Today we’d like to introduce you to Megan Lundquist
Hi Megan, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
When my business partner and I first met nearly a decade ago we clicked instantly. In our first conversation, we discovered we had both lived in Australia, and the travel stories and dreams flowed from there. As our friendship grew and we began exploring the globe together, we always talked about how travel helped us understand the world and nudged us to be better humans along the way.
While we both grew a lot through solo travel when we were younger, we also agreed that the joy of discovering a new place was that much sweeter when shared with someone else. And there’s just something different about bonding while traveling- people are more present, more engaged, more real. Friendships are forged faster and solidified instantly over a new experience.
Legit Trips was born out of this understanding that the world is better when we’re connected to it, and each other. We’re in business to help people discover the world, together.
Experiencing different people and places, and different ways of life have led us to see unlimited possibilities in our own lives. We strive to help people feel curious, alive, and free to try or do new things. We want to see our guests live their best life so they can share their awesomeness with the world.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
The road has not been smooth. 🙂 We are first time entrepreneurs and have had to learn the ropes the hard way, many times. A few struggles were attributed to unknown taxes or surprising fees but now we know what to ask for! For the first year of the business, it was a side hustle and a passion project for both of us. Now we’re both full time and running over 45 group trips! We’ve come a long way!
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your business?
We help people discover the world together. Whether you are a solo traveler, a few friends, or a couple, there’s room for you in our travel tribe. We bring together a community of like-minded travelers to share unique destinations and experiences around the globe. We specialize in group travel that is small-batch, hand-crafted. We meticulously curate our itineraries to always provide something special that you could never find on your own, plus we always leave room for serendipity.
We like to say that we provide a compass, not a leash. There’s plenty of freedom to roam on our itineraries. There are friends when you want them, and freedom when you need it too.
We’re proud to take people on their first trip out of the country, we’re proud to help someone travel solo when they might have been afraid otherwise, we’re proud to take people to places they didn’t know how to get to without us, and we’re most proud that we never compromise on our values. Every trip, every decision, it always has to be good for the guest, good for the company, and good for the local community of humans, animals, and nature that we’re visiting. We always practice responsible tourism and do everything we can do give back to the places and communities we visit. We try to leave a place better than we found it. We partner with non-profits to offer service and donation opportunities on each of our trips.
Are there any books, apps, podcasts or blogs that help you do your best?
For work: apps like Monday.com, Canva, Hubspot, Mailchimp
Books – we loved Delivering Happiness and Unreasonable Hospitality
For personal life: Abundant ever after with Cathy Heller – podcast and book
Also for fun, I enjoy fantasy/magic/wizard books as well!
Pricing:
- Learn to Scuba in Roatan Trip – $2450
- Philippines Island Hopping – $2975
- Kenya Safari Trip – $6350
- Japan Highlights – $5399
- European Christmas Markets – $3995
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.legittrips.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/legit_trips
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/legittrips
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@LegitTrips
