Awards and Recognition

2019

• Travel + Leisure – The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2019
• #3 Trip Savvy’s – Top 30 Adventure Travel Companies in the World
• USA Today Readers Choice – #1 American Adventure Travel Company, #3 in the world
• SHAPE Healthy Travel Awards – Best Curated Experiences 
• Atout France – Best Niche Tour Operator

2018

• Family Vacation Critic’s 8 Unforgettable Family Tour Company Vacations

2017

• Travel + Leisure World’s Top Adventure Trips
• Wherever Family: Five Best Adventure Travel Companies
• Travel + Leisure Five Tour Groups That Offer Amazing Family Itineraries
• Travel + Leisure Trip of the Month: Big Sky Montana and Yellowstone National Park
• The New York Times For Women Only: Tours That Emphasize Adventures
• Travel + Leisure Five Tour Groups That Offer Amazing Family Itineraries

2016

• Travel Agent Central: Austin Adventures Becomes Virtuoso Preferred Tour Operator

2014

• Traveler Magazine’s 2014 Tours of a Lifetime: Best Tours in North America 2014
• Billings Gazette’s 40 Under Forty: Kasey Austin, vice president of operations at Austin Adventures
• National Geographic Traveler 50 Tours of a Lifetime
• Outside Magazine Family Guide of the Year – Kasey Austin

2013

• New York Travel Writers Association Tour Operator of the Year

2012

• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards #1 Top Tour Operator and Safari Outfitter for Families
• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards #2 Tour Operator in the World
• Austin Adventures’ Cuba tour makes National Geographic Traveler’s 50 Tours of a Lifetime
• Outside Magazine Hall of Fame Travel Awards Recipient
• Travel + Leisure recognizes Austin Adventures as a 2012 World’s Best Value for “Tour Operator and Safari Outfitters“

2011

• Travel + Leisure Top 5 Best Tour and Safari Operators in the World
• Travel + Leisure Global Vision Awards

2010

• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards #2 Tour Operator in the World
• Travel + Leisure World’s Top Adventure Trips
• Travel + Leisure Best Life-Changing Trips

2009

• Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards #1 Tour Operator in the World
• National Geographic Adventure Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth
• About.com Top 20 Adventure Travel Companies

2008

• National Geographic Adventure Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth
• National Geographic Adventure World’s Best New Trips for Panama Boquete To Bocas Adventure
• Concierge.com’s Best Adventure Trips of 2008 for our Panama adventure
• Bicycling Magazine 15 Best Bike Trips
• Dan Austin honored with an invitation to join Forbes Traveler’s panel of distinguished travel experts
• International Academy of the Visual Arts Communicator Award of Distinction for company website

2007

• National Geographic Adventure World’s Best New Trips for Okanagan Wine Country Adventure
• National Geographic Traveler 50 Tours of a Lifetime

2006

• National Geographic Adventure World’s Best New Trips for Oaxaca Adventure

2005

• Travel + Leisure 50 Greatest American Adventures

2004

• Diversion Magazine Top 10 Adventure Companies

2003

• Catalog Age Annual Catalog Awards – Silver Medal in Travel Category