Expecting a big tax return this year? If so, what are you planning on spending it on? A new TV? The latest smartphone? You might want to hold off. According to an article on Fast Company’s Co.Exist by Jay Cassano, there have been several studies that show that people who spend their money on experiences Continue Reading →
Category: General News
Highest Tour Ratings in Zephyr Adventures History!
If you’ve been on one of our Zephyr Adventures trips, you know that we ask our tour participants to fill out an evaluation once the tour has finished in regard to every aspect of the trip, as well as the individual guides. Every year at our annual company meeting, we meet to review the results Continue Reading →
Connecting with fellow fitness lovers on Sweaty Nation
As a travel company focused on active vacations, we love learning about innovative tools and resources that help us stay healthy and fit. That’s why we’ve recently partnered with Sweaty Nation, a new social media site focused on health, wellness, and fitness. Sweaty Nation is a proud community of fitness lovers encouraging and motivating each Continue Reading →
Go There. Do That. Annual Adventure Sale
Was one of your 2015 resolutions to travel more this year? Well then, it’s time to Go There. and Do That. with Zephyr Adventure’s annual sale. (this is our one and only sale this year – so don’t wait!) Book now through January 31st to receive $100 off a domestic adventure or $200 off an Continue Reading →
Zephyr Adventures Annual Meeting
Zephyr Adventures is a virtual company. There are six of us working from six home offices in six cities in five states. We love this because it allows us to balance our lives with work much better than if we were commuting into an office to work standard hours and because it saves us costs, Continue Reading →
Video: 2014 Zephyr Guide Training
Every two years we bring our guiding staff together for Guide Training. This year we had a focus on our wine, beer, and food adventures and met in Eugene, Oregon – an awesome food and drink town. Our training is always a mix of hard skills (bike maintenance), soft skills (wine and food pairing), and Continue Reading →
SALE! Ends this Friday, February 28
We are encouraging our travelers to go big with us in 2014 with trip savings! There are 4 days left to take advantage of our February Sale and make your 2014 travel dreams a reality. Details of the February Sale: ALUMNI DISCOUNTS Our alumni are a very special traveling tribe that we consider family. If Continue Reading →
Come Rico, Come Sano, Come Peruano
“Eat well, eat healthy, eat Peruvian” is a theme of the Mistura food festival in Peru held every year in September. Latin America’s largest fête of the gastronomic world, la Mistura (“mixture” in English) is a cultural celebration that honors a country rich in biodiversity, sophisticated in temperament, and embracing of bold flavors and international flare. Continue Reading →
Taste Vacations: Expanding our Food, Wine, and Beer Tours
We at Zephyr Adventures are entering our 18th season of running active vacations around the world and these years have been full of change. We started as the world’s first inline skating tour company; expanded to multisport tours that include skating; branched off into other activities as we lived through the decline of Rollerblading; and Continue Reading →
Meet Zephyr’s Newest Guide: Katie Edmiston
Note from Zephyr: We are excited to welcome Katie to our guide ranks! Since she is into wine, food, beer and all things active (including inline skating), you might meet her on any of our trips! We asked Katie to write her own introduction (see below). I am a born and raised Montana girl. Growing Continue Reading →