We’re a team of adventure travel junkies - and the perks reflect this. Every Explore employee is entitled to a ‘BTY’ training trip every year or two (depending on their role), joining a small group of customers on one of our tours. As we return from our travels, we all give a presentation to the whole business, so we’re all continually learning about our trips. All staff get 50% discount on a holiday from the group each year. And our low-carbon travel policy means that we can claim additional holiday for any trips we take that use low-carbon transport.

Staff well-being is hugely important. We fund weekly yoga classes and Circuits sessions in our Farnborough office (and over Teams for homeworkers). We have annual all-staff challenges like Steps For Sanity, encouraging employees to team up and get active in a friendly competition, as well as (hugely popular) Bring Your Dog to Work days. 

We have proactive mental health support in the business, as well as a Well-being Hub, with resources and 20 different events and seminars to watch and follow. We are working towards our Menopause Friendly Employer accreditation. 

In a hybrid-working environment, we make the most of opportunities to come together as a team and a business, to share ideas and our successes, and to soak up the brilliant in-person energy. Our annual calendar is peppered with get-togethers, including:

Explore Day. An away day for the whole business to reflect and plan ahead.

Annual socials, in the summer and at Christmas. A good chance to have a proper knees-up, and a staff favourite!

MUMs. That’s Monthly Update Meetings. An update on how we’re doing, and an in-depth focus on a couple of projects from around the business.

BTY trip presentations. Every other Thursday the whole team gathers to hear about a staff member’s recent training trip with Explore. From the Amalfi Coast to Argentina, the whole team is transported via stories, pics and video, while we all enjoy a beer together.