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It seems like every contest and award has some sort of public voting involved nowadays, from the World Travel Awards to which new donut flavour is going to hit the shelves. The YWCA Women of Distinction Awards is no exception, but at least it's for a good cause! When Trish was shortlisted for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award in Entrepreneurship & Innovation , she was asked to choose one of five worthy causes and provide a quote about why that particular cause is important to her. She chose... Read Full Story

With all the cruddy news surrounding flight cancellations as a result of our least favourite volcano , National Geographic Traveler's announcement of their Top 50 Tours of a Lifetime couldn't have come at a better time. :) BikeHike Adventures News Each year, the Editorial Team at National Geographic Traveler magazine scours the globe "for the most authentic, most innovative, most immersive, best-guided, and most sustainable tours" says Senior Editor Norie Quintos. "The outfitters we selected... Read Full Story

Each year, we at BikeHike get a new intern from the British Columbia Institute of Technology . This year's intern is Mari from the Tourism Marketing program. She'll be with us every Thursday and Friday until the end of May when we'll be holding a special event in Vancouver (more details to come). ;) Random Factoids About Mari: If Mari was to describe herself as a country / region, she'd choose Kurdistan (because she's Kurdish); she was born in a refugee camp. Her most exciting memory is from... Read Full Story

Guess who's been shortlisted for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award ? Yeah, I know, it's a silly question since the answer is in the title and Trish's picture is right there --> BUT, I'm going to pretend it's a surprise anyways: TRISH! Trish was nominated for a YWCA Women of Distinction Award last month by travel industry peers and members of the Vancouver community. The YWCA just released the list of shortlisted candidates this week, and Trish is one of the five finalists for the Women of... Read Full Story

When I come home from a trip, I like to bring back all sorts of edible treats that I found on my travels as souvenirs for friends and family. When I came back from Australia for example, I packed half my suitcase with limited edition White and Sweet Surrender Tim Tams , and new Nestle instant coffee mixes (I'm not exaggerating). Imagine my disappointment then when I come home from each trip only to find that a month or two later these products are rolled out onto the shelves of my local... Read Full Story

Trish was invited to speak at the BCIT School of Business CEO Salon Series on sustainability yesterday with fellow panelists David Labistour (CEO of Mountain Equipment Co-op ) and Meghan Spong (Publisher at Benjamin Brown Books ). Each panelist provided insights into sustainable business practices in their respective industries, as well as what they felt needed to be addressed in business schools. An interesting discussion took place about the concept of triple bottom line reporting, impacts... Read Full Story

Why Costa Rica? April 22nd 2010 marks the 40th Anniversary of Earth Day ! To celebrate the occasion, we’re naming Costa Rica our Destination of the Month. As a country that has dedicated over a quarter of its land to national park and biological preserve, it should come as no surprise that the UN World Tourism Organization considers Costa Rica to be the role model for sustainable tourism in Latin America. BikeHike Costa Rica Trips Coast to Coast Adventure (15 days)
 Activities: Hiking... Read Full Story

Starting today, many of our BikeHike staff members around the world (mostly in Central and South America) are on an extended weekend holiday for Semana Santa (aka Holy Week). You probably already know that Semana Santa commemorates the last week of Jesus' life before his crucifixion on Good Friday and resurrection on Easter Sunday. So, we decided we'd test your knowledge on other interesting factoids about how this week is celebrated around the world. If you answer all of these questions... Read Full Story

We were surfing the Twitter waves a few weeks ago and noticed that some of the tweeps in our sustainable travel stream were talking about this new online directory: Much Better Adventures . "Hey" we thought "We're sustainable, we provide sustainable adventures, and we think we're much better than some companies at being sustainable. So why aren't we on here?" We filled out an application to be listed, set sustainability goals for 2010 (one of the requirements), and went through an interview... Read Full Story

(drum roll please)... Dun da-da Dahh! Peru has some good news for travellers headed their way: Machu Picchu partially re-opened today, and their official re-opening on Thursday, April 1st is a-go! If you want to visit this historical site, you have a couple options: Trekking the Inca Trai l The first of these options involves a four-day trek along the ancient highway that connects Cuzco to Machu Picchu, "The Inca Trail." This trail isn't the only Inca trail around, but it is the only one that... Read Full Story