Give Back to
the Galapagos Promotion Ends in Success
New Discount
Incentives Offered on Select Cruise Dates
The visionary,
small-ship travel company Ecoventura (http://www.ecoventura.com/)
announced that a recent promotion has raised $12,000
to help fund, among other things, a satellite vessel monitoring system
to combat illegal commercial fishing operating clandestinely in protected
Galapagos waters.
The promotion
which ended this week offered guests a 5 percent discount plus the satisfaction
of knowing that another 5 percent from the cruise company’s pocket went to the Galapagos
Marine Biodiversity Fund administered by the World Wildlife Fund.
“Our clients
always want to know how they can help our efforts to create a positive level of
sustainability for this fragile eco-system called the Galapagos,” said Santiago
Dunn, president and owner of Ecoventura.
“This was a way they for them to benefit twice: once by receiving a rate
reduction and once by giving something back to the islands.”
Ecoventura
helped establish the Galapagos Marine Biodiversity Fund in 2006 in partnership with the World Wildlife Fund to
support environmental education and marine conservation by strengthening the
local communities’ ability to manage natural resources.
Since the
fund’s inception in 2006 it has raised over $170,000, of which $160,950 has
gone directly to the various projects now in operation including scholarships
for local children to study at the University level, development of
micro-enterprises to create alternate sources of income and control of illegal
fishing activities through a permanent floating station at Darwin Island and the
acquisition of a satellite vessel monitoring system.
In place of
the Give Back promotion, Ecoventura is now offering straight 10% to 15%
discounts on select cruise departures from July 25 through Dec 12, 2010. For Last
Minute Summer trip bookings aboard the Eric, Flamingo and Letty the company
is offering a 10% Discount off rack rates. Eight day cruise departures include:
Aug 1, 15, 22, 29, Sep 5, 12, 19, and 26.
On a Special
Fall Promotion Ecoventura offers 15% off on cruise departures starting Oct
17, 24, 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5 and 12. An Early Bird
Booking Incentive for cruises in 2011 offers all new bookings made 120 days
or more prior to departure a 5% discount. This applies to the following
departures: Jan 9, 16, 23, 30, Feb 6, 13, 20, 27, Mar 6, Aug 28, Sep 4, 11, 18,
25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, Nov 6, 13, 27, Dec 4 and 11, 2011.