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 MEET THE HAPPY GRINGOS!
Happy Gringo has operated since 2004 during which time we have helped over 1800 clients per year to realise their dream holiday, and we have established ourselves as one of the leading and most respected travel agencies / tour operators within Ecuador. We are joint UK/Dutch owned and have chosen Quito as our base. Our office is located in the dynamic and developed "new town" area of Quito - right in the midst of the very best tourist services and hotels.
Our mission is to be a company run by happy people delivering the perfect holiday experience to the most satisfied clients.
We are a fully registered Ecuadorian company that is both affiliated with the Chamber of Tourism CAPTUR and licensed with the Ecuadorian Tourism Ministry.
We consider one of our real strengths to be the dedicated team of travel experts that we have assembled. We have an excellent mix of Westerners and Ecuadorians who complement each other perfectly to assist our clients, and we consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to have our current group of staff together.
Allow us to introduce our team:
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General Manager - John, hailing from London UK, is a seasoned traveller having visited more than 45 different countries worldwide, and with over 5 years of travel and work experience within Latin America. He holds both BA (hons) and Msc degrees in business and management from UK universities. He is the original founder of Happy Gringo and has been living in Quito for the past 4 years where his big passions are football and nature. |
Sales Manager - Eva is from Holland, is joint owner of Happy Gringo, and has been based in Ecuador for the past 4 years. She is well travelled and speaks fluent Dutch, English & Spanish as well as a good working level of German. She holds a degree in Anthropology with a specialism in Ecuadorian culture, and also an MBA. She needs plenty of energy to maintain the excellent sales service that our clients are accustomed to whilst at the same time looking after her mischeavous 2 year old daughter. |
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Operations - Valeria is very proud of her roots from Puyo, deep in the Amazon area of Ecuador. She has 3 years of experience working in tourism in Ecuador, has studied English at a local language institute and is the person to thank for the smooth-running organization of our trips. |
Office Manager - Julia is from Hamburg, Germany and has been with Happy Gringo in Ecuador and Peru for over 1 year now. She is a very active person who loves to travel, and when in Quito is usually found in biking or pilates classes or on the salsa dancefloor. Julia has a degree in Business aministration and economics, speaks fluent English, Spanish & German. She helps our clients to find their perfect Galapagos cruise options online as well as being an excellent group tour leader. |
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Office Sales - Aaron hails from Utah, USA and has many years of frontline sales and customer service experience. His story is typical of many foreigners that now live in Ecuador ... he was travelling through the country, met a local girl over here, and ended up settled down in Quito. His hobbies are travel, basketball and poker. |
Office Sales - Adrianna serves clients in our Quito office. She has 5 years of experience working as wedding-planner at the Mariott Hotel, and is attentive to each and every need that our visitors have. Adrianna gave birth to her first baby in December 2007, and has just rejoined us again after her maternity leave. |
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Operations / Accounts - Elizabeth has been with Happy Gringo for 18 months now, joining us straight from graduation after studying Tourism Management at Quito university. She lives with her family close to the Cotopaxi Volcano and loves hiking with her friends in the surrounding Andean mountains. Elizabeth does a lot of hard work helping with both ticketing and accounts, and also helps clients when they are buying their flight tickets. |
Internet Sales - Bernardo joined us in February 2008 and his sales and language skills are a welcome addition to the team. He lives in Quito with his wife and 3 year old son, holds a degree in French and English applied to International Affairs as well as a flight dispatcher license, and his passions are music and travel. |
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Messenger - Alex lives in Quito and works for us part-time inbetween his university studies in Business Administration. He is responsible for collecting tickets from other agencies as well as other oddjobs. Alex is a big football fan and also loves to dance salsa in the local clubs. |
Tour guide - Daniela lives in Quito where she has recently completed her degree in Tourism and has developed her English skills. In 2007 she gained her first guiding experience with Happy Gringo in Peru, and is now in charge of guiding our day tours in Ecuador. In her spare time Daniela loves reading, treking and travelling. |
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Driver – Cesar is from Quito and works together with Daniela on our day tours. Cesar has many years of experience driving to the most popular tourist sites in and around Quito and is also responsible for maintaining the Happy Gringo minivan. |
Driver – Milton is a regular favourite with our clients for his safe driving skills and amiable personality. He will always go the extra mile for his passengers to ensure the perfect trip for them! Milton speaks basic english and is keen to interchange language skills for those clients that would like to improve their spanish with him. |
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Accountant - Tatiana is a real whiz with numbers and keeps our accounts up to date and in order. She lives just outside of Quito with her husband and 3 year old daughter. |
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