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Small ship cruise company offers "give back" environmental program
Ecoventura is offering what it calls a “new twist on added value:” guests get a rate reduction matched by company dollars to assist environmental initiatives.
"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 is a way they for them to benefit twice: once by receiving a rate reduction and once by giving something back to the islands."
Dunn explained that the new give-back program is a ten percent discount on rates on certain departures with five percent applied to the cruise rate and five percent assisting the Galapagos Marine Biodiversity Fund (GMBF) administered by the World Wildlife Fund.
The fund was established in 2006 in partnership with WWF that supports environmental education and marine conservation by strengthening the local community’s abilities to manage natural resources. The biodiversity fund has provided funds for scholarships for local students to study at the university level, among other programs.
Since the fund was created, it has raised over $170,000, of which $160,950 has gone directly to the various projects now in operation.
Ecoventura is a family-owned company based in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with sales offices in Quito and Miami. In operation since 1990, the cruise company transports 4,000+ passengers annually aboard a fleet of three expedition vessels via 20-passenger motor yachts.
By David Wilkening
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