Intrepid expands on three fronts: Jordan restarts, a Canadian hub opens, and a premium family range debuts

Intrepid Travel is resuming UK-market Jordan departures this month after the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office relaxed its all-but-essential advisory for the country. The change ends a period of suspended commissions on one of Intrepid's most-requested Middle East itineraries and gives advisors a clear route back into selling Jordan — Petra, Wadi Rum, and the Dead Sea carry strong pent-up demand from clients who deferred during the advisory period.

The same FCDO update loosens advice for Israel and Palestine, with El Al and Wizz Air already operating Tel Aviv schedules. Significant geographic carve-outs remain: Gaza is still designated no-go, parts of the West Bank are restricted, and northern Israel including the Golan Heights carries separate guidance. Advisors re-entering Israel conversations should communicate those boundaries precisely — the relaxation is not blanket clearance, and targeted liability concerns persist for restricted zones.

Intrepid has opened a permanent operations facility in Squamish, British Columbia, with 15 staff, warehouse space, and guide accommodation. The hub anchors the Sea-to-Sky corridor and a broader Western Canada footprint — Whistler, Banff, Jasper, Wells Gray, Golden, and Vancouver Island are all in scope, with 81 departures across the 2026 summer calendar.

Multiple tours are already fully booked and first departures are imminent, which means remaining summer availability is tighter than brochure pages suggest. Advisors should qualify and move Canadian Rockies clients quickly rather than treating this as open inventory. The guide-accommodation element is worth flagging to clients comparing against self-drive itineraries: embedded local expertise rather than a logistics-only product. Intrepid describes the facility as part of a long-term Sea-to-Sky partnership, suggesting capacity will compound into 2027 calendars.

Intrepid's new Premium Family range launches with eight itineraries capping groups at three to five families and pairing high-inclusion logistics — private transfers, airport meets, premium accommodation — with the operator's most experienced local guides. The product targets 19% year-on-year growth in Intrepid's family segment in 2025 and survey data indicating 70% of Canadian parents are willing to pay more for stress-free travel.

Concrete selling hooks advisors can use: a Sahara desert camp with Gnaoua music in Morocco; a Borneo overwater villa with coral planting workshop; a Jhalana Leopard Safari open-roof 4WD in Rajasthan; and a private dawn visit to the Taj Mahal in India. Pricing sits above Intrepid's standard family range but below dedicated luxury operators — a deliberate positioning in the gap between cost-conscious group travel and full-service private guiding. Departures are open for booking now.

Climate Friendly Travel Services has launched a structured Climate Action Plan service for small tourism operators — eco-lodges, adventure camps, and small-group outfitters — priced from €500 and capped below €1,000. Plans are built using satellite monitoring and AI-assisted emissions assessment, aligned to Paris Agreement targets and UN SDGs, and include third-party verification.

The pricing removes the cost barrier that has kept most SMEs outside credible sustainability frameworks. For advisors, this has a practical due-diligence implication: asking prospective eco-lodge and camp suppliers whether they hold a third-party CAP is now a reasonable and answerable question. It also strengthens existing sustainability conversations with clients weighing operators' B-Corp, Green Key, or EarthCheck credentials. Operators who move early gain a concrete, verifiable differentiator as client scrutiny of environmental claims continues to intensify across the adventure segment.