We're excited to officially announce that Expedition Travel is now part of the Holbrook Travel family!

After 20 years as an independent agency, Expedition Travel has joined Holbrook as a division dedicated to natural history, collecting, and scientific ecotours. Expedition Travel was established in 1995 by McGuire Center for Lepidoptera & Biodiversity’s Founding Director Dr. Thomas Emmel. For many years prior, Dr. Emmel collaborated with the founder of Holbrook Travel, Mrs. Giovanna Holbrook, to lead and develop numerous collecting, Lepidoptera, and other general natural history trips through Holbrook Travel. After becoming an independent operation, Expedition Travel continued to offer small-group journeys to unusual destinations with professional naturalists and scientists as trip leaders.

“For many years I traveled with my friend Giovanna Holbrook, and together the two of us shared the world with many curious minds, including the young Andrea Holbrook who is now president at Holbrook Travel.”

“There’s no doubt that as our new educational adviser, Dr. Emmel’s scientific knowledge and roots in the academic community will influence and enrich all of Holbrook’s trips, and I’m especially excited about the potential for our high school and college programs,” said Andrea Holbrook. “Our experience and connections in the travel industry have opened up a new world of opportunities for Expedition Travel’s clients as well, so it’s going to be beneficial for everyone.”

For past clients of Expedition Travel, the new partnership means immediate access to Holbrook Travel’s services and a wider variety of destinations going forward. Dr. Emmel will continue to be personally involved in leading many trips annually and will maintain an integral role in planning future Expedition Travel programs, all of which will remain open to the public.

Coming up soon are trips to Antarctica, Tanzania, Peru, the Galápagos Islands, Madagascar, and one of Expedition Travel’s highly acclaimed annual journeys to Mexico to witness the migration of monarch butterflies.