Press Releases from Metropolitan Touring (5 total)
The Galápagos National Park Entrance Fee Doubled, Metropolitan Touring Applauds …
**Doubled, yet still modest, new US $200 entrance fee per person expected to bring in $40 million per year for long-term conservation and the local community**
(Quito, Ecuador) - As anyone who has explored the Galápagos knows, the islands that inspired Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution give as good as they get. Now, the captivating archipelago lying 620 miles off the coast of Ecuador is getting more, as per the recent…
Mashpi Lodge Partners with Fragrance Brand to protect Unique Magnolia Species
(Quito, Ecuador) - Pioneering Ecuadorian eco-lodge Mashpi, formalized a new partnership with global fragrance giant MANE and The Red List Project (TRLP), a nonprofit organization that aims to rescue botanical species worldwide from extinction.
The partnership benefits all three parties and aims to preserve the Magnolia mashpi species. This tree was described for science for the first time in 2016, and, to date, is known only to grow inside…
Galapagos Islands 18+ Population 100% Vaccinated
**Metropolitan Touring Joins Group of Travel Operators to Support the Vaccination Campaign in the Galapagos Islands – and Sees Encouraging Results**
(Quito, Ecuador) – COVID-19 vaccinations are key to reactivating tourism around the world – especially in remote destinations like the Galapagos Islands. With travel to the archipelago that inspired Charles Darwin in the balance, Metropolitan Touring joins eight other travel companies to support the government of Ecuador’s COVID-19 vaccination…
Travel is Back in the Galapagos Islands, and it May Serve as Framework to Restar …
**A quick primer and informative video on visiting the bucket-list destination from Metropolitan Touring, the pioneer of cruising in the Galapagos Islands**
Quito, Ecuador - Good news for travelers: Not all travel is on hold, including in the cruise industry, which saw a few lines restart operations in August 2020 and continue to serve guests since. Better news for travelers: As the cruise and travel industries work diligently to reopen to…
In-Room COVID Testing Available at Casa Gangotena in Quito
(Quito, Ecuador) – Bound for the Galapagos Islands with Metropolitan Touring? Travelers need a negative Covid PCR test to keep everyone — locals and visitors — safe. Not to worry: Guests of the pioneer of travel to the Galapagos will be able to have a test administered at the restored 31-room mansion Casa Gangotena, where they’ll sleep overlooking Plaza San Francisco in the heart of historic Old Town in Quito,…
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