tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28072060595751231722024-03-05T17:14:33.765-06:00Choose HondurasWe plan memorable travel experiences to Honduras. Authentic. Reliable. High Quality.
For travel tips and ideas e-mail us at: travel@choosehonduras.comGustavohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10626365010299000182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807206059575123172.post-86016992451576646062017-08-29T18:13:00.002-05:002017-09-11T17:50:37.982-05:00Meet the local experts: Yobani P.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yobani Peraza from Xukpi Tours Copan is a travel industry veteran with more than 25 years of hands-on experience as a specialty tour guide and tour conductor. Yobani is based in Copan Ruinas but runs trip itineraries nationally; and even multi-country trips combining Honduras with Guatemala or El Salvador. When he is not traveling with guests, he provides consulting advice and training to other tourism industry entrepreneurs. His areas of expertise include destination planning, product development, heritage interpretation, and training. Yobani has been a key stakeholder in making tour guiding in Honduras a profession. As a matter of fact, in the last 15 years Yobani has trained local tour guides in many places across Honduras including: Lake Yojoa, La Esperanza, Gracias, La Moskitia, Siguatepeque, Choluteca, Comayagua, Roatan, and Atlantida.<br />
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Accredited by the Honduras Institute of Tourism as a national tour guide, his specialties are birding and Mayan culture. He also holds a Bachelor in Tourism from the Universidad Tecnologica de Honduras, and is a founding member of the Copan Tour Guide Association.<br />
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He recently participated in BirdFair 2017 in the United Kingdom promoting Honduras as a birding destination. Honduras is working hard to position itself as a birding destination, and has gathered together different stakeholders to develop a strategy to pursue that segment.<br />
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The diversity of ecosystems is of the advantages that Honduras offers this specialty travel segment. Approximately 770 different species of birds have been identified in Honduras, including resident and migratory species. Due to its location in the southernmost fringe of the migratory route for North American species, this is a birder's paradise!<br />
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Choose Honduras is very excited to be working with Yobani and the Xukpi Tours Copan team as their main tour guide service provider in the Copan Valley, and transportation supplier nationwide.<br />
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Visit Xukpi Tours Copan's Facebook page here: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/hondurasbirding/" target="_blank">Xukpi Tours Copan</a>Gustavohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10626365010299000182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807206059575123172.post-38586922674206109552017-08-11T08:00:00.000-05:002017-08-29T17:46:10.814-05:00Plan your trip with us!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy3Ywv70gFqqBMxjGvyPgnt5lDaOySQetCxBoA4iEJ5s5g4iVHtC1gkqi6AAQolXxhDN1J9Z5FXbWu9DnYig88aWueVx-6AhWuELvEOLiIr3C9UnzLkLmeEZYnb1QY6i7SlsJMkRZTM9M/s1600/Scarlet+Macaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1410" data-original-width="1450" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpy3Ywv70gFqqBMxjGvyPgnt5lDaOySQetCxBoA4iEJ5s5g4iVHtC1gkqi6AAQolXxhDN1J9Z5FXbWu9DnYig88aWueVx-6AhWuELvEOLiIr3C9UnzLkLmeEZYnb1QY6i7SlsJMkRZTM9M/s200/Scarlet+Macaw.jpg" width="200" /></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">How can we help you plan your next memorable adventure?</span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In short: get in touch with us, and let
us know that you are interested in planning a trip. We will follow-up
with you to get more information in order to prepare a custom trip itinerary
for you.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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How does Choose Honduras work? </span></b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">We are not a typical tour operator, in
fact we don't see ourselves as a tour operator, we are a custom travel planning
platform that knows the destination very well, and has a rich network of local
contacts in each destination that we work with across Honduras. This way,
we can provide you with the best travel experience.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Our local experts are go-getters, entrepreneurs, small businesses, and
community groups. They are in many cases freelance entrepreneurs or
one-person operations. They are very experienced in the field, know the
destination extremely well, and are great at providing amazing experiences to
our travelers. They spend so much time in the field, taking care of the
customers, that it is difficult for them to actively market their services and
manage the booking process. Choose Honduras fills that gap! </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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We create multi-day trip itineraries and bundle it so that you can have a
stress free trip. You don't have to separately contact a guide in Copan,
a boat captain in Tela, a hiking guide in Rio Cangrejal, a birding guide in
Lake Yojoa; arrange a pickup from San Pedro Sula airport, or wander around
Marcala looking for the fantastic coffee farm; we do it for you! Our
business model is based on profit-sharing with the local entrepreneurs, that
way everyone wins. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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As part of our commitment to Social Responsibility we assist local
entrepreneurs in the process of identifying and fine-tuning authentic and
unique travel experiences. We do not charge them a fee for this support,
nor do we force them to offer it exclusively to us. We want them to work
with us because it is beneficial to them, not because they are forced by a
contract; and we want them to be motivated so that they will exceed your
expectations during the trip. Win-Win-Win.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you want to plan a trip with us, fill out the contact form on our website,
send us a message on Facebook, or e-mail us at info@choosehonduras.com,
and let us know what your travel interest are, how much time do you have for
your trip, the dates you are looking to travel, and we will follow-up with you
with a tentative trip itinerary. With your input, we will
fine-tune the itinerary, and provide you with a price quote. We do
not charge a fee to prepare your itinerary, if you decide not to book with us,
you don't pay us anything.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.choosehonduras.com/contact.html" target="_blank">Get in touch with us HERE!</a></span>Gustavohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10626365010299000182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807206059575123172.post-91268856861617969742017-04-07T13:09:00.001-05:002017-09-12T13:29:08.615-05:00Travel can, and should, be a win-win activity<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The travel industry is at a pivotal
crossroads that will define its future. Suppliers, sellers and travelers all have a significant role in making the future of travel a sustainable success. The traveler should be able to enjoy an
authentic experience, with minimal impacts on the natural and cultural
landscape, while maximizing the positive economic benefits for the local
service providers and the host communities. This is the essence of
being a responsible traveler. </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Traveling responsibly should be every traveler’s goal, and part of that
commitment is purchasing services from travel companies, inbound tour
operators, local tour guides, and local service providers that are committed to
sustainability. This commitment to sustainability must focus on the 3
pillars: cultural, environmental, and socio-economic.</span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">There is an effort in many parts of the world to assist local
entrepreneurs and organized community groups in planning and developing tourism
services as a means to supplement family incomes. This is especially
important in communities dependent on farming, fishing and other natural
resources, that are being directly influenced and affected by climate change.
After tourism activities are developed, and external support has ended, many
local service providers have difficulty accessing markets, especially
international travelers. The reasons include: limited marketing
expertise, limited internet access, time constraints, language barriers, and
many others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">In
an effort to provide market access to local tourism service providers operating
in Honduras, a local start-up, <i>Honduras Turismo y Marketing SA</i>, is
developing a multi-channel marketing platform to address the market access
gap. The company is launching the platform under the <b><i>choose
Honduras</i></b> brand.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/choosehonduras/" style="font-family: inherit;" target="_blank">LIKE us on Facebook here</a><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">The mission is to <b>connect responsible-minded
travelers, interested in enjoying authentic travel experiences, with local
entrepreneurs, small businesses, and organized community groups, committed to
sustainable tourism and management practices</b>. This model of shared
responsibilities and benefits can prove to be a win-win relationship for all
parties involved.</span></div>
Gustavohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10626365010299000182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2807206059575123172.post-70800343543249004492017-02-23T01:43:00.000-06:002017-08-29T17:39:48.380-05:00Welcome to the Choose Honduras blog<div style="line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Hello and welcome to the <b><i style="font-weight: bold;">Choose Honduras </i></b>blog.
We are a multi-channel marketing platform designed to market,
promote, and sell memorable travel experiences to Honduras. Choose
Honduras is owned and operated by <i>Honduras Turismo y Marketing SA</i>,
a Honduran private company dedicated to tourism planning, marketing, and
training. </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;">Choose
Honduras</span></i><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"> has the
vision to connect responsible-minded travelers with local entrepreneurs, and
organized community groups that share our commitment to sustainable tourism
practices. We carefully research and select our local partners, and
together with them, develop trip itineraries that provide memorable travel
experiences that are safe, reliable, and high quality.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i>Choose Honduras</i><i> </i>encourages sustainable and
responsible tourism values and management practices from all the stakeholders
in its services value chain; that includes suppliers, partners, and travelers.
In the process C<i>hoose Honduras</i> works with, and establishes
partnerships with local entrepreneurs, micro & small enterprises, and
organized community groups currently involved in, or interested in, developing
a tourism experience. <i>Choose Honduras</i> provides support
to local tourism service providers in all business stages including: current
situation analysis, strategic planning, business planning, product concept
& design, marketing, and commercialization. Once we have identified a local
partner we develop travel itineraries that are authentic, and offer experiences
off the beaten path, and with a high degree of customization. We don't
sell off-the-rack "tour packages", nor do we bundle you with a bunch
of other travelers. Instead, we create a travel itinerary based on your
specific interests and time availability.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you want to learn more about our company, or are interested in planning a
trip to Honduras, the yet to be discovered gem in Central America, contact us
at: info@choosehonduras.com</span><br />
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