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Articles tagged “adventure travel”

Business Travel

Adventure Travel Specialists Take Customers Beyond the Beach

Adventure travel is a booming niche that many agencies would be wise to take on. Given the trends for retirees to live longer and healthier lives and for millennials to search for unique experiences, this segment of the travel market is just getting started.

Paul Biasco, Skift | 5 years ago

Adventure Travel Specialists Take Customers Beyond the Beach

Business Travel

Interview: Richard Bangs on the Evolution of Exclusive Experiential Travel

The term "experiential travel" is so overused these days that it's almost become cliche. But 45 years ago, Richard Bangs did experiential travel before experiential travel was cool. When he inaugurated Sobek to specialize in worldwide adventure and cultural travel, the concept was pioneering.

Laura Powell, Skift | 7 years ago

Interview: Richard Bangs on the Evolution of Exclusive Experiential Travel

Business Travel

What Travel to North Korea Says — And Doesn’t Say — About Adventure Travel

The death of a young American illustrates the continuing risk for niche operators committed to taking travelers to remote and risky parts of the world, including North Korea. They’re called risky for a reason.

Steven Schwankert, Skift | 7 years ago

What Travel to North Korea Says — And Doesn’t Say — About Adventure Travel

Business Travel

Adventure Travel Firm Intrepid Group Says It’s Stronger After TUI Breakup

After kissing TUI goodbye, Intrepid Group has a new adventure -- to be a company with $1 billion in revenue. With experiential travel being the buzzword, and having incorporated lessons from TUI into the company, it may achieve the goal sooner than five years.

Raini Hamdi, Skift | 7 years ago

Adventure Travel Firm Intrepid Group Says It’s Stronger After TUI Breakup

Business Travel

Skift Podcast: When Everything Is An Adventure, What Happens to Adventure Travel?

As more people look for authentic, meaningful, (and impressive-on-Facebook) experiences, the adventure travel segment stands to grow.

Hannah Sampson, Skift | 8 years ago

Skift Podcast: When Everything Is An Adventure, What Happens to Adventure Travel?

Business Travel

6 Charts Showing State of Food Tourism With Tour Operators

Food is now the leading hook in travel and many travelers the world over not only perceive food tourism as an adventure but are also calling for more adventure type tours to heavily incorporate food experiences among hiking or white water rafting expeditions.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 8 years ago

6 Charts Showing State of Food Tourism With Tour Operators

Business Travel

Video: Rethinking the Business of Experiential Tours

All tours are not created equal, and Wade's approach actually tries to avoid sameness.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 8 years ago

Video: Rethinking the Business of Experiential Tours

Hotels

Lifestyle Adventure Resorts Target the Future Luxury Traveler

The next generation of upscale soft adventure resorts are building out their experiential programming and content to offer more variety for a wider range of leisure and group clientele.

Greg Oates, Skift | 8 years ago

Lifestyle Adventure Resorts Target the Future Luxury Traveler

Tourism

The Growing Chinese Adventure Travel Market Wants Experiences Beyond Tourist Traps

Young Chinese travelers increasingly want to connect with their adventurous sides as that market matures, but they're also bungee jumping, luging, and skiing to show-off cool photos on their social media profiles to prove they deserve attention and respect.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 9 years ago

The Growing Chinese Adventure Travel Market Wants Experiences Beyond Tourist Traps

Tourism

Interview: Abercrombie & Kent CEO on the Roots of Experiential Travel

Abercrombie & Kent may have been one of the first companies to capitalize on experiential travel but it has since become a mainstream phenomenon sought after by travelers of all spend levels. Companies across all sectors can learn from Abercrombie & Kent's decades-long success.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 9 years ago

Interview: Abercrombie & Kent CEO on the Roots of Experiential Travel