CNN.com picked up on our unique brand: getting young professionals out of the bubble to meet like-minded adventurers. A reporter came on one of our classic summer trips, Summer Hike and Lakeside Lounge, and reviewed her experience with us. We were profiled as the top story in the travel section and were featured on the CNN.com homepage.
We love combining activities, especially things like River Tubing & Beer Tasting™ or Kayaking & Wine Tasting. But we’re definitely not the only ones who like it—check out this feature in NBC about two of our most popular trips this summer! With the hot weather we’ve been having, there’s nothing better than hanging out on the river with a crew of new faces.
We were on the front page of NYPost.com highlighting our unique skydiving trip! Our founder is a former professional skydiver and instructor and we always love introducing new people to the sport. Justin Rocket Silverman took the plunge for the first time under the guidance of Urban Escapes and produced what we think is a pretty awesome video. Make sure you watch it here and read the article.
Read this great article about how small companies such as ourselves are growing rapidly through unconventional forms of PR. You know we’ve been using Facebook and Twitter, and now so do Forbes and other business owners!
Condé Nast Traveler, the world’s premier travel magazine, offers travel tips, vacation ideas, and destination information for the savvy traveler. We’re thrilled to be featured in their blog as a great option for local trips!
One of our favorite trips, Shootin’ & Drinkin’, was recently picked up by the travel editor at Food & Wine Magazine. Food & Wine is the leading connoisseur of all things eating and drinking, so we’re obviously thrilled that they’ve featured our classic day trip that combines sporting clay shooting and whiskey tasting.
We love the editors at Self Magazine! We took one of the editors on a hike through Central Park and she wrote about it in the Self Fitness Blog. It’s our job to scout the coolest places and we’ve found some trails in Central Park that will leave you feeling like you are hours away from New York City. Then she had so much fun that they sent someone else from the Magazine on our Zen Escape: Hike and Yoga trip and she wrote about her experience here!
Fast Company is the leading business publication that focuses on creative individuals sparking change in the marketplace. Check out an awesome interview with Maia and Bram to see how Urban Escapes became what it is today. You might be surprised to find out that it all started back in college when Maia was trying to get some free skydives to fuel her addiction…
UrbanDaddy is the premier provider of ‘what’s hot’ in the city. From new restaurant openings to sweet parties, Urban Daddy finds the coolest things to do and brings them to subscribers in a daily email. So yeah, we were excited when they featured our Shootin’ & Drinkin’™ trip as the featured daily find.
Covering all that’s new, unknown, or inexcusably under-appreciated, Thrillist sifts through the crap to find the best food, drinks, events, gadgets, gear and services in New York and cities Nationwide. We’re proud to be a part of Thrillist’s finds.
It only took one summer season before our Boston branch’s In-City Friday Night Kayak & BBQ trip was named one of the coolest things to do in Boston this summer. Check out the July 2010 print edition of Boston Magazine to see what everyone is raving about.
We were profiled in TimeOut New York as one of the premier adventure companies in the area. And not that we’re bragging, but the first two pictures are from our Escapes. TimeOut is the leading source for activities in New York City and we’re thrilled to be covered as part of their offerings.
It’s a good story—girl leaves Wall Street to start an adventure travel company. And so people blog about it, including this awesome post card company. Read about how Urban Escapes makes headlines for being a lifestyle business!
Yes, it’s a little random, but Urban Escapes was featured in a Hyundai full page advertisement! Check out Brittany and Bram playing in the snow next to the newest Hyundai.
Jauntsetter always finds the most competitive travel deals on the Internet and then hand picks the very best specials. Check out the blog entry they wrote about us!
Momondo is a cutting-edge travel site with several city-guides to the world’s most exciting destinations. You can read about the most interesting shops, restaurants, and of course, tour providers. They’ve given us a great review and we’re happy to pass the information along!
A city guide for those who like to go out, Flavorpill publishes a daily update of worthwhile cultural-event listings, from art exhibits and readings to concerts, plays, and festivals. Flavorpill regularly covers Urban Escapes events.
Vital Juice is a free daily e-mail newsletter and website that brings you the latest must-read information about fitness, nutrition, beauty and wellness. They’ve featured one of our most exciting trips to-date, the SuperQuadfecta: a combination weekend that includes hiking, apple-picking, campfires, and hang gliding!
Who said outdoor clothing can’t be featured in a fashion magazine? Check out Urban Escapes guide Melinda featured in Antenna Magazine sporting her Urban Escapes uniform. We’re moving up in the world!
Urban Escapes is loosely based on Maia’s experience on her freshmen year outdoor trips at Dartmouth College, so it’s no surprise that the Dartmouth newspaper, the oldest-running college newspaper in the country, featured an article about the company.
Sportz Undercover is a blog dedicated to uncovering important sports issues that go unmentioned or under-reported in the sports industry and finding influential behind-the-scenes personalities who deserve notice. Read an exciting interview with Maia Josebachvili with Urban Escapes founder, to learn how the company started.
How do you commune with nature or become part of the solution to the environmental crisis when you’re trapped in a cement-and-glass metropolis all day? How do you go “green” in a world of gray? Green Among Gray helps to “greenify” your everyday life and we’re proud to be part of the solution! Read Solving the Green Travel Paradox to learn how Urban Escapes is helping to solve the paradox with our eco-friendly international tours.
Jeff Pearlman is a columnist for SI.com and the New York Times best-selling author of Boys Will Be Boys and The Bad Guys Won! He has worked as as a columnist for ESPN.com, a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, a features writer for Newsday and—amazingly—as food and fashion writer for The Tennessean (Nashville). Jeff joined us for a skydiving trip and did a wonderful write-up on his blog.
Check us out on StartupBusiness.com as a ‘startup to watch out for’! We’re always excited when we’re recognized for our business model and especially when we make lists like these with other cool companies.
NYC Interviews is a Web site that interviews CEO’s of various New York companies. It was created in order to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of business owners big, small, and sometimes downright bizarre. Read an interview with Maia Josebachvili.
Untapped New York is famous for discovering New York’s hidden gems and blogging to the world. Thanks, guys, for including us in your list of discoveries!
Great trip, amazing guides, awesome people and a really perfect price! It was such a fun way to get out of the city, remember what nature really looks and smells…
I’ve known Maia since college and always knew she would make an ideal guide in any kind of backcountry setting. Having undergone countless backpacking trips in diverse climates all over…
Hiking through Bear Mountain in all its greenery was incredibly beautiful and relaxing. The scenery starts as soon as you get in the car and leave the city. Getting away…
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