- In August 1995, The Grand Tour was rated among the top 5% of all sites on the web by Point, which rates and reviews only the best sites on the World Wide Web. We provide surfers with a standard of excellence: a catalog of the most lively, useful, and fun sites on the Net.
- In October 1995, the online version of Outside magazine listed The Grand Tour as its recommended site of the week.
- In late 1995, the site was listed and briefly reviewed in the book The World Wide Web Top 1,000.
- Equally gratifying have been the messages from readers throughout the United States and all over the world: Finland, Germany, Canada, Australia, Spain, Singapore, Sweden, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Japan, even Namibia. Keep em coming!