Zach Rabinor was seduced early on by Latin America’s vibrant cultures, towering peaks, thundering surf and mouthwatering cuisine. As Co-Founder and CEO of award winning travel companies Journey Mexico, Journey Costa Rica (2022), and newly launched Journey Brazil (2024), Zach oversees all aspects of the companies’ operations and takes special interest and delight in the details of product development, marketing, business development, and sustainability (Journey Mexico is a certified B-Corporation and Costa Rica’s certification is nearing completion). Under Zach’s leadership, Journey Mexico achieved dynamic growth (Inc. 5000 Company), and has earned top honors and recognition including: National Geographic’s Best Tour Operators on Earth, National Geographic “50 Tours of a Lifetime”, Travel & Leisure Best Adventure Trips, Travel & Leisure Best Adventure Outfitters, and The New York Times Adventure Guide. Zach has been personally recognized as a: Conde Nast Traveler Top Travel Specialist (2010-2025), Conde Nast Traveler Top Villa Specialist (2011-2013); and Travel & Leisure A-List (2010-2025) as well as being named a Trusted Travel Expert on Wendy Perrin’s inaugural Wow List through to the present (2014-2025). Zach is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Oceanic Society and an active board member of his local YPO chapter; he is frequently sought out in the press on matters relating to Mexico, Latin America, tourism, travel, and sustainability including interviews in: Forbes and NPR and a host of other prominent publications.

Between his B.A. from Cornell University and M.P.I.A. from the University of California, San Diego, Zach worked as a teacher, an environmental activist, and an outdoor adventure guide throughout the Americas for over a decade. Zach’s career journey also includes stints in Finance, Environmental Conservation, and Community Development, before launching Journey Mexico in 2003. Zach’s passion for Latin America grows ever-stronger as he continues to explore remote, off-the-beaten path destinations and burgeoning geographic expansion to Brazil, Panama and beyond.  When not designing new itineraries or leading exploratory expeditions, Zach can be found searching for waves and Latin America’s best ceviche on his beloved Pacific Coast. Zach is currently based in Manhattan and travels relentlessly throughout Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil, Latin America and beyond.