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NEWS OF GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK DIRECTORADE |
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160,000 people visited the Galapagos Islands in 2009 Approximately 50% of visitors travel aboard tour boats authorized by the Galapagos National Park.  The Tourism Control Cards are collected along with the GNP entrance fee, upon the tourists’ arrival in Galapagos. The Tourism division of the Galapagos National Park Service reported that 163,480 tourists entered the Galapagos Islands in 2009, representing an decrease of 6% from 2008. Of the total visitors, 34% (56,766) were Ecuadorian, 27% (44,466) were from the United States, with the remainder represented in lesser percentages by 134 different nationalities. Information provided by the tourists indicates that 81% visited protected areas of the archipelago, 14% remained in urban areas, and the others came for work or to visit family members living in the islands. Additionally, the data show that approximately 50% of 2009 tourists visited Galapagos aboard GNP-authorized tour boats, 39% stayed in hotels, and 9% stayed with friends or relatives. All of this information is collected through the Tourism Control Cards (TCT) which all tourists must fill out at their point of entry to Galapagos.
Prepared by Galapagos National ParkPublic Relations Process For more information, email as at: comunicacion@spng.org.ec
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