Presenting: Chris Ronneseth – Adventure Travel Expert!
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1. Please tell me how you got into adventure travel business.
I grew up traveling around. My father, Alan founded the company in 1972 Ronneseth And norms and passion to see the world differently, that we have a chance at an exotic yet today, was traveling the country some thought. My college venture, about the world beyond North America in his passionate journey while attending more to me now. Degrees In marketing, the first venture off to New York I work during the tech boom in the tech sector after Sales and Marketing in Toronto. The industry has learned to travel outside sales skills, rooted in adventure training and backup, I was going to find a family-owned sales in Eastern Canada Fiji
U.S.: Arctic Canada, USA, Mexico, Jamaica, Cayman Islands
Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Nicaragua Belize
3. The top three memories of your trip every time you share with us.
The famous Machu Picchu Inca Trail from the gates of sunrise on the site later saw A last drop of Peru to enter the site at dawn, the first being Sense of peace in the air with harmony and powerful magic.
B of Vietnam - Vietnam travel the countryside by bike, stumble on a hidden, three-hour visit to a young priest learning rarely results visited Buddhist temples to understand each other's way.
C of Namibia - where the Atlantic coast at dusk in Sukaidaibingusuwakopumunto Are met as far as blood-red sand dunes. The most peaceful moment of my life.
4. What adventures have been developed over the last few decades and how the trip?
Travel used to mean high-adventure company was founded in 1970 back when adventure, this time 'was a hot bath hippie trail Asia, used to travel itinerary was largely invented along the way from London to Kathmandu. Today is not about experience in small groups, has occurred before, just look at it. This participation and understanding of culture and history, and customs, it is an enrichment experience to take you away from everyday life.
5. Why do you go on your adventure tours and who? What age, sex, national origin, or income level of people who are going on tour for you?
Most adventure travel passion is to do it. It is a common goal from the boundary of travelers age, sex, and therefore beyond their income, regardless of experience, my life Home. However, the largest population us, several times the most important growing age group is the baby boomers have to travel to exotic destinations in disposable income and are now experiencing a traditional beach holiday. The number of nationalities mainly English-speaking countries in general for that makeup the UK, Australia, Canada, consists of New York New Zealand, the United States, several European continent, Asia and the odd trip several Latin American countries.
We offer more than 120 countries all over the world in general. However, the current risk to travel the country (eg Iraq, Afghanistan) we are not included in the year they expect the situation to come and stability.
7. What type of accommodation offered like?
We offer What to say during the six-star 2-star budget accommodation in general, experience in Africa, all the lodges. However, common to all the places we stay, they must be located in the center clean and comfortable, has a character that is reflective of the most important destinations.
8. How do these tours is to work for a single traveler? Do you offer travel companion matching Service? If I prefer single accommodation in what happens?
Our tours are designed with the single traveler in mind. In fact 50% of all visitors come on their own. We match people who share the same gender and age, please do not charge a supplement to them. If you prefer your own room by the client, we about 60 percent of the tour, you can do this Usually more expensive things, fair and affordable rates.
9. How about dinner?
We want to make their own discoveries at noon most people generally breakfast, depending on the trip includes lunch and dinner a few little. However, when choices or trekking in the country and we are always contains no Meal.
10. What unique benefits of adventure, the tour than any other type of travel?
Sense of achievement, quality of experience, a small group of only 10 people on average, than the same tour bus travel generally better value with share it with a passion for this type of travel companions.
11. The types of activities provided by touring like?
Tourism Is part of a large tour of all, such as possible cultural experiences and many other stay at home in the local target we are beyond that, we and visiting the village will also be activities for more options and rafting, sailing, jeep safaris, treks and Sun are
12. What kind of adventure tours for family?
We are now built into the tour for the family, especially Children under 6 years old, traveling with other family members. Did not have children until their 30s, 'The population of the late starters' have large families. Many of these people, backpacks and travel independently in their 20s and we want to provide the children experience it. They are 'to introduce them to the Coca-Cola' are not interested Popular culture of today's society. These have been met with great success.
13. Please contact us shared for those who never had practical advice for adventure travel.
Safety is a state of mind. A trip to an exotic destination is not elected because most people do not is a destination for a while because of safety fears. If you listen to the advice of your tour And practical world leaders, almost all destinations, you can provide a safe and memorable experience. We have problems that are ignoring safety advice and where most common sense. Afraid to experience other cultures, if not almost always, your curiosity is all it will be the best guide The same curiosity will be rewarded by the people we meet in the middle. This is their learning and others to understand as long as there is a need to understand us. It does not really shrink the world. The biggest problem in our second dehydration, hot, if such a dry country trips and activities will be involved as a trekking to drink a lot Water!
14. How long, yourself, or traveling these days?
Five or six weeks in general. It is essential to the sale of my knowledge and experience, I have customers we are experts in what I have borrowed it! Straight from the motto of our company for all your employees: The trip was a great opportunity to go professional advice Who is?
15. Where are you going next?
I escorted trip back to Egypt in April on, some of us in South Africa in May new properties, we, with and work side trip to Mozambique will be expected to experience. Later this year I plan to make my way outside Turkey and Patagonia Chile and Argentina.
Thanks to all of the information, Chris, and are enjoying your trip!
