Why travel with a B Corp in 2024
The best kind of travel is about more than just seeing the world, it’s about experiencing it. It’s about connecting with the places you go and the communities you meet along the way. And Intrepid’s small group adventures make it easy to do just that. For more than 30 years, they’ve been taking travellers beyond the beaten track and striving to make a positive impact in the places they go.
In 2018, they became a B Corp to certify their commitment to using business as a force for good. B Corp certification is a stringent process involving an extensive audit to ensure companies meet the highest responsible business standards.
From connecting with community-based experiences to being shown the way by a knowledgeable local guide, there are plenty of reasons to feel good about travelling on a small group trip with a B Corp.
You’ll be joining a responsible travel movement
Though Intrepid has been carbon neutral since 2010, they know offsets aren’t enough so they’ve taken considered steps to cut back their emissions by using local transport and removing flights from trips wherever it makes sense to. They’ve even added carbon labels to their website – so you can be better equipped to make informed travel decisions.
You’ll find plenty of big adventures with smaller footprints among Intrepid’s collection of trips powered, for the most part, by train travel. Proving it really is as much about the journey as the destination, one of the range’s brand-new adventures ties together two of Europe’s most iconic cities, Paris and Rome, by train. The 10-day journey serves up Parisian sights before winding through the Swiss Alps and finishing up in the heart of Rome.
You’ll give back to the people and communities you meet
B Corps need to balance returns for shareholders with benefits for all. For a travel B Corp like Intrepid, that means creating benefits for the local communities in the places they visit.
From local homestays to Indigenous community-led experiences, Intrepid looks for opportunities to keep the economic benefits of travel where they belong – with the people who live there. Travel with Intrepid, and you could stay with locals in a traditional bamboo hut in Borneo or get a taste of bush tucker with a First Nations guide in Australia.
You’ll support women-led businesses
B Corps continuously look for ways to improve their impact – this includes continuing to champion gender equality. Intrepid does this in two ways: fundraising through their non-profit, The Intrepid Foundation, and by supporting women-owned and operated businesses on their trips. From carpet weaving workshops in Pakistan to seeing Angkor Wat’s wonders with a female tuk-tuk driver in Cambodia, these activities support women-run businesses while delivering exceptional experiences for travellers.
Explore hundreds of small group trips creating positive change through the joy of travel and book your next adventure at intrepidtravel.com. Log in to you member deals to get £75 off any tour over £1000* (terms apply)