World Expeditions
TypeTour Operator
IndustryTourism
Founded1975
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
ProductsAdventure Travel Holidays
Websiteworldexpeditions.com

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

  • 2016: Completed the purchase of Sherpa Van.[22][23][24]
  • 2017: Completed acquisition of Trail Journeys[25]
  • 2018: Completed the acquisition of the Blue Mountains Adventure Company.[26][27][28][29]

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]

References

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