Backroads in the News

Backroads, the active travel tour company, has announced its list of adventure travel trends for 2020, based on early guest bookings and inquiries that the company has received

Flying over dramatic alpine scenery to remote ridges in the Canadian Rockies offers thrills and vantage points that few have experienced

"In 2016, Backroads added new training for its guides on how to handle a “group within a group."

“Part of the experience is engaging in the communities visited, and in the case of Backroads — a “Leave No Trace” food and recycling approach to support their minimal impact philosophy”

“Next year, Backroads will introduce a “20s & Beyond” segment dedicated to parents traveling with their children in their 20s and 30s”

“Targeting parents traveling with adult kids in their 20s and early 30s, adventure travel company Backroads launched a 20 & Beyond segment”

The benefits of traveling in a group

"Backroads options span the globe, but the ones that look most tantalizing to me are New Zealand Multi-Adventure, Greece Multi-Adventure, and Spain’s Mallorca and Menorca Bike Tour."

"Traverse the Carolinas, climb the Blue Ridge Mountains, and experience Southern Appalachian culture with Backroads, a 40-year-old company known for its upscale, active trips."

"The logistics of plotting a multi-day bike trip here seemed overwhelming, so we left that side of things to Backroads, an adventure travel company that runs cycling vacations around the world."

"Backroads, which has designed and led trips for families for more than 30 years, created these new age-specific products in response to a growing demand for active family travel, as well as requests from repeat guests who travel with Backroads as their kids grow."

"...as I made plans to go to New Zealand for my very first visit, I wanted to make sure to do it right. For me, that meant it would be as part of a Backroads active cruise."

"Learn about Backroads active ocean and river cruise trips from this podcast."

"If you’d rather leave the planning and logistics to someone else, the active travel company Backroads offers a five-day guided bike trip"

"Far from the bustling crowds of Venice and Rome, this trip from Backroads takes you on a cycling trip through the less-traveled region of Puglia, located in the heel of Italy’s boot."

"Need to learn how to hire, train, and manage a highly distributed, nearly autonomous workforce? Backroads might be the perfect role model."

"The Berkeley, Calif.- based outfitter has added a yoga option to many of its 2019 trips too."

"Backroads' six-day cycling tour winds through lush olive groves and idyllic farmlands, and along the azure coastline of the Adriatic Sea."

"Dudek said working year-round as a bicycling guide for Backroads has turned out to be as much a lifestyle as it is a job."

"Now’s your chance to see bison lumbering across the icy landscape, otters fishing in semi-frozen streams and maybe even catch a glimpse of a cautious gray wolf."

"Already checked Spain’s famed pilgrimage off your bucket list? We dug up additional must-do adventures — all new for 2018 — from other top outfitters. "

"This is a chance to stay active while viewing some of the most dramatic wildlife on the planet."

"Endless turquoise Mediterranean vistas and deserted back roads have put Mallorca on the radar as a new cycling hotspot."

"Professional cyclists rave about the benefits of yoga for the sport. . . . Backroads recently added guided hatha-style sessions to a number of its 2019 biking tours."

"Backroads has been the world’s largest active travel company since pretty much forever. Founded in 1979 by Tom Hale, the company has become synonymous with hiking, biking and walking vacations."