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Top Ten World Travel Destinations In 2003

CHICAGO, IL - January 6, 2004 /Send2Press Newswire/ -- iExplore
(www.iExplore.com) announced today the list of Top Ten World Travel
Destinations as determined by the vacation purchases of its adventure and
experiential travelers.
 
2003                    2002 
Rank                    Rank 
1       GALAPAGOS       3 
2       PERU            2 
3       EGYPT           6 
4       CHINA           1 
5       CUBA            25 
6       ALASKA          4 
7       ANTARCTICA      16 
8       AUSTRALIA       7 
9       BELIZE          12 
10      NEPAL           14 
 
 
iExplore founder and CEO, George Deeb, said,  "It is not surprising given
the turbulent world events of the last year, that the remote and
fascinating Galapagos Islands topped the list in 2003."  Deeb continued,
"China fell from its top position given the impact of SARS earlier in the
year and Cuba benefited as several legal cultural tourism licenses expired
at year end, creating a sense of urgency to see Cuba before it was too
late."
 
Founded in 1999, iExplore is the leading online seller of adventure and
experiential travel and is associated with National Geographic, an equity
owner in the company.  

The company offers over 3,000 trips which can be booked through iExplore’s
expert call center staff at 1-800-IEXPLORE. iExplore has been named the
"Best Adventure Travel Website" by Forbes Magazine for four years in a
row, and was named a  "Top 50 Overall Website" by Time Magazine in 2003.
 
More information: http://www.iexplore.com 


MEDIA CONTACT:          
	George Deeb 
	Founder and CEO 
	of iExplore, Inc. 
	+1-312-492-9443 x102
	pressrelease@iexplore.com
					

/Note to editors:  Deeb available for interview.  Photos available./
 

 
 
 
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