Global adventure tour operator with 900+ trips across seven continents
Intrepid Travel operates a distributed tour business across 31 destination management companies, with hiring spread across 24 countries and a tech stack anchored in Salesforce, Amadeus, and business intelligence tools (Power BI, Google Analytics 4, Amplitude). Active projects center on expanding accommodation offerings, enhancing reservation processes, and building data governance frameworks—suggesting a shift from pure tour operations toward platform-level infrastructure as the company scales.
Intrepid Travel is the largest global adventure tour operator, offering more than 900 small-group trips across all seven continents. The company operates through a network of 31 destination management companies that handle the majority of trip execution and deliver tours for other travel brands. Founded in 1989 and majority-owned by co-founders and staff, Intrepid is certified B Corp and runs a not-for-profit foundation that has distributed over AUD $20m to 160 charities since 2002. The core business model centers on sustainable, experience-rich travel with day tours, tailor-made itineraries, and multi-day camping and sightseeing expeditions. Operations span 1,001–5,000 employees across the organization.
Intrepid actively recruits across 24 countries including Australia, United States, Japan, United Kingdom, India, Turkey, New Zealand, Peru, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Spain, Canada, Germany, Argentina, Vietnam, South Africa, China, Croatia, Uzbekistan, Slovakia, Hungary, Morocco, and Tanzania.
Core stack includes Salesforce (CRM and Marketing Cloud), Amadeus (booking/inventory), Power BI and Google Analytics 4 (analytics), Amplitude (product analytics), Amperity (customer data), and Google Ads, Meta, and DV360 (media buying).
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