Meet the founders and teams behind the luxury destination management companies (DMCs) Travel Kinship represents. Our webinars introduce travel advisors to a destination and the DMC that knows it best, and Voices of Kinship interviews go behind the scenes with the people who design the trips. Every video has its own page with a summary of what you will learn. Search by destination, DMC or speaker, or contact us for an introduction to any of our partners.
In this webinar, Frank Castro shows travel advisors how to create tailor made luxury journeys through California's national parks and coastline, from Joshua Tree and Death Valley to Big Sur and Yosemite. It was recorded when his company was called California Journeys; it is now Northern Journeys and covers national parks across the US, Canada and Alaska.
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How Adventure International grew from luxury trekking into glamping and private guided national park travel
Unique experiences in Joshua Tree and Death Valley
The appeal of Big Sur and the Monterey Peninsula
Yosemite, the grand finale of many California itineraries
Gourmet dining and why tailored itineraries matter
The difference between fully escorted and self drive journeys
Taking the same approach to other national parks across the United States
Adventure International is a boutique luxury adventure operator founded by Frank Castro. It designs trekking, mountaineering, glamping and private guided journeys worldwide with trusted local partners, and directly operates its own Kilimanjaro climbs. Travel Kinship represents Adventure International to travel advisors. Discover Adventure International or contact Travel Kinship for an introduction.
In this Voices of Kinship episode, Kelly Tolliday talks to Frank Castro, founder of Adventure International and Northern Journeys, about nearly 20 years in luxury adventure travel. Frank explains how leading Kilimanjaro climbs led to luxury trekking, glamping and bespoke journeys around the world, and why he created Northern Journeys for privately guided travel in the national parks of the US, Canada and Alaska.
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Frank's journey from Kilimanjaro to building Adventure International
The move from trekking and mountaineering into luxury glamping and bespoke travel
Why he saw an opportunity for more personal national park travel in North America
How Northern Journeys creates privately guided and self drive national park itineraries
Going beyond the usual national park circuit, from Grand Teton and the Pacific Northwest to Vancouver Island and British Columbia
Private villas, safari style camps, private guides and unusual places to stay for families and groups
How adventure travel blends naturally with wellness, and why time in nature is such a powerful antidote to stress
Northern Journeys, formerly California Journeys, is Frank Castro's DMC for privately guided travel in the national parks of the US, Canada and Alaska. Travel Kinship represents Frank's companies to travel advisors. Discover Adventure International or contact Travel Kinship for an introduction.
