Travel Adventures began in 1987 by founders Michael Palmer and David Snyder. The company is a member of the Student and Youth Travel Association (SYTA) - a non-profit, professional trade association, which was formed in 1997. In September 2008, John Krish (General Manager) of Travel Aventures became President of SYTA.

The combined total revenues for Travel Adventures was reportedly $8.2 million in 2007.

Travel Adventures

Travel Adventures creates custom educational travel experiences serving teachers and students nationwide. In 2007 a nationwide study conducted by Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

 within the Student and Youth Travel Research Institute (SYTRI) found that Performing Arts

Performing arts

The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...

is rising in popularity. Travel Adventures is a provider of student tours including The National Performing Arts Festival.