Tris and Josh have seen a thing or two in the world of adventure sports
and travel. The two of them, both adventure enthusiasts, were impressed
with the travel services provided by the existing and emerging adventure
travel companies, but they felt these providers lacked the ability to give
consumers a true sense of their adventure prior to their purchase. During
an extensive research campaign they saw a connection between two seemingly
unrelated realities in today's marketplace: (1) consumers place a great
deal of value on characters and celebrity-type personalities; and (2) adventure
travelers need a guide prior to embarking on their adventure. They felt
the industry needed a person who could guide adventure travelers through
the process of planning and pursuing an adventure, a process that is often
as important as the adventure itself. That's when they met Benjamin C. Trips.
Ben Trips joined their team in October of 1999 and helped them come up with
the name for their company. MrTRIPS.com, LLC, became a Maine limited liability
company in February of 2000. Since then, no one has seen a whole lot of
Ben. He's been off traveling the world over and sending us back the stories
and footage you've seen on our site. |
