World Expeditions

Travel and holiday companies of Austria

World Expeditions

Company type| Tour Operator
Industry| Tourism
Founded| 1975
Headquarters| Sydney, Australia
Products| Adventure Travel Holidays
Website| worldexpeditions.com

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

## History

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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

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* 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

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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

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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.

## External links

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* worldexpeditions.com