Meet Market Adventures
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Meet Market Adventures is a North American company specializing in singles event
s and socializing opportunities. The company's name is a play on the previously pejorative phrase "meet market
".
The company hosts a wide range of events that cater to single young professional
s who are interested in meeting new people. Unlike a dating company that focuses on creating romantic matches, the company were founded on the idea that busy singles, who have grown tired of the bar scene, need a place to go where they can meet other people who share similar interests.
Along with local activities, the company runs many singles vacations every year. Favorite events include pub crawl
s, Whirlyball
, and chocolate making. They also host regular parties on New Years Eve and Valentine's Day
, among other times.
, Ontario
in 2000, and hosted their first event in September of that year. Event scheduling began slowly, with no more than 2 events each month, but quickly grew. Within the next five years the company was hosting over 30 events monthly, and had over 30,000 registered members.
The company expanded, branching out of Toronto and into New York. By 2007, the company had franchises operating in twelve cities across the United States and Canada, with further plans for expansion.
Collectively, the franchises have over 70,000 members and claim to be "the most active singles sports, social and outdoor company in North America."
Singles event
A singles event is an activity or program made available specifically to the romantically unattached, often with the underlying or explicit purpose of fostering dating or relationships among attendees.-Logistics:...
s and socializing opportunities. The company's name is a play on the previously pejorative phrase "meet market
Meet market
Meet market or meat market, is an originally pejorative term referring to two related phenomena:*a location or activity in which people are viewed as commodities and*a business like a nightclub where people typically look for a casual sex partner....
".
The company hosts a wide range of events that cater to single young professional
Young professional
The term young professional generally refers to a young person not in school who is employed in a profession or white-collar occupation. The meaning may be ambiguous and has evolved from its original narrow meaning of a young person in a professional field...
s who are interested in meeting new people. Unlike a dating company that focuses on creating romantic matches, the company were founded on the idea that busy singles, who have grown tired of the bar scene, need a place to go where they can meet other people who share similar interests.
Along with local activities, the company runs many singles vacations every year. Favorite events include pub crawl
Pub crawl
A pub crawl is the act of one or more people drinking in multiple pubs or bars in a single night, normally walking or busing to each one between drinking.-Origin of the term:...
s, Whirlyball
Whirlyball
Whirlyball is a team sport invented by Stan Mangum that combines elements of basketball and jai alai, or rather a combination of lacrosse and bumper cars, with the players riding Whirlybugs, small electric vehicles similar to bumper cars...
, and chocolate making. They also host regular parties on New Years Eve and Valentine's Day
Valentine's Day
Saint Valentine's Day, commonly shortened to Valentine's Day, is an annual commemoration held on February 14 celebrating love and affection between intimate companions. The day is named after one or more early Christian martyrs named Saint Valentine, and was established by Pope Gelasius I in 496...
, among other times.
Company information
The company was founded by Travis Hartley in TorontoToronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
in 2000, and hosted their first event in September of that year. Event scheduling began slowly, with no more than 2 events each month, but quickly grew. Within the next five years the company was hosting over 30 events monthly, and had over 30,000 registered members.
The company expanded, branching out of Toronto and into New York. By 2007, the company had franchises operating in twelve cities across the United States and Canada, with further plans for expansion.
Collectively, the franchises have over 70,000 members and claim to be "the most active singles sports, social and outdoor company in North America."