Austin-Lehman Adventures Earns T+L Top Tour Operator Award

Kudos to Austin-Lehman Adventures for earning the No. 1 "Tour Operator" spot in Travel + Leisure's World's Best '09 awards. Based on a perfect score of 100, Austin-Lehman Adventures received an overall rating of 97.34, one of the highest ever recorded in the category in the 14 years T+L has conducted its prestigious readers' survey. Tour operators and Safari Outfitters, which shared one of the categories. were evaluated by T+L readers on the following characteristics: staff and guides, itineraries and destinations, activities, accommodations, food and value.

"Considering that T+L readers represent a strong voice amongst today's travelers, we're thrilled to be ranked by this constituency. This is truly the best of the best." said Dan Austin, ALA's co-founder and Director.

Co-founder Paul Lehman adds: "Smaller is indeed better...our guest to guide ratio is six-to-one. But most of all, it's our passion for delivering over-the-top surprise and delight that make our trips so memorable and meaningful. It could be anything from an ice cream sundae at the top of Angel's Landing in Zion National Park to a foot bath and massage after a day of biking in the Loire Valley. You name it, we've done it."

Austin-Lehman has been listed as one of the Top Adventure Travel Companies on About.com's Adventure Travel website for more than a year. To learn more about the tours offered visit Austin-Lehman Adventures. The complete list of the World's Best will be covered in T+L' August issue.

Photo courtesy of Austin-Lehman Adventures