O.A.R.S. in the Media
For close to 40 years, O.A.R.S. has been recognized as a leader in first-class rafting as well as environmentally and culturally responsible travel. In 2006 President and Founder, George Wendt was honored by the Adventure Travel Trade Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award and Men's Journal selected O.A.R.S. as one of five "Best Outfitters" after polling "dozens of experts and thousands of readers." Additionally, our sister company, Rivers Fiji swept the 2006 AON Fiji Excellence in Tourism Awards as the proud recipient of both the Adventure Tourism Award and the Environmental Tourism Award.
In 2007, O.A.R.S. received recognition from Outside, Sunset and National Geographic Adventure magazines for new and classic trips throughout the Western U.S. and internationally while veteran Adventure Consultant and Reservations Manager, Mindy Gleason was selected as the first ever "Top Travel Specialist" in the River Rafting category by Conde Nast Traveler's Wendy Perrin. In 2007 O.A.R.S. also received recognition from the nationally syndicated NBC series,"In Wine Country" for "Best Wine Country Adventure" on the Tuolumne River in California and was honored with the prestigious award for "Best Adventure Travel Company on Earth" in the River and Sea category from National Geographic Adventure.


Press Releases and Articles on O.A.R.S.
- Men's Journal - June 2008
- Cooking Light - May 2008
- Outside Magazine - April 2008
- Sunset Magazine - March 2008
- Sunset Magazine - March 2008
- Outside Magazine - March 2008
- Wall Street Journal - March 2008
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - November 2007
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - November 2007
- Smarter Travel - September 2007
- Prosper Magazine - August 2007
- Condé Nast Traveler - August 2007
- Budget Travel - July 2007
- Plenty Magazine - June/July 2007
- Budget Travel - June 2007
- Men's Journal - May 2007
- US News and World Report - May 27, 2007
- Sunset Magazine - May 2007
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - May 2007
- Virtuoso Life Magazine - March / April 2007
- Outside Magazine - March 2007
- AARP Magazine - January / February 2007
- Men's Journal - December 2006
- Conde Naste Traveler - November 2006
- Shape Magazine - September 2006
- Austin American Statesman - June 11, 2006
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - May 2006
- Men's Journal - June 2006
- Men's Journal - May 2006
- Travel + Leisure - April 2006
- Virtuoso Life - March / April 2006
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - November 2005
- Executive Traveler Magazine - August/ September 2005
- Outside Magazine - June 2005
- More - June 2005
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - April 2005
- Outside Magazine - April 2005
- Travel + Leisure - April 2005
- Diversion Magazine - February 2005
- Town & Country - January 2005
- Outside Magazine - November 2004
- New York Times - August 20, 2004
- Smart Money Magazine - August 2004
- Washington Post - July 11, 2004
- Outside Traveler - Summer 2004
- Outside Magazine - July 2004
- Men's Journal - June 2004
- Salt Lake Tribune, The (UT) - June 5, 2004
- Men's Journal- April 2004
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine- April 2004
- LA Times - July 2003
- USA Today Travel - August 15, 2003
- AAA Travel - August 2003
- The New York Times Sophisticated Traveler - June 15, 2003
- San Francisco Chronicle - June 12, 2003
- Money Magazine - April 2003
- Travel + Leisure - April 2003
- Men's Journal - March 2003
- Condé Nast Traveler - December 2002
- Travel + Leisure - August 2001
- Cigar Aficionado - April 2001
- Great Outdoors - March 2000
- Fast Company - November 1999
- National Geographic Adventure Magazine - Spring 1999
- The Los Angeles Times - May 11, 1997
- Outside Magazine - June 1992

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