Adventure Travel Firm Intrepid Group Says It’s Stronger After TUI Breakup
Photo Credit: Geckos Adventures is part of the Intrepid Travel Group. Pictured are Geckos clients at India's Taj Mahal. Geckos Adventures
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After kissing TUI goodbye, Intrepid Group has a new adventure -- to be a company with $1 billion in revenue. With experiential travel being the buzzword, and having incorporated lessons from TUI into the company, it may achieve the goal sooner than five years.
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After calling off its four-year marriage to TUI Group, Intrepid Group aims to triple revenue to $1 billion within the next five to 10 years and plans on making a string of acquisitions.
Adventure, sustainable, experiential travel – call it what you like – is booming. There are new sources such as Chinese travellers who are no longer content with sightseeing. Intrepid Group's new adventure cruisi
