Sustainable tourism. Viatges Falcó de la Reina, responsible and ecotourism friendly
Falcó de la Reina strives to leave the Balearic Islands better than we found them through our comprehensive sustainable plan, which includes caring for the islands, wildlife and people, along with delivering beautiful experiences in contact with nature
What does sustainable mean?
It referes to practises or activities in which human needs are satisfied, without forgetting about the handling and preservation of the natural resources.
Impact model
Vacations, along with day-long activities with our beloved guests, drive our commitment to caring for the islands, wildlife and people.
How do we do this?
Tourism industry, the key to change
The terrible 2020-21 binomial (years in which the pandemic has spread across the planet, causing intense unrest in people as well as in the global economy, and it seems that a greater appreciation of the effect of climate change by a large majority of the population) has caused a turning point in very diverse public and private spheres, inciting deep reflections. Thus, from the tourism industry, which has perhaps been most economically affected by the ravages of COVID-19 and in turn, which in the future can involve more people directly in being responsible with the environment, has much to say and do.
An innovative incoming travel agency
In Falcó de la Reina, as a result of the above, and the difficult situation of a long year without the invaluable company of our guests, we are committed, with conviction, to creating a better future by updating our responsible habits defined in 1999 and implementing, as far as possible, the general principles of sustainable tourism. We materialize all of this through an innovative incoming travel agency on the island of Mallorca, sensitive to the biodiversity of the Balearic Archipelago, the people who inhabit it and the footprint that our activity leaves on the environment.
Environmental practices and social commitment
We have a series of established guidelines that influence the management and development of the activities we carry out. We are committed to improving and updating our environmental practices and social commitment through an internal ethical code, and an external ethical code for our clients, where they are invited to be responsible on their holidays.
Sustainable tourism, fundamental objectives of Falcó de la Reina Internal ethical code of action
Falco de la Reina and MallorcAlpina’s commitment to the fundamental objectives of sustainable tourism has been engraved in our DNA since we began our own business venture in 1999. Over the years, we have been updating and incorporating new objectives, as we will continue to do for the well-being of nature and the people of the Balearic Islands and by extension all those tourists who visit us.
So our fundamental objectives are the following:
- To experience nature with our clients in the closest, most intense, respectful and original way possible.
- To contribute to the defence of the environment, the territory and the people in the Balearic archipelago through memberships with various NGOs.
- To reduce our environmental impact by organising activities in small groups and, if possible, on foot.
- To promote a taste for activities that have contact with nature, through the exploration of the different natural ecosystems that we find in the Mediterranean.
- To preserve the natural environment in the long term, avoiding as much as possible the degradation of the different ecosystems that we visit.
- To encourage our clients to be responsible through the external ethical code.
- Consolidate our work environment in the natural spaces of the Balearic Islands, far from the bustling resorts and tourist centers.
- Practice plogging: collect waste that is not ours in natural spaces and treat it for recycling in its respective containers, with the idea of giving it a new use.
- Reduce to the maximum and eliminate plastics from a single life.
- Take advantage of resources, where reduction, reuse and recycling of elements prevail.
- Employ local guides and external services whenever possible, within established standards of quality and responsibility.
- Promote cordiality between people.
- Prioritise routes and activities that are close to the overnight location.
- Favour public transport to get to the meeting point, adapting the schedules accordingly.
- Mediate a positive impact on our community, through a cultural exchange with the connection of businesses and local people with our guests.
- Buy local products for the preparation of our picnics.
- Organise the office environment (teleworking) in the most efficient and respectful way.
- In the medium term, bet on our own electric transport.
Raising awareness, sustainable tourism.
Recommended external code of ethics
As we have already indicated, we promote responsible travel so that you can do your part in consolidating sustainable tourism. Because in the end, the act of travelling should raise awareness that each of our actions during the course of our holidays can have a negative effect on the environment and on people, both locally and globally.
So our recommendations are as follows:
- Throughout your stay on the islands, during visits to natural spaces, whether with or without a guide, we invite you to do so with minimal intrusion and maximum respect for the environment, including not removing any animal, plant or seed samples.
- Save energy by turning off the lights, heating or air conditioning when not necessary.
- Save water by turning off the tap and shower when not in use, reuse towels and sheets for several days just as you would in your own home.
- Reduce waste as much as possible and treat it for recycling in its respective containers (there are everywhere) so that it has the opportunity to be used again.
- As far as possible, use public transport.
- If you have a reusable bottle and need water to drink during the activities, let us know during the booking process. We will gladly direct you to drinking fountains in the area or fill it with water from Sóller (free of charge) as soon as we meet.
- With a simple Bon Dia and a smile, all doors will open for you.
- Always ask for permission before photographing local people.
- Be selective in your purchases, supporting local crafts and small businesses.
- Respect private property.
Circular tourism
Corporate social responsibility
Natural spaces in the Balearic Islands
We are very aware that all the Falcó de la Reina activities and packages that we enjoy together are closely linked to the use of the natural spaces of the Balearic Archipelago. With this, we have the need to guarantee the long-term protection of the species and their habitats that make it up, so that our children and yours too, can repeatedly enjoy the natural wonders of the Mediterranean.
Benefits from the touristic industry
From 2021 onwards, our financial contribution to the cause of environmental and territorial conservation of the islands, as well as to the social aspect with a more local scope in the Sóller valley, is at least encouraging for us. Because we firmly believe, and with it comes our commitment, that the tourism industry with all the benefits it brings to each of its participants: senders, protagonists and receivers, has in turn the obligation to compensate it to the planet Earth, which is always the last but the most valuable of the components. Only in this way can the full circle of profit in the tourism industry be closed.
Voluntary financial contribution
We want to start this new stage of MallorcAlpina and Falcó de la Reina by committing to a financial contribution at the end of the year to two exciting NGOs that truly do exceptional work for the nature and people of the Balearic Islands.
The local assembly of the Red Cross of Sóller
