Intrepid Travel

Intrepid Travel
Tour operator
Industry Tourism
Founded 1989 (1989) in Melbourne, Australia
Headquarters Melbourne, Australia
Key people
 Darrell Wade, Co-Founder and Executive Chair
Geoff Manchester, Co-Founder and Director
James Thornton, Chief Executive Officer of the Intrepid Group and Chair of The Intrepid Foundation
Products Adventure travel tours
Revenue $300 million[1]
Number of employees
 Over 1,000 [1]
Website

www.intrepidtravel.com
www.theintrepidfoundation.com

www.intrepidgroup.travel

Intrepid Travel is the world's largest small group adventure travel company.[1] The company offers more than 1,500 itineraries in over 120 countries. Destinations include Asia, Latin America, North America, Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Australasia, and Antarctica.

Intrepid trips include travel via public transport, local food, and locally-owned lodging.[2]

Corporate responsibility

The company has a focus on responsible travel and is a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact.[3] It became a carbon neutral business in 2010.[4] In 2014, it was the first global travel company to ban elephant rides on its tours.[5] By 2016, the company's philanthropic fund had distributed more than $6 million towards healthcare, human rights, child welfare and environmental and wildlife protection programs in the communities in which it operates.[1]

In June 2018, the company launched vegan tours.[6]

In August 2018, the company became a certified B Corporation.[7][8]

History

The company was founded in 1989 by two Australians, Darrell Wade and Geoff 'Manch' Manchester, who continue to own the company.[9]

It was a division of PEAK Adventure Travel Group, a joint venture of Intrepid Group and TUI Group which owned several adventure tour operator companies, but the principals separated in 2015.

Under Intrepid Group, Darrell Wade and Geoff Manchester took back ownership of a group of tour operator brands, including Intrepid Travel, Adventure Tours Australia, Geckos Adventures (for travelers 29 and younger), Peregrine Adventures, and Urban Adventures. The group also includes the not-for-profit The Intrepid Foundation, and 20 individual destination management companies operating under the PEAK DMC brand.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "'Purpose beyond profit' drives Intrepid founder's big adventure". The Guardian. October 6, 2016. ISSN 0261-3077.
  2. ↑ Frommer, Arthur (September 30, 2007). "Tour group has solo-adventurer style". San Francisco Chronicle.
  3. ↑ "Intrepid Travel – Global Compact Network Australia". United Nations Global Compact.
  4. ↑ "6 Year Carbon Neutral Anniversary for Intrepid Travel!". Ecotourism Australia.
  5. ↑ "Shocking elephant footage: 'We didn't know' Intrepid Travel". The New Zealand Herald. August 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Daniel, Diane (June 26, 2018). "Intrepid Travel launches vegan tours". The Boston Globe.
  7. ↑ TAYLOR, MIA (August 10, 2018). "Intrepid Becomes Global Travel Industry's Largest B Corporation". Travel Pulse.
  8. ↑ TAYLOR, MIA (August 29, 2018). "Intrepid CEO Talks With TravelPulse About Achieving B Corporation Status". Travel Pulse.
  9. ↑ O'Sullivan, Kay (September 7, 2009). "From backpackers to $129 million a year". The Age.
  10. ↑ Cogswell, David (July 6, 2015). "Intrepid Group and TUI Group End PEAK Adventure Travel Group Joint Venture". Travel Pulse.
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