card Fulfillment Services Adds Equipment to Better Serve Customer Needs
MANKATO, Minn., Sept. 2, 2011 — Card Fulfillment Services, a division of Travel Tags Inc., recently secured additional laser printing equipment significantly increasing overall capacity. This facility, which specializes in fulfillment and personalization kits, supports quick customer turn times for the personalization of on-demand gift cards as well as loyalty and membership card services. "We […]
Western Graphics & Data Receives 'Recycle at Work' Certification
PORTLAND, Ore., April 14, 2011 — Western Graphics & Data, an IGH Solutions company, receives certification from the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability as a company recognized to be "Recycle at Work Certified" – meaning the organization has improved its recycling practices and reduced the amount of waste it produces by implementing […]
Card Fulfillment Services Increases Capacity to Better Serve Customer Needs
MANKATO, Minn., Feb. 23, 2011 — Card Fulfillment Services, an IGH Solutions company, recently secured additional equipment, increasing their overall 2-sided thermal printing capacity by 35%. The facility, which specializes in fulfillment and personalization programs, will now be able to support quick customer turn times for the personalization of on-demand gift cards as well as […]
Western Graphics & Data Introduces Security Label for Prepaid Card Packaging
PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 23, 2010 — Western Graphics & Data, an IGH Solutions company, has introduced a specially developed tamper-evident label, capable of self-destructing at a minimal attempt of removal. This patent-pending label provides an additional level of protection for prepaid card packages by signaling when a package has been forced or opened. The security […]
IGH Solutions – Turning Milk Jugs Into Gift Cards
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Nov. 22, 2010 — IGH Solutions, a leading prepaid and gift card solutions provider, recently announced the introduction of the first plastic gift card made from recycled milk jugs. IGH Solutions' new Nattera Milkweed™ gift card is made from 30% post-consumer recycled content sourced from recycled milk jugs – and merchants […]
IGH Solutions Announces Partnership With Earthworks(R)
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Nov. 18, 2010 — IGH Solutions, a leading prepaid and gift card solutions provider, strengthens its initiative to provide consumers and retailers with environmentally friendly solutions by announcing a partnership with Earthworks®. IGH Solutions' partnership with Earthworks System, LLC will allow retailers who produce gift cards to Earthworks specifications the ability […]
Western Graphics & Data Receives American Express(R) Certification
Western's facility displays state-of-the-art security and inventory control PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 28, 2010 — Western Graphics & Data, an IGH Solutions company, has been approved by American Express® to package, ship and store American Express card products. Western Graphics & Data is the only highly secure facility of its kind in the Pacific Northwest to […]
Western Graphics & Data Expands to Better Serve Customer Needs
PORTLAND, Ore., Oct. 20, 2010 — Western Graphics & Data, an IGH Solutions company, recently secured an additional 19,000 square feet of production and warehouse space, significantly increasing overall capacity. The facility, which specializes in secure card personalization and packaging, now has a total of 63,000 square feet of production and office space. "We are […]
IGH Solutions Announces Partnership with Giftango
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Oct. 12, 2010 — IGH Solutions, a division of Taylor Corporation, is pleased to announce that it has entered into a strategic relationship with Giftango Corporation, the leading virtual gift card company. Under the agreement the companies will work together to bring both virtual and plastic gift card solutions to their […]
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., July 22, 2010 — IGH Solutions introduces Dynamic Images(R) DI Flex(TM), affordable, lightweight large-format lenticular signage that dramatically lowers the cost of lenticular out-of-home advertising campaigns. "Experience has shown that lenticular signage, especially in large format applications like transit advertising and kiosks, is a great way to cut through clutter and […]
'Iron Man 2' Full-Motion-Video Cups Pack Rewards
Action-Loaded Cups Feature Slurpee Nation(TM) Rewards Code on the Inside INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., April 16, 2010 — Armor on and fully charged – lenticular, full-motion-video cups now get you closer to the action of one of the most awaited movies of the year. Featuring in-motion effects, IGH Solutions produced premium lenticular cups that bring […]
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., April 7, 2010 — IGH Solutions announces the launch of Impact FX(TM), an affordable line of dimensional products that brings the power of 3D to product packaging. Responding to market trends and the demand for brands to stand apart from the competition in big ways, particularly on retail shelves, IGH Solutions […]
IGH Solutions Receives President's Award in Statewide Print Competition
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., March 30, 2010 — IGH Solutions, located in Inver Grove Heights, MN, received several honors for outstanding achievement in the annual Star of Excellence Awards, a statewide printing competition hosted by the Printing Industry of Minnesota, Inc (PIM), the largest graphic arts association in the world. The Star of Excellence Awards […]
Expanded technology in secure card personalization supports industry move toward speedier data imaging process PORTLAND, Ore., March 11, 2010 — Western Graphics & Data, an IGH Solutions company, has been approved by Visa, MasterCard, and Discover to provide card personalization and encoding services. These new certifications are in addition to previous approvals which certified Western […]
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., July 29, 2009 — G.I. Joe comes alive on four premium lenticular Slurpee(R) cups produced by IGH Solutions for a 7-Eleven(R) promotion leading up to the premiere of the "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" movie. The collectible plastic cups use a new lenticular printing technology to capture full-motion video on […]
'Peel-n-Place' Sticker Cups Show Superheroes 'in Action'
Innovative use of labels adds play value to "Transformers" cup INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., July 2, 2009 — IGH Solutions has combined two kids' summertime toy favorites – "peel-n-place" stickers and lenticular promotional cups – to help promote the movie "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and create a new type of interactive drinkware. This technology […]
IGH Solutions Introduces Expanded Line of Dynamic Images(R) Products
New Products Capture Consumer Attention Using Innovative 3-D Technologies INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., June 24, 2009 — IGH Solutions, the world leader in motion and dimensional printing, announces the introduction of two new large format lenticular products to its Dynamic Images(R) product line. These new products, which include images sized up to four-by-eight feet, are […]
Travel Tags Attains ISO9001:2008 Certification
Achievement signifies the fulfillment of the newest quality management system standards INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., June 23, 2009 — Travel Tags, an IGH Solutions company, today announced the achievement of ISO 9001:2008 certification. The standards of ISO 9001:2008 specify requirements in documentation, procedures and operations for a quality management system. This new edition of ISO […]
IGH Solutions Introduces KROM(TM) Drinkware
Industry-First Use of Metalized In-Mold Labels on Promotional Drinkware INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., June 16, 2009 — IGH Solutions has introduced KROM(TM) drinkware – the first use of metalized in-mold labels on a promotional drinkware product line. The molded plastic cup, intended for licensed and collectable drinkware promotions, features full-color photographic quality printing over a […]
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., May 21, 2009 — Travel Tags, Inc., an IGH Solutions Company ("Travel Tags"), is pleased to announce it has received notification from the United States Patent and Trademark Office stating that, within the next several weeks, Travel Tags will be awarded three (3) additional United States patents covering lenticular cards, including […]
IGH Solutions Introduces PVC-Free Lenticular Cards
Dimensional graphics from a "green" perspective INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., May 14, 2009 — IGH Solutions announced today the introduction of the world's first PVC-free lenticular gift card constructed from APET, a plastic usually used in the manufacturing of water and soft drink bottles. The new card construction provides exceptionally deep 3-D and lenticular effects […]
Western Graphics & Data Receives Visa Certification
Western's facility displays state-of-the-art security systems PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 17, 2008 — Western Graphics & Data, a division of IGH Solutions, has been approved by Visa Inc. to package, ship and store Visa Card Products. Western Graphics & Data recently moved to a new highly secure facility, the only of its kind in the Pacific […]
Xtreme Graphics Launches New Lenticular Drinkware; First Use of Full Motion Video Animation
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., May 28, 2008 — Xtreme Graphics has launched a new drinkware product line featuring lenticular effects capable of capturing full motion video clips on promotional drink cups. Xtreme Graphics collaborated with 7-Eleven and its agencies in designing and producing the lenticular in-mold decoration featured on the Slurpee promotional campaign tied to […]
Western Graphics & Data Opens New Portland Facility
PORTLAND, Ore., May 15, 2008 — Western Graphics & Data, which produces packaging and data processing services for the prepaid card industry, is moving to a new facility in SE Portland. The highly secure facility is designed to allow secure packaging of financial cards and is the only facility of its kind in the Pacific […]
IGH Solutions Wins Best IMD Durable Product at 2007 IMDA Awards
Award-winning product displayed at PackExpo and Package Design magazine INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Oct. 24, 2007 — IGH Solutions is proud to announce the receipt of the IMDA Award for Best In-Mold Decorated Durable Product for the manufacturing of lenticular in-mold labels applied on the Evenflo(R) Illuzion(TM) pacifier. The award-winning product displays color-changing, in-motion images […]
Travel Tags Introduces New Card Offerings for Its Nattera(TM) Line
Creates Industry's Broadest Environmentally Friendly Product Offering INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Oct. 15, 2007 — Travel Tags today announced it is introducing several new additions to its Nattera(TM) line of environmentally friendly stored value card solutions. The new product line, totaling five new offerings, will be the card industry's broadest range of card products on […]
Travel Tags Offers Customized Fulfillment Solutions
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., July 25, 2007 — Travel Tags announced today that a variety of fulfillment solutions are available including store replenishment, online B2C programs and fulfillment and custom B2B programs. "Our fulfillment programs offer a variety of unique and innovative stored value fulfillment opportunities. Our customers need to create a memorable customer gift […]
Travel Tags Goes Green for Earth Day
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., April 20, 2007 — Travel Tags today announced the launch of its earth-friendly product line, known as Nattera(TM). The Nattera line provides a variety of substrates including plastics, papers and boards that are biodegradable, recyclable or renewable. Consumers and retailers are increasingly exploring environmentally friendly solutions and Travel Tags leads the […]
Travel Tags Offers New Line of Novel Stored Value Solutions
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Feb. 21, 2007 — Travel Tags announced the launch of a new line of innovative, interactive and novel stored value card and packaging solutions. The new line boasts features such as electronic lights, moving parts, value-added gadgets and more. "We are always on the look-out for new and innovative ways to […]
Xtreme Graphics Launches New INFINIDEPTH(TM) Drinkware
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Dec. 5, 2006 — Xtreme Graphics, the world's leading provider of high-quality plastic in-mold solutions, has launched a new drinkware product line featuring INFINIDEPTH(TM), its newest patent-pending 3D printing technology. This advancement in printing technology creates truly eye-catching drinkware products with deep 3D background elements at an affordable price. "Our newest […]
Travel Tags Launches Short-Run Gift Card Business – www.eyeTwist.com
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Oct. 18, 2006 — Travel Tags, a leading gift card provider, today announced the launch of a short-run gift card business through a new website, . The website will cater to small and medium-sized gift card orders and other promotional products. eyeTwist's offering will meet customer needs through competitively priced products […]
Travel Tags Offers Improved Lenticular Effects
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Sept. 13, 2006 — Travel Tags, Inc. today announced that its Lenticular Technology Team has developed a new design and printing method that pushes technological boundaries for specialty printed stored value cards. This lenticular development eliminates the visual image flip in 3D lenticular. No longer will customers' 3D images be hindered […]
Travel Tags Offers Earth-Friendly Nattera(TM) Card
INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, Minn., Sept. 6, 2006 — Travel Tags announced the launch of its Nattera(TM) Card today. The Nattera Card is made of corn-based PLA, a naturally renewable resource. As consumers and retailers focus on environmentally friendly solutions, Travel Tags is ready to meet that demand with the Nattera Card. Travel Tags' R&D team […]
