What writers have said
about how we work.
Selected coverage
Quoted, in full.
Condé Nast Traveler · May 2026
The slow-travel studios changing how the West sees Sichuan
“They are doing what most operators won't — staying small, paying their hosts well, and refusing to put a bus tour on the road.”
Travel + Leisure · Mar 2026
Why we sent our most jaded editor to Chengdu — and what she came back saying
“I have been on 47 hosted trips for this magazine. This is the first one where I did not feel like a customer.”
Monocle · Feb 2026
The new wave of Chinese-led inbound studios
“Six years in, the founders insist they will not open a second region. The discipline is the brand.”
Awards
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2026
Condé Nast Traveler Hot List · Best New Operator
2025
PATA Gold · Sustainable Inbound
2025
Travel + Leisure Editors' Choice · Slow Travel
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