Intrepid Travel set to buy two London travel businesses after surprise profit growth
Friday, 11 September 2009
Australian travel company Intrepid Travel is in negotiations to buy two London travel businesses, with founders Darrell Wade and Geoff Manchester set to sell 20% of the company in next three weeks in order to fund mergers and acquisitions.  ...

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Intrepid Travel
Tuesday, 03 March 2009
Smart50 rank: 40 Revenue: $115.30 million Growth: 30.23% Founders: Darrell Wade, 47; Geoff Manchester, 47 Based: Victoria Employees: 716 Industry: Other Website: www.intrepidtravel.com   Winner: NAB SmartCompany Award Backpacking is usually ...

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Solving Australia’s innovation crisis
Tuesday, 03 June 2008
SmartCompany's roundtable brought together 17 entrepreneurs and experts to to identify the next 10 multi-billion dollar industries – and create an action plan for developing an entrepreneurial Australia.  ...

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Intrepid Travel’s big adventure
Monday, 14 April 2008
It was tough times that spurred Darrell Wade to change the strategy of Intrepid Travel. The result? $120 million growth in a decade. He tells AMANDA GOME how he did it, plus reveals bold new plans. ...

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We trust small companies... Exit bungling... Lonely pets club... Carbon-conscious flying
Monday, 26 March 2007
Australians trust small companies more – and they are happier Only 7% of Australian consumers trust big companies, and 60% are more likely to trust small companies, according to the latest Eye on Australia report by Grey Worldwide and Sweeney Research. The ...

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