Become a Great Outdoors partner

Great Outdoors is looking for locals with a story and a passion for their environment, who love nature, love what they do, and can't wait to share it.

Een eenzame wandelaar in een oranje jas staat op een kiezelstrand en kijkt uit over het stille water van Milford Sound richting Mitre Peak, waarvan de top het eerste gouden ochtendlicht opvangt door dramatische wolken, in Fiordland National Park, Zuidereiland, Nieuw-Zeeland.

Meet Great Outdoors

Great Outdoors is a bold new brand by TravelEssence, founded by Andrew Morten. Built on twenty years of selling itineraries to Australia and New Zealand in the European market, but aimed at a new audience and built on new technology.

Where TravelEssence is accommodation-first and slow-paced, Great Outdoors flips the formula. Activity-first, adventure-driven, and built for independent travellers between 25 and 45 who want to experience the beauty of nature by moving through it, rather than sitting beside it.

Who books with Great Outdoors

European independent travellers, generally between 25 and 45. Adventurous, nature-loving, and comfortable booking online. They build their own itinerary, select from our direct partners, and book through our established TravelEssence system. No travel agent in between. Just them, the platform, and you.

How it works for you

Bookings are made fully online by the traveller. No emails back and forth, no manual rate updates. Everything runs through an API connection, instant confirmation, live availability, accurate rates.

Lead times are shorter than TravelEssence: expect bookings between 1 and 9 months in advance. Once our app launches, activities can be booked on the go, including same-day. That means additional yield from inventory that would otherwise go empty.

Grampians Mac Kenzie Falls

How the two brands complement each other

Great Outdoors is new. The commitment to quality partnerships isn't.

TravelEssence

  • European FIT, 40–70 years old

  • Tailor-made, accommodation-first

  • Crafted by sales specialists

  • 9–12 months lead time

  • Direct, personal relationship

Great Outdoors

  • European FIT, 25–45 years old

  • Self-built, activity-first

  • Booked online by the traveller

  • 1–9 months, same-day via app

  • Direct, via platform

Een groep kajakt tussen groene kliffen en besneeuwde bergtoppen in Doubtful Sound, Fiordland National Park

Who we're looking for

We are looking for locals with a story and a passion for their environment. People who love what they do and want to share it.

Nature stays, outdoor activities, excursions, and multi-day expeditions. From easy introductions to full-on nerve wreckers. If it gets travellers up close to nature and sends them home with their minds blown, we want to know about it. We work directly with you. No intermediaries, just you, us, and the travellers who can't wait to get out there.

Why partner with Great Outdoors

  • If you already work with TravelEssence: we build on the trusted partnership we already have.

  • Reach a new audience: extend your product to independent, adventure-minded travellers between 25 and 45, across a wide range of price points.

  • Simple, direct booking: API connection means instant confirmation, live availability, and no manual rate updates.

  • Short lead times: fill gaps in your calendar closer to the date.

  • Clear distressed inventory: once the app is live, offer incentives on beds and seats that would otherwise go empty.

Let's get in touch

Interested in partnering with Great Outdoors, or just want to ask a question? Feel free to email us at Product@greatoutdoors.nl and we will get in touch. 

We're based in the Netherlands, so bear with us on the time difference. No office phone yet, but send us your details and we'll schedule a call or video chat.

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