World Expeditions Explained

World Expeditions
Type:Tour Operator
Foundation:1975
Location:Sydney, Australia
Industry:Tourism
Products:Adventure Travel Holidays

World Expeditions is an adventure travel and ecotourism company that offers trekking and adventure holidays.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

History

The company was started in September 1975 as Australian Himalayan Expeditions to offer trekking holidays in the Himalayan.[6] [7] By 1990’s the company started offering adventure holidays on all continents.[8] [9] [10] In 2007, the company started UTracks as an active European holiday division to offer a range of self-guided walking and cycling trips in Europe. In 2011, the company announced a collaboration with New Zealand’s Adventure South NZ which it eventually acquired outright in .

In 2013, The World Expeditions Travel Group was created through a corporate restructuring of World Expeditions and became the parent company of World Expeditions and several other subsidiaries.[11] [12] [13]

In 2018 they were selected by National Geographic expeditions to operate the company’s Active Expeditions range of trips for the Australasian region.[14] In January 2019, World Expeditions joined the coalition for the ethical wildlife tourism[15] and in July 2019, the company signed World Animal Protection's elephant-friendly pledge and stopped promoting elephant rides to comply with the wildlife-friendly travel policies.[16] In June 2019, the company announced that it has removed the eagle hunting festival program from its Mongolian program.[17]

In September 2019, the company affiliated with WorldView project by gear company Kathmandu to render walks in New Zealand, Kilimanjaro and on the Larapinta Trail in Australia on Google Streetmap 3.[18] [19] [20]

On 14 October 2019, the company announced that it will offset the carbon emissions of all their holidays from November 2019.[21]

Acquisitions

Sibling and charitable projects

World Expeditions established World Expeditions Foundation in Australia to raise donations for education based projects in underprivileged communities across the globe.[30] [31] The company also established the Community Project Travel (CPT) program to assisting underprivileged communities. In 2013, World Expeditions set up a charity division, Huma Charity Challenge which raised funds across the globe.[32]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusive: Q&A with World Expeditions CEO Sue Badyari – Travel Weekly. Travel Weekly. en-AU. 2018-08-31.
  2. News: Camino Trail: Coach Graham Henry on Spain's historical trail. Holmes . Stephanie. 2018-06-03. The New Zealand Herald. 2018-08-31. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  3. News: A trek through Annapurna is an adventure worth braving Nepal’s post-earthquake PR for. 2016-04-29. National Post. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  4. News: A layman's guide to hiking the Himalayas with ease. 2013-05-25. Skift. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  5. 2004-09-22. New Tibet tours in World Expeditions' latest program.(Brief Article). https://web.archive.org/web/20180831104208/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-122348313.html. dead. 2018-08-31. highbeam.
  6. News: He Tangata: A chat with the NZ manager of World Expeditions Natalie Tambolash. Easther. Elisabeth. 2017-03-30. The New Zealand Herald. 2018-08-31. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  7. News: The last unexplored places on Earth. The Telegraph. 2018-08-31. en-GB.
  8. News: He Tangata: Sue Badyari of World Expeditions. Easther. Elisabeth . 2018-05-29. The New Zealand Herald. 2018-08-31. en-NZ. 1170-0777.
  9. News: Why World Expeditions boss Sue Badyari can't sit still. 2015-11-03. Financial Review. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  10. News: Tips and five trips for women-only travel in Asia in 2017. South China Morning Post. 2018-08-31. en.
  11. Web site: The World Expeditions Travel Group Australian Walking Holidays. www.australianwalkingholidays.com.au. en-US. 2018-08-31.
  12. News: Scaling new heights at World Expeditions' biennial conference in Thredbo - Travel Monitor. 2018-05-04. Travel Monitor. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  13. Web site: World Expeditions the company started UTracks - Google Search. www.google.co.in. en. 2018-08-31.
  14. Web site: National Geographic Expeditions launches in Australia Traveltalk. www.traveltalkmag.com.au. en. 2018-09-03.
  15. Web site: World Expeditions steps up its game in the fight against wildlife cruelty in tourism. Travel Weekly. en-AU. 2019-10-22.
  16. Web site: World Animal Protection celebrates JPMorgan Chase decision to cancel advertising featuring elephant performers. finance.yahoo.com. en-US. 2019-10-22.
  17. Web site: Wholesaler wrap: Intrepid's mystery trip, Chernobyl short breaks, TTC deals + MORE!. Travel Weekly. en-AU. 2019-10-22.
  18. Web site: World Expeditions launches Amazon Forest Appeal. 2019-09-18. Vacations & Travel. 2019-10-22.
  19. Web site: Kathmandu creates competition for travellers to chart major walking trails for Google Maps. 2019-09-23. Mumbrella. en-US. 2019-10-24.
  20. Web site: Wholesaler Wrap: Excite's latest guide, Intrepid encourages industry climate strike, World Expeditions launches Amazon appeal + MORE!. Travel Weekly. en-AU. 2019-10-24.
  21. Web site: World Expeditions expands its Carbon Neutral Initiative ·. 2019-09-24. ETB Travel News. en-US. 2019-10-24.
  22. News: Walk Don't Run - World Expeditions Buys Sherpa Van Travel Trends. 2016-11-09. Travel Trends. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  23. News: Adventure Travel Company, World Expeditions, Acquires UK-Based Sherpa Expeditions ·. 2012-02-02. ETB Travel News. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  24. News: Acquisition of Sherpa: gain of active holiday segment - The Off: About Best Himalayan Adventures (TO ABHA). 2012-02-04. The Off: About Best Himalayan Adventures (TO ABHA). 2018-08-31. en-US.
  25. News: World Expeditions Travel Group Acquires New Zealand’s leading self-guided cycling tour operator. 2017-10-11. Global Travel Media. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  26. Web site: World Expeditions acquires major Blue Mountains travel company – Travel Weekly. www.travelweekly.com.au. en-AU. 2018-08-31.
  27. News: World Expeditions acquires adventure company - Travel Monitor. 2018-07-17. Travel Monitor. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  28. Web site: World Expeditions seizes majority share in Blue Mountains Adventure Company TTG Asia. Asia. TTG. www.ttgasia.com. en-US. 2018-08-31.
  29. News: Adventure company bought by world leader. 2018-07-13. Blue Mountains Gazette. 2018-08-31. en.
  30. News: Ten ways you can be a travel hero and the heroes of 2017. 2017-11-29. Traveller. 2018-08-31. en-US.
  31. Web site: Rebuild Nepal: Kshamawati Higher Secondary School - Community Project Travel, voluntourism, volunteer travel, Service Learning, in Nepal, Peru, Kenya, Tanzania, Vietnam and Australia. Communityprojecttravel.com. en-US. 2018-08-31.
  32. News: Gutsy 'Overland' Challenge - Tasmania November 2018 - GI Cancer. GI Cancer. 2018-08-31. en-US.

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