The magazine's November 2007 issue, which hits newsstands October 23, highlights the Vermont-based international bike tour operator #1 in its class. VBT's "Best" rating is also showcased in a searchable online travel-planning database within the Adventure web site, http://www.ngadventure.com/ratings

"Each year, thousands of travelers choose VBT not only for our amazing international and domestic destinations, but for the way we help them explore those places actively, by bicycle," said Gregg Marston, VBT president. "We believe that an unforgettable travel experience isn't just seeing a new place, it's living it--by making your own discoveries and interacting with local people along the way."

In what Adventure calls "the world's first large-scale rating of adventure tour operators," conducted by the magazine in cooperation with a number of travel and tourism organizations, more than 200 adventure travel outfitters were ranked in six categories:
education, sustainability, quality of service, spirit of adventure, references and best overall. VBT emerged as the best overall bicycle tours in the Biking category, as chosen by Adventure editors, travel writers and experts.

Founded in 1971, VBT Bicycling Vacations offers 24 deluxe bike tours in 16 countries worldwide, including European bicycle tours, Costa Rica adventure travel tours, and cycling tours to New Zealand, Vietnam, East European countries of Czech Republic & Croatia, South Africa, Canada and the U.S.A. VBT promises its travelers worldwide bicycle trips at the best value, guaranteed. For reservations or more information, call 1-800-245-3868 or log on to the company's web site, www.vbt.com.

For more information, contact:
Gregg Marston, President
802-453-4814
gmarston @ vbt.com