Mission / Vision

Welcome to Pickleball Tours! Let’s get you started on your first journey with us as a tour of our website.

Value Prop:

As an avid and active traveler, I set out to “Promote the Movement of Travel” with the aim of sharing some of my favorite activities and destinations with other like-minded individuals. After discovering pickleball in 2019, I discovered my livelihood was to extol the virtues of Pickleball & Travel for the greater good and promote the physical / mental health and wellbeing it provides through increased movement, social connections and activity

I made a conscientious decision to create a company and culture that was focused on the C’s…

  • Customer First Approach - Customized and Curated Experiences

  • Consultative Process to identify customers expectations, through a thorough needs assessment

  • Concierge Service to develop relationships, retention, and satisfaction.

At Pickleball Tours, we can’t be presumptuous about your interests, so we want YOU to have the control. Of course, we will provide guidance, logistics, support, destination consulting, pickleball instruction and everything you need for a plug and play adventure. But if it’s a life event, anniversary, retirement, bachelor party, a gals excursion, or some other monumental achievement or milestone, what could be better than to create a customized excursion for you and your besties? Ultimately, our aim is (and this is our key differentiator) to build groups for trips. We know from experience that the key to a perfect getaway is the group dynamic, the chemistry, the pickleball level, and personalities. To that end, I am drawing on my 20+ years of corporate recruitment experience to find top talent, A players, niche skillsets, for excusive searches. We are building a unique 4 legged model ecosystem of key customers, partners, resorts, and destination countries. So let’s get going, there’s a lot of the world to see and as Hunter S. Thompson said,

“Buy the Ticket, Take the Ride”

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Meet the Founder

MICHAEL BORAAS

I began Pickleball Tours with a vision to introduce others to my passions involving travel, education, yoga, and entrepreneurship.

As a former tennis instructor, pickleball was a natural transition. For many people, pickleball has been a "game-changing" transformation that incorporates health, movement, improved social connections, and mental health benefits.

My mission is to promote these wellness benefits to others. As adults, we often forget that we still need time to play as we did as children. Our hectic lives often get in the way of this. 

After several years in corporate work, I made a career shift to start my own business. I now operate a small travel consultancy and have recently launched a volunteer career coaching platform  to aid those impacted by the current economic crisis.  

When I’m not planning my next excursion, venture, or playing Pickleball, I am usually reading, cooking, networking, teaching, or out hiking trails with my dog

Benefits of Playing

Some of the key benefits of playing pickleball, such as improved fitness, socialization etc..

What People Are Saying

  • "I’ve had the pleasure to work with Michael both as my pickleball coach and as a travel business colleague. As a coach, Michael is very knowledgeable about the game and coaches with the appropriate level of skill depth and intensity for the group situation. I’ve seen players make big improvements even with only one session with Michael."

    ~ Mary Funkhouser

  • "Why should you come on a pickleball retreat? The question is, why not?! You have fun, you meet new people, you can exercise, you have people to eat dinner with, breakfast with. You get excellent instructions. All the details are very well taken care of and YOU FEEL FABULOUS!"

    ~ Lynne DeWet, Florida Retreat Participant

  • "Michael is an excellent Pickleball instructor. He is enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and personable. He has a vast array of drills for players of all levels that are not only fun, but important for the improvement of your game."

    ~ Renee Keller, Pilates Instructor, NASM Personal Trainer

  • "I've worked with Michael for the last couple of years...and I haven't stopped laughing yet! He's a very talented instructor and loves to see people progress in this fantastic game of Pickleball. What I appreciate even more is his kindness. He truly loves giving back to the local Communities! Thanks Michael keep up all your Good Work...Paddles Up!"

    ~ Tim Laurent, Owner, My Pickleball Coach

Get in touch

Contact Michael Boras for any enquiry.