30: Riva Bacquet | Sustainable Travel & Eco-Tourism

Care More Be Better: A Podcast For Sustainable Social Impact and Regeneration

Corinna Bellizzi

Personal Journals, Earth Sciences, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science

5 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Corinna connects with fellow MBA from Santa Clara University, Riva Bacquet. Riva is a lifelong traveler who joined S.A. Expeditions to help create a more conscious and sustainable travel and tourism company. We dig into their journey to becoming a B-Corp, and how you can travel more sustainably and mindfully as you adventure around the globe on your next vacation.

About Our Guest: Riva Bacquet, COO, S.A. Expeditions

Riva envisions a world where all businesses act as a positive force, balancing profit with purpose. SA Expeditions is a purpose-led travel company dedicated to a specific kind of tailor-made travel. One that engages you more profoundly with the people and places you're visiting and makes for genuinely life-changing experiences whether you're traveling solo or sharing the journey with loved ones. In line with their values, during the pandemic, they received their B-corp certification and status.

Company Website: https://www.saexpeditions.com/

Time Stamps:

00:00 Introduction

03:20 Attaining B-Corp Status As A Travel Agency

08:00 Traveling Post-Covid, Eco-Minded, Carbon-Offsets

11:00 Packing Light, Renting Gear, etc.

14:00 Travel Destinations, Giving Back

16:30 The Problems of “Over-tourism” to Destinations

19:50 Riva’s Favorite Travel Destinations (Galapagos, Machu Pichu, Amazon River Cruises)

22:15 Culture, Language & Travel

25:57 Travel Trends = Ecotourism, conscious travel, family travel

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0:00.0	Welcome to Care More Be Better, a podcast for people like you who care about the social impact of conscious companies and everyday heroes.
0:09.7	Hear inspiring stories from those who put people in planet before profit and personal gain.
0:15.2	You'll learn how you can make a difference, vote with your dollars, and get involved today.
0:20.1	Here's your host, Karina Belizzi.
0:24.8	Hello, fellow do-goaters and friends. I'm your host, Karina Belizzi, an activist and cause
0:29.8	marketer who's passionate about social impact and sustainability. Today we're going to talk
0:35.1	about wanderlust and travel as I invite you to meet a dear friend and member of my MBA cohort at Santa Clara University, Riva Beckay.
0:44.3	Before I introduce Riva, I'd like to invite you to visit our website, care more be better.com.
0:50.5	You can sign up for our newsletter to be the first to gain access to new episodes and easily
0:55.4	browse past content to find the episodes that matter most to you. You'll find full transcripts,
1:01.7	suggestions for actions you can take to make a difference, and you can even join our community
1:06.5	and make a donation right on the site. After a year of travel lockdown due to COVID, we're delighted
1:13.8	to indulge our desire to travel. Riva Bacquet envisions a world where all businesses act as a positive
1:22.1	force, balancing profit with purpose. Asa Expeditions is a purpose-led travel company dedicated to tailor-made travel, one that
1:31.5	profoundly engages you with the people and places that you're visiting to create genuinely
1:37.0	life-changing experiences.
1:39.6	In line with their core values, they earned certification as a B-Corp during this pandemic.
1:45.6	So, Riva, welcome to the show.
1:47.5	Thank you so much for having me.
1:49.5	I like you to tell us about your background.
1:52.1	How did you get into travel?
1:54.2	I was really lucky to have parents that love to travel.
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