HBI Staff | Mumbai 
Leading adventure travel company Intrepid Travel organised a special visit of its founder & Chairman Darrell Wade to highlight the company’s 2030 strategy and importance of India as a destination to their plans recently.
As part of its commitment to its global teams, Intrepid Travel’s Co-founder and Chairman, who are based in Australia, are travelling to every one of the company’s 27 country offices this year to meet with Intrepid’s team and stakeholders with the aim to introduce the company’s 2030 Strategy.
Intrepid Travel- India currently employs 30 staff, 75 local trip leaders and operates 800 trips across the country. In 2023, it supported 7500 travellers to explore India in a conscious manner. Each product offers in-depth local expertise, and exceptional delivery. Intrepid’s local teams deliver innovative, competitive, low-risk, high-quality travel products to customers.
During his visit Darrell Wade, Founder and Chairman, Intrepid Travel said “Our goal is to increase the positive outcome of tourism on local communities by expanding our business. As a certified B Corp, with the highest standard of social and environmental performance, this remains a key priority for us in India and around the world”
Beyond India, the 2030 Strategy involves a global ambition to double its global customers to 600,000 (320,000 in 2023), achieve revenues of $1.3bn ($565mil in 2023) and contribute 1% of revenue to Purpose initiatives. It plans to deepen its vertical integration to expand into areas including accommodation and grow its presence in key countries, including India, Jordan and North America.
Intrepid supports local communities via its not-for-profit, the Intrepid Foundation. This has raised more than $15.5M for communities around the world since 2002. In India, the Intrepid Foundation works with Positive Change for Marine Life in Kovalam to protect our oceans and leave no trace of plastic.
