Ace Camps Travel Welcomes New Owners:

Tanya Staples and Vida Forrest y Salazar

Why does Ace Camps Travel have new owners?

Before losing her brave and determined journey with cancer, our founder, Angela Ritchie, was in the process of selling Ace Camps Travel to new owners. Being the consummate planner she was, she wanted to ensure the vision, experiences, and community she built would continue to grow and thrive for years to come. Together with the Ace Camps Travel team, Angela made the decision to transition ownership to Vida and Tanya.

Tanya and Vida have worked together for more than a decade at lynda.com and LinkedIn. They share a passion for travel, a love for education, and can usually be found nerding out over various creative endeavors, often involving a shared love of neon colors.

Tanya met Angela and Jessica Stuart-Crump, our Director of Trip Design, on an Ace Camps Travel trip to Laos in 2018. She fell in love with the concept and community of Ace Camps Travel, leading her to join several other trips. Vida recently took a year-long career break to travel the world, visiting local artisans and traditional handicrafts along the way. Angela felt their combined passions and experiences were the right fit to honor her original vision and lead Ace Camps Travel into the future.

A Hello from Vida and Tanya

Hello fellow travelers and creatives!
Honored and excited doesn’t begin to describe how we feel about joining the Ace Camps Travel team. We met over a decade ago and through the years, our friendship deepened as we discovered our mutual love of travel, food, culture, and art. Whether it was block printing together in Colorado or tile painting in Portugal, we found inspiration and connection exploring the world and enjoying creative experiences together.

When the opportunity arose to work with Angela on transitioning the company into its next phase, we felt an enormous sense of gratitude to become a permanent part of the Ace Camps Travel team. We love how Ace Camps Travel brings artists and travelers together, creating the perfect environment for inspiration to strike, creativity to flow, and connections to bloom.

We feel incredibly fortunate to have found this intersection of our skills, passions, and experience, while being able to honor Angela’s incredible legacy and vision. We look forward to partnering with all of you as we embark on this new adventure together.

What can you expect from the transition?

We’re sure you’re wondering what you can expect with this ownership transition. We fell in love with all the things that make Ace Camps Travel special and we don’t plan on changing any of that. You can expect more amazing trips featuring unique destinations, talented artists, and inspiring experiences, all crafted with the same care and attention to detail you’ve come to know and love. If you’d like more information or have specific questions, check out our Transition FAQs or reach out to us at hello@acecampstravel.com.

We encourage you to say hello, share ideas, or drop us a note anytime at vida@acecampstravel.com and tanya@acecampstravel.com.

We look forward to meeting you all and seeing you on an Ace Camps Travel trip sometime soon!
Vida, Tanya, and the Ace Camps Travel Team