The Insider & Private Trips Issue, January 2008

Dear Traveler,

There's never been a better time to travel with Backroads. We're busy making 2008 the best year ever for our guests. If you're still on the fence deciding your travel plans for this year, consider one of the following:

Insider Trips -- Our Newest Way to Travel

All the ingredients of our classic active trips—talented leaders, superb lodgings, engaging experts and exceptional service—naturally carry over to Insider Trips. We've simply redefined active to reflect what we've known all along—that the real inspiration behind even our most physically challenging trips is a basic, vital curiosity about the world. We're not just about active bodies, but also active minds.
(Read more about the creation of Insider Trips.)

Private Trips -- Our Fastest-Growing Way to Travel

Share a Backroads active adventure with your special group on a Private Trip perfectly matched to everyone's busy schedules, activity levels and personal tastes. With our trademark style, we'll help you create an experience your friends, relatives or colleagues will be talking about for years.
(Read more about creating your own Backroads Private Trip.)

And, of course, our biking, hiking and multisport trips—in the most fascinating corners of the globe—allow you to experience a region up close, at your own pace. Any way you choose, you're guaranteed an enriching, fun-filled vacation.

Happy New Year,


Tom Hale
Founder and President