Top travel company to hold its Global Summit 2025 in Sri Lanka
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Intrepid CEO James Thornton at last year’s global summit
Intrepid Travel, touted as the world’s largest adventure travel company, has chosen Colombo, Sri Lanka, as the host city for its annual Global Summit 2025.
This is only the second time the company has hosted the annual event outside its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia – underscoring Sri Lanka’s vital role within Intrepid’s global operations, company officials said.
Intrepid established an office in Colombo in 2012 and has gone from strength to strength since then. With both a capability centre and a country office managing trips across the island, Sri Lanka has become a key operational centre for the company, supporting technology, revenue management, human resources, product services, finance and customer service.
Scheduled to take place from February 24 to 27, 2025, Intrepid’s Global Summit will bring together over 200 international participants over 50 nationalities across its 40 plus offices, including Intrepid’s board, co-founders, and core management team, alongside 300 local team members.
The 4-day summit will feature strategy discussions, leadership workshops, local community engagements and familiarizations trips to its people around the world.
“Our team in Sri Lanka is such an important part of our company and our customers also love visiting this incredible and vibrant country,” said James Thornton, CEO of Intrepid Travel. “Our vision for Sri Lanka extends beyond tourism; it’s about driving sustainable growth and creating meaningful, lasting impact. The growing number of Intrepid travelers choosing Sri Lanka highlights its immense potential, and we remain committed to ensuring local communities share in the benefits of this success.”
In 2024, Intrepid welcomed over 4,000 travellers to Sri Lanka, a 206 per cent increase from 2023, surpassing pre-COVID-19 levels. The company has ambitious plans to welcome over 15,000 travellers to Sri Lanka by 2030, contributing significantly to Sri Lanka’s tourism and growth further driving economic benefits for local communities, tour leaders, and small businesses.
“We are excited to welcome our Global leadership and colleagues around the world to Colombo,” said Poornaka Delpachitra, Intrepid’s Country General Manager for Sri Lanka.
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