Finch Bay Galapagos Eco Hotel wins travel award as Ecuador’s Best Resort

The Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel was the winner in the category of Ecuador’s Best Resort during the 12th World Travel Awards ceremony that took place in London.The Finch Bay Eco Hotel, located on Santa Cruz Island of the Galápagos, was one of six resorts in the continent that received worldwide recognition due to their multiple attractions and services.

World Travel Awards was established in 1993 to recognize the best actors in the tourism business worldwide. Since its creation it has been considered as the most important recognition of the tour industry – as the prizes are granted by direct vote via Internet of professional travel agencies from over 200 countries with international prestige. The award is considered as the "Oscar" of tourism.

The Hotel was built using natural, environmentally friendly materials; it has direct access to the beach, a great pool and exterior Jacuzzi. It takes advantage of the natural light with large windows, uses solar panels for energy and an efficient ecological system for waste disposal. The hotel has its own desalinization plant for a permanent supply of pure water.

Its fabulous location allows for a variety of activities like diving, bird watching, sea kayak, hikes, mountain bike rides, tours of the bay, yacht outings to nearby islands and more. Its outstanding service is provided by carefully trained inhabitants of the island.

Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel offers three-, four- and seven-night packages starting Sundays and Wednesday, all year. For more information please go to http://www.finchbayhotel.com

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This article was developed by Metropolitan Touring, for their newsletter, and was wrote by a team of travelers, field guides, operations and marketing staff inside the company, all of them has more than 10 years working in the Galapagos cruises and tours guiding and sales, Sylvia Moncayo, Francisco Dousdebés, Santiago Tamayo, Gonzalo Alvarez are the team who produce our articles, Email info@metropolitan-touring.com Article Copyright Metropolitan Touring Corporation 2005 - 2006

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