The story of the achievement, Around the World in 20 days (USA), The Greatest Adventure (UK), Mit dem Wind um die Welt (D) became a best seller.

After what has been described as the last great adventure of the 20th century, Bertrand Piccard received a number of decorations, including the Legion of Honour and the Olympic Order and joined his father and grandfather in the 2000 edition of the French Larousse encyclopaedia.

Bertrand is currently involved in humanitarian work with Winds of Hope. This foundation was created to maximise the media and financial impacts of the round-the-world flight to combat forgotten diseases. He is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations.

Bertrand has become a sought-after speaker for both public and corporate events. He uses his aeronautical experiences to illustrate such subjects as motivation and risk-taking, psychology of communication, teamwork, stress and crisis management. Since 1992, he has addressed hundreds of public and private conferences in the Americas, Asia, Europe and Africa.