by Andres Paez | Oct 18, 2021 | Travel Trends
After coronavirus set a before and after in modern history, people in tourism were the last to lose faith and realize the severity of the virus in the industry’s operations. Nevertheless, many tourism companies didn’t survive the forced shutdown due to closed...
by Andres Paez | Oct 18, 2021 | Galapagos News, Travel Trends
We all know the fragility of the Galapagos Islands’ ecosystem and the need to preserve it. The islands receive every year around 250,000 travelers (pre-pandemic numbers), and approximately 75% of them travel onboard cruise ships. Hence, an average of 90 boats...
by Andres Paez | Oct 18, 2021 | Travel Trends
A few years ago, international newspapers headlines showed the effects of over tourism in some destinations such as Thailand. However, the world stopped abruptly in 2020, and people’s consciousness increased about how contact with nature helps their health and...
by Andres Paez | Oct 18, 2021 | Travel Trends
Nowadays, we’re less anxious and uncertain than we were at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak. We now see the light at the end of this dark tunnel to better understand travelers’ behavior and needs. After a year and a half, we have summed up many...
by Andres Paez | Oct 14, 2021 | Galapagos News, Travel Trends
More than cruise travelers, they develop the Galapagos economy! We all know how important the cruise industry is for the Galapagos Islands. Yet, people know very little in terms of numbers about its impact on the archipelago economy. Thus, in this post, we decided to...
by Andres Paez | Sep 18, 2021 | Travel Trends
The strategy of commercial airlines focuses on keeping them in the air and not falling. Yet, by 2021 carriers have been opening new routes and increasing their flights to/from South America. For example, the Colombian flagship airline Avianca announced it would open...