The View from the Adventure Bridge: Top Execs Assess the State of the Industry

Adventure travel companies are plying turbulent seas these days. How are they faring in the current economic climate? What trends are they noticing? What are they hearing from their customers? And what measures are they taking to navigate the turbulent financial waters? Don canvassed the Adventure Collection’s top travel executives to get their views. Read more…

Well-Guided: Conversations with Top AC Guides

A great guide can transform a journey. This month we launch a new series of interviews with top Adventure Collection guides, to give a human face to the companies’ tours and to embody the depth of knowledge, commitment, passion and expertise that distinguish AC journeys. We start this series with Philip Rono, who has been a Safari Director with Micato Safaris for 19 years. Read more…

Responsible Travel:
Trips That Do Good

In a lifetime of travelling, I’ve realized over and over again that travel is a force for good in the world. And doing good for the planet – as well as for ourselves -- remains an excellent incentive to travel. Here is a selection of Adventure Collection trips that nurture both the planet and the traveler. Read more…

Ask Don: Adventures in North America

"Travel is an integral part of our lives, but with finances tighter, we’re thinking of staying closer to home this year. Can you recommend some great North American adventures?" What close-to-home adventures does Don recommend? Read more...

Bookshelf: Galapagos:
The Islands That Changed the World

Celebrate the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth with this stunning book, a penetrating portrait in word and image of the "enchanted islands" where the biologist's earthshaking revelations first took root.
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