The Exploritas Online Pressroom



Welcome to the Exploritas Press Room. Exploritas is the new name for the programs developed and offered by Elderhostel, Inc., the not-for-profit world leader in lifelong learning and educational travel since 1975. Our mission is to empower adults to explore the world’s places, peoples, cultures and ideas, and in so doing to discover more about themselves.

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Campobello Island, New Brunswick. Photo by Morton Sternheim.

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9/19/09 - Elderhostel, Inc Invites New Generation of Lifelong Learners to Explore the World


About Exploritas

Exploritas is the new name for the programs developed and offered by Elderhostel, Inc., the not-for-profit world leader in lifelong learning and educational travel since 1975. Each year, Exploritas participants visit every state and more than 90 countries on thousands of programs, from “Intergenerational” learning experiences bringing together children and their grandparents or “Adventures Afloat” shipboard voyages, to one-day “Day of Discovery” explorations or active Outdoor Adventure programs, and more. Exploritas programs strive to bring together passionate, diverse participants and world-class instructors to foster engaging discussions. We are committed to continually developing new and stimulating programs that reflect the shifting realities and emerging trends of our ever-changing world. The fellowship of learning and the joy of discovery are the hallmarks of the Exploritas program experience.



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Alaska – Photo by Alfio Garozzo


Alaska – Photo by Alfio Garozzo

Spain – Photo by Alfio Garozzo

Spain – Photo by Alfio Garozzo

Utah – Photo by Dorothy Marsh

Utah – Photo by Dorothy Marsh


 

Research, Grants and Awards

As a leader and champion of lifelong learning, Elderhostel, Inc. also supports and conducts research related to healthy and successful aging. The following links will bring you to recent research studies completed by the organization as well as recognition grants for up and coming leaders in the field of aging research, lifelong learning, and educational travel.


Research

Mental Stimulation and Lifelong Learning Activities in the 55+ Population


What Will Baby Boomers Want from Educational Travel?



Grants and Awards

Elderhostel K. Patricia Cross Doctoral Research Grant


Asa Grant Hilliard III Road Scholar Award for Lifelong Learning


 




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