About Escape Locally
Escape Locally's Service Formula
I am Jim Zimmerman, one of Escape Locally's founders and original Experience Guides.
Simply stated, Escape Locally connects people and organizations to great Experiences that are authentically "Local".
Our Formula:
Provide a Diverse Selection of All-Inclusive "Local" Experiences (Packages) - to individuals, couples, families, friends and organizations.
Customized to the Specific Desires of Inbound Travelers and Residents Alike - making sure each Experience perfectly matches the needs and desires of our Guests.
Offered to You at Retail Prices - not marking up the prices from the participating venues and service providers.
We Handle all the Details for You! - Just have fun - let us do all the work...
It's So Easy to Use Escape Locally
Just follow these three easy steps:
Explore Experience Packages: Experience Packages are grouped into themed sections - like Romance or Adventure. These sections are presented in the blue-colored top menu. Clicking on any of these sections will generate a list of Experience Packages relating to the theme you selected.
Register Experience Packages: When you find an Experience Package of interest, just click on the Registration link at the top or bottom of the Experience Package page and complete the simple registration process. Or contact us and we will help you from the start.
Experience Guide Support: After you register, an Experience Guidewill contact you. Your Experience Maker will help you refine your Experience Package, confirm all arrangements and book your Experience Venues.
Your Experience Guide will continue to work with you and the Experience Package Venues to ensure your Experience is all that was promised and outstanding service was delivered.
Rent a car for your Escape Locally Experience. We offer significantly discounted rates.
Even if you are not on an Escape Locally Experience, rent your car using Escape Locally and save money.
Why We Created Escape Locally
Traditional tourism destinations, like Hawaii or Disney, have historically been the domain of the travel industry. However, in recent years, there has been continual growth in leisure and tourism activities in smaller, less well-known and more regional markets - Local Destination Markets.
Examples of Local Destination Markets include: the outdoor wine country of Southern Illinois, the micro-urban environment of Champaign-Urbana and the many diverse local markets within Chicago.
This shift towards Local Destination Markets is occurring in numerous regions from coast to coast and is a primary driver for economic expansion in many of these areas.
Individuals, couples, families and even corporations are looking closer to home to satisfy their leisure and entrainment needs.
For those interested in taking full advantage of the unique venues and attractions closer to home, there are little or no options available on the Web or with travel agencies to easily locate, gain accurate information and book complete travel or experience packages.
Our desire to serve these Local Destination Markets is what motivated us to create Escape Locally.
If you have any questions or ideas please contact me. - Thank you and please, Escape Locally!
Jim Zimmerman
Co-Founder and Experience Maker