“Alan and Harriet Lewis and Grand Circle Corporation demonstrate that emerging company owners are true corporate heroes. Men and women like these represent the leading edge of a new approach to philanthropy and competitiveness.”

Michael E. Porter
AllWorld Network Chairman and Harvard Business School Professor

About this book:

In 1986, shortly after Alan and Harriet Lewis bought Grand Circle Travel, an English competitor remarked that there was no way a bunch of hooligans from Boston could run a worldwide travel business. At the time, Grand Circle was losing more than $2 million a year. Twenty-five years later, Grand Circle is one of the largest and most respected travel companies in the world.

Driving With No Brakes: How a bunch of hooligans built the best travel company in the world is the entire story of that wild ride—including a time when Alan literally drove without brakes in Costa Rica. In honor of the 25th anniversary of their ownership of the company, Alan and Harriet Lewis recount the story of Grand Circle and their dream to build a company that would allow active, mature Americans to explore the world, experience new cultures, and help change people’s lives.

The Grand Circle Way:

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