Travel Excellence

Overview

Description

Since 1996, Travel Excellence has offered innovative ideas that allow maximum enjoyment of the natural wealth of our country. As an inbound tour operator, we offer all of the specialized services required to manage a high-quality business, offering customers trips for relaxation, adventure, and education that will make them want to come back again and again. Thanks to the foresight and preparation of our staff, we can proudly say that creativity and attention to the smallest detail are the most important aspects of our daily work. Much more than a tour operator, our company provides opportunities to truly feel the hospitality of Costa Rica, with the professionalism that has always characterized our service.

As a destination management company, our TE Incentives division coordinates complete itineraries including theme parties, hotel reservations, luxury transportation, spectacular excursions, support staff, research and setting preparation, promotional gifts, domestic flights, and any other special requirement. We work hand in hand to design magical experiences that your groups will never forget.

We are ISO 9001:2008 certified, the first inbound tour operator in Costa Rica and the region. This ensures all our of customers in both the vacation and corporate markets that our management system is recognized worldwide.

Our services:

• Adventure
• Ecotourism
• Rural community-based tourism and sustainable tourism
• Agriculture tours
• Fishing
• Diving
• Golf
• Bird-watching
• Honeymoons
• Specialized tourism for student and youth groups
• Musical groups and bands
• Meetings and incentive travel
• Educational trips
• Car rental reservations, shuttles, and domestic flights
• Hotel reservations country-wide
• Complete itineraries for families, individuals, and grouos
• Fixed departure itineraries
• Open voucher system

Learn more about Travel Excellence exciting tour itineraries in Costa Rica by visiting the "Additional Information" section below.

Making a Difference

Number of employees: 50

Percentage of local employees: 100%

• Travel Excellence is committed to compliance with relevant national laws. Our entire staff is committed to preventing and denouncing the illegal poaching, captive holding, and feeding of wildlife; we also report sources of pollution in the places where we operate, and comply with vehicle emission standards.
• We encourage the use of biodegradable and reusable products.
• We encourage the proper disposal of wastes and promote water and energy conservation.
• We offer products and marketing strategies designed to ensure the sustainability of tourism.
• We involve rural communities in our programs and the direct and complementary services we provide. We also promote sport, socio-cultural, and artistic attractions to contribute to community development.
• Travel Excellence is one of the first tour operators in Costa Rica to be certified by the Certification for Sustainable Tourism (CST) program, achieving the maximum rating possible of five leaves.

Additional Information

Other Certifications

ISO 9001:2008

Awards or Recognitions

"Best service company in the small/medium category," awarded by the National Chamber of Commerce, 2011.

"Best promotional material", awarded by the Costa Rican Association of Tourism Professionals, 2002.

Files

• Costa Rica - Travel Excellence (summary) - "Nature & Adventure in Costa Rica: 9 days/8 nights". A summary of one of our exciting itineraries.
• Costa Rica - Travel Excellence (Detailed version) - More detailed information about our 9 day/8 night itinerary.

Date This Information Was Provided

April 2012.

Photos courtesy of Travel Excellence, Costa Rica, for SustainableTrip.org.

Travel Excellence Corporate Video