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Our Mission:                                                        

The mission of Vacation Bicycling is the dedication to the highest value of bicycling tours delivered with friendliness and safety that will allow both independence and group experiences while creating lifetime memories.

Our History:

As we celebrate our 6th Anniversary, we thought this would be a good time to reflect on our past trips to give future participants a feel for our tours.  Our first year, we had three trip locations and decided as soon as any of our participants had taken all of our trips, we would add a trip the following year.  Well, we now have trips in six states plus one trip in Canada.  Also, after our very first trip, every trip has had a prior customer participating.  Though we advertise in three bicycling related publications and on the Internet, the vast majority of our participants come to us from referrals or have previously attended a trip.

In addition, we evaluate each trip and make improvements for future trips based on customer suggestions and our observations.  Since we are on every trip and continuously interact with the trip participants, gaining insight is pretty easy.  With this in mind, we have implemented small changes, including adding BYOB happy hours, changing restaurants, switching hotels, revamping itineraries, acquiring a 15-passenger van and adding new destinations. We are constantly trying to improve, so our hope is each tour will be just a little bit better than the previous one.

Our Plan:

Before starting our company, we decided to look at other companies that started small and grew into large successful organizations. The key, seemed to us, is to focus on the journey rather than just the destination and to always remember to focus on providing one thing really, really well: friendliness while providing the best value in bicycle tours.

We set up our corporate model to provide the lowest possible prices for our trips in much the same way Southwest Airlines started more than 40 years ago. People at the time thought it was impossible to provide low cost, quality and friendliness. But after starting with just one plane, as you probably know, Southwest Airlines now flies more than 100 million passengers per year. We may not want to have that many people on our bicycle tours, but you never know.

Goals of the ride with Vacation Bicycling:

1. Independence, but guidance so you may enjoy your vacation with your own spin.
2. Encourage relaxation to ensure an enjoyable vacation.
3. Excellent dinners at local restaurants that are tested and reviewed to ensure they are exceptional.
4. Lodging that is well respected with excellent reviews from people just like you; never camping.
5. Accurate cue sheets to avoid frustration in your daily mileage.
6. Itineraries that will always take you on scenic routes that are designed to avoid traffic and confusion.
7. Information on attractions you may consider adding into your vacation.

We hope that you decide to join us! 

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VacationBicycling.com
1860 Barnett Shoals Rd, Suite 103-514
Athens, GA 30605

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Phone: 706-363-0341 or 800-490-2173
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