Press Release: Adventure Collection
August 7, 2001
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- Adventure Collection (www.adventurecollection.com)
today announced the second new company to join the organization within the last two weeks. Bushtracks Expeditions,
the leaders in private air expeditions through Africa, India, South America, Canada and Alaska, has joined the
Adventure Collection as the newest Charter Member company. Last week, Off the Beaten Path joined the Adventure
Collection as a Founding Member company. The San Francisco-based Adventure Collection is a family of the world's
most trusted and experienced active travel companies. Founding members include: Backroads, Canadian Mountain Holidays,
Geographic Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions, O.A.R.S. and Off the Beaten Path.
``I am pleased to bring Bushtracks Expeditions into our family of travel companies,'' said Yasmine Ahmed, President
and CEO, Adventure Collection. ``For over a decade, Bushtracks Expeditions has transformed ordinary vacations into
off-road adventures by private air. They have an exceptionally high repeat customer rate and offer five-star custom
itinerary planning and private air experiences. Traveling by private aircraft minimizes travel time for guests,
allowing for more comfortable experiences and opportunities to explore multiple eco-regions during a single vacation.
Aerial viewing also provides rare perspectives of wildlife, volcanoes and waterfalls -- all from a private plane
with your family or friends and a Bushtracks naturalist guide.''
``We are very excited to be partnering with the leaders in adventure travel,'' said David Tett, Founder, Bushtracks
Expeditions. ``We believe in the Adventure Collection vision of enriching peoples' lives by going beyond the ordinary
travel experience. We look forward to bringing the memories that come with a customized, private air vacation to
the travelers who explore the world with the Adventure Collection companies.''
About Adventure Collection.
Founded in 2000, San Francisco-based Adventure Collection is a family of the world's most trusted and experienced
active travel companies -- Backroads, Canadian Mountain Holidays, Geographic Expeditions, Lindblad Expeditions,
O.A.R.S., Off the Beaten Path and Bushtracks Expeditions. Its vision is to enrich the lives of its guests and give
back to areas in which it travels. Members share common values of environmental and cultural protection, sustainable
tourism, and the highest operating standards. The organization features more member companies consistently ranked
among the Top 20 World's Best tour operators by Travel & Leisure than any other travel group. The Adventure
Collection allows active-minded travelers and travel agents more than 550 unique trips, 30 diverse activities and
13,000 flexible departures offered by the world's best active travel companies -- all from one trusted source.
Activities range from cultural exploration, bicycle tours and wildlife safaris, to rafting, fly fishing and heli-skiing.
For information, call toll-free 866-GO-BEYOND, 866-462-3966 or visit www.adventurecollection.com.
About Bushtracks Expeditions.
Ten years ago the vast savannas and rugged wilderness of Africa inspired Bushtracks Expeditions to operate its
first regional private air safaris that were customized for independent travelers and small groups of friends and
families. Over the years this intimate style of travel has been so well received that Bushtracks Expeditions now
flies small groups of independent travelers on customized trips through selected eco-regions of Africa, North and
South India, South America, Canada and Alaska. On a Bushtracks Expeditions private air adventure, guests fly through
the heart of unspoiled, hard-to-reach eco-regions of the world that have been scientifically selected, and capture
the most unusual diversity of landscapes and wildlife, traditional people, ancient customs, and World Heritage
Sites -- all in a single journey. For information, call 800-995-8689 or visit www.bushtracks.com.
CONTACT: Yasmine Ahmed, President and CEO/Chief Exploration Officer of Adventure Collection, +1-415-381-2840, or
yasmine@adventurecollection.com; or Carolyn Tett, Co-Founder
of Bushtracks Expeditions, +1-707-433-4492, or carolyn@bushtracks.com.
SOURCE: Adventure Collection