Articles tagged “intrepid travel”

Business Travel

Dear Travel Industry: Here Are 3 Ways You Can Address Vaccine Equity Now

By remaining silent on vaccine equity, the travel industry's big players are as accountable as vaccine-hoarding governments for a deepening tourism divide. Intrepid Travel is setting an example — will others follow?

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 2 months ago

Tourism

Intrepid Travel’s Overtourism Antidote for Europe Focuses on Hyperlocal and Remote

It's a promising approach — partnering with an established, niche conservation group to offer trips focused on uncrowded Mediterranean villages and protected areas. And it might just work as more travelers seek "soulful" experiences away from Europe's tourist crowds.

Lebawit Lily Girma, Skift | 3 months ago

Business Travel

Tour Operators Reignited by Vaccinated Seniors Restless to Travel

Older travelers represent an enormously lucrative market. And as more are getting vaccinated, tour operators are rushing to accommodate them in a welcome sign for one of travel's hardest-hit sectors.

Rashaad Jorden, Skift | 5 months ago

Business Travel

Tour Operator Intrepid Travel Gets Large Minority Investment from French Investor

This investment in Intrepid caps intense interest from private equity investors in the multi-day tour operator sector over the last few years, and the expected post-pandemic travel boom will likely see many more such deals happen.

Rafat Ali and Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 months ago

Business Travel

Vegan Tourism Set to Be Travel’s Greener Shoot With a New Emphasis on Health

Well past the days of being a fringe diet, veganism has emerged as a tool for tour operators to attract guests to its excursions. And vegan-friendly tours are set to increase in years to come after pandemic.

Rashaad Jorden, Skift | 8 months ago

Online Travel

Intrepid Travel and Startup Local Purse Test Live Video Shopping for Travelers

It's an appealing idea to harness the growing trend in live-streamed e-commerce to support local artisans.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 10 months ago

Business Travel

The Hard-Hit Tour Companies Pushing Forward on a Careful Path to Recovery

Anything involving groups has been tough in travel, but a few tour companies are making the great wide open spaces even more expansive as they welcome back travelers while taking super-cautious measures.

Rashaad Jorden, Skift | 11 months ago

Business Travel

Travel Brand Storytelling Needs to Be More Local To Meet This Moment

The coronavirus crisis has given new meaning to traveling like a local. Brands are trying to figure out how to market to travelers when they actually are the locals.

Dennis Schaal and Korey Matthews, Skift | 1 year ago

Business Travel

Travel Advisors See Growing Demand for Women-Only Tours That Promote Empowerment

A proliferation of women-only tours reflects the fact that women are a driving force behind the trend for experiential and adventure-oriented travel. The tours enable participants to interact with women from cultures far different than their own.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 2 years ago

Business Travel

Vegans Find New Options as Part of Next Wave of Food Tourism

Tour operators only launch tours that they see demand for, and in Intrepid Travel's case, there's no question that vegan travelers appreciate the attention and effort to design food tours that are just as delicious as any other.

Dan Peltier, Skift | 3 years ago