World Travel Jersey's travel planner and marketing manager Trena Lewis experienced a Mercury Holidays' tour in Ecuador – an adventure that helped her see country through her clients' eyes
Internal unrest, political instability, an electricity crisis caused by a severe drought… clients could be forgiven for wanting to avoid Ecuador, when they have read the international news headlines.
There are a total of 19 main islands, just four of which are inhabited, and which in total account for about 3% of the total Galapagos area. The remaining 97% is the Galapagos National Park, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site.
National park rules prevent more than 100 daily visitors at key sites, so choose a mid-size or larger ship to reduce the chances of encountering other vessels at ports of call
Travellers arriving in the UK from Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela will no longer have to submit to hotel quarantine on arrival
In a rare interview, the chair of Metropolitan Touring talks about his fundraising efforts for his country, conservation efforts and tourism prospects in a Covid-19 world
Latin America has limitless holiday possibilities and a destination to suit every client’s need – there’s so much to see and do that quite often once someone has visited, they will want to visit time and time again
Ecuador has insisted it is “working very hard” to attract tourists back following a period of political unrest in the country, estimated to have cost the country’s tourism sector about $5 million a day.
