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Changing our tune: Announcing Holbrook's new hold music
The next time you call the Holbrook office, you might notice something different—we've changed our hold music! President Andrea Holbrook explains: "I grew up listening to my father’s folkloric music from Chile, where he is from, as well as a good bit of classical and opera. I don’t remember...
Happy Earth Day!
Since 1970, April 22 has been established as a global holiday meant to celebrate the natural world, bring awareness to environmental issues, and work together to take action. This year's Earth Day is themed "Protect our Species" to highlight the drastic decline of plant and wildlife populations due...
Celebrating a Holbrook milestone!
This year, at Holbrook Travel, we're celebrating our 45th anniversary. We recently came together as a team to reflect on the past, look ahead to the future, share stories, and float down a river together! Our entire staff was present to share experiences, discuss insights, and learn from one...
Who was Alexander Von Humboldt?
Alexander Von Humboldt is known as one of the most significant contributors to the earth sciences and undoubtedly one of the most important scientific explorers of Latin America. He used to be famous worldwide, yet the average person nowadays doesn’t even recognize his name or know anything about...
Holbrook's 2018 Year in Review
2018 has been a fun and eventful year—we've been fortunate to make new friends, new discoveries, and new connections! Here are just a few of the highlights: New discoveries | Selva Verde Furipterus horrens, the "Thumbless Bat," was last spotted in Costa Rica in 1977 – that is, until October 2017,...
Wildlife takes center stage in “Untamed Costa Rica”
In the just-released second season of “Untamed” by Nat Geo Wild, filmmaker Filipe DeAndrade captures incredible footage of iconic Costa Rican wildlife. Each episode of the six-part digital series is approximately 5 to 6 minutes long and showcases different species and ecosystems. In one episode,...
Fighting the crowds: Seeking solutions to overtourism
Imagine yourself at Machu Picchu. We’ve all seen photos of this iconic attraction, so it’s easy to conjure: there you are, gazing out on the abandoned stone sanctuary and jagged green peaks, as a gentle mist hangs silently over the scene, beckoning you to explore. Maybe there’s a llama grazing...
Supporting Guatemala after the recent volcano
Our thoughts are with the people of Guatemala, where earlier this week, an eruption of Volcán de Fuego in Antigua left hundreds dead or missing and caused damage to neighboring villages. Holbrook Travel has close ties to Guatemala and is providing continuous support. Holbrook has been in consistent...
Operation RubyThroat plans 30th trip!
In November, Operation RubyThroat, a project of the Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History, will embark on its 30th trip in the name of citizen science and conservation. Under the leadership of Dr. Bill Hilton Jr., teams of citizen scientists have been traveling to Central America to...
Attention Educators: 2019 Early Booking Reward
Get your 2019 travel plans in order soon! Reserve your group of 10 or more by February 28, 2018 and we’ll send you a $300 check at the time of your final payment. You can use it for your students, for any tipping, or anything you wish. It’s our way of saying “thank you” for choosing Holbrook. Be...
Update on Irma’s Aftermath: Impact on Cuba Travel
Despite hurricane’s fury, most areas are intact and programs are proceeding Hurricane Irma made landfall last week on Cuba’s northeastern provinces as a Category 5 storm, the first the country has seen since 1932. The storm hovered over Cuba for nearly 72 hours, pounding the island with winds and...
13th Gainesville Latino Film Festival
Celebrate Latin American stories and culture at the 13th Gainesville Latino Film Festival, presented by the Latina Women’s League. From September 14 to September 30, all throughout Gainesville, the festival will show a variety of highly acclaimed films from many different Latin American countries,...