When you tour with Globus you're choosing a company with over 85 years of expertise in planning itineraries and guiding holidays around the world. A family owned business, we have defined the way travellers experience the world. Our story begins on a spring day in 1928... While using his family rowboat to transport lumber across beautiful Lake Lugano in Switzerland, Antonio Mantegazza became inspired to share the stories and legends of his home with others. He soon began transporting tourists via rowboat acrosss the lake, sharing stories of local sights along the way. While using his family rowboat to transport lumber across beautiful Lake Lugano in Switzerland, Antonio Mantegazza became inspired to share the stories and legends of his home with others. He soon began transporting tourists via rowboat acrosss the lake, sharing stories of local sights along the way.