SEATTLE, WA, August 13, 2012—ExpeditionTrips, a Seattle-based travel company, is pleased to announce the launch of its new website at www.expeditiontrips.com, geared toward travelers interested in experiential travel to Antarctica, Galapagos Islands, the Arctic, Alaska, and beyond.

ExpeditionTrips provides a one-stop portal to more than 350 life-changing travel experiences throughout the world. Continuing to be the place to find, research and book expedition travel, the new website also provides additional resources and tools to inspire, educate, and better assist travelers in searching and comparing trip options. Highlights include:

• Visually stunning graphics and easy to use functionality.
  
  
• Improved trip search capabilities with enhanced filtering options (search by destination, dates, trip length, ship types, capacity, ships, prices, activities).
  
  
• A table view allowing visitors to sort trips by departure date, price, length etc.
  
  
• Enhanced research library featuring destination information, staff reviews, travel articles, photo and video galleries.
  
  
• Social media integration of Facebook and Twitter and access to over 300 other platforms.
  
  
• A searchable collection of past traveler testimonials.
  
  
• Improved member profile interface which includes Recommended Trips, Saved Trips, and Travel Documents.

# # #

About ExpeditionTrips
ExpeditionTrips specializes in trips of a lifetime to extraordinary destinations, including Antarctica, the Galapagos Islands, Alaska, Africa, the Arctic and beyond. The world’s leading specialist in expedition travel, we offer a one-stop resource for expert advice, trip planning and outstanding service. Founded in 1999 by former expedition leaders, naturalists, and guides, ExpeditionTrips’ mission is to help our clients experience the trip of a lifetime. Our award-winning Website, offering more than 350 trips, has been voted ‘Best of the Web’ by Forbes annually since 2000, and we have been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Newsweek, Coastal Living and Men’s Journal, and highlighted as ‘The Antarctica Travel Planners’ by Travel + Leisure magazine. For more information, visit www.expeditiontrips.com.