THE COST OF A TICKET
When you purchase a ticket to a Mappa event, your supporting our field experts, contributing to our vision of more equitable outdoor access, and helping us foster connection and action through a diverse range of educational experiences.
We still get excited about every individual ticket that has sold, and while our subsequent happy dances aren’t fit for publish, we figured a few other behind the scenes things were. It’s nice to know where your dollars go when you buy something, so we wanted to share a breakdown of the expenses that feed into a ticket price. Keep scrolling to understand the cost of a Mappa ticket.
THE EXPERT
The majority of every ticket price goes directly to your field guide, an act which is more important than you know. By acknowledging their shared expertise with fiscal value, you’re supporting their work and journey through the (all-too-often undervalued) environmental sector.
THE GEAR
To ensure the most of our Mappa experiences, we do our best to invest in and equip attendees with the gear most relevant to the activity. Think binoculars for birding or field guides for foraging, we also try to account for the costs associated with the food and drink included in some of our events.
THE ADMIN
Boring but necessary. Admin duties include management of insurances, permits, inboxes, webpages, program development, and general operating expenses. Seemingly endless and more often than not needs to be done from behind a screen.
PAYING IT FORWARD
We love this planet that we call home and we're in business to help protect it. We also believe the outdoors is a place for all humans to learn and grow. And while we strive to keep prices as accessible as possible, we recognise that ticket costs can remain a barrier of entry for some. So a percentage of each ticket sold is either donated to a nominated environmental cause or goes towards subsidizing a ticket for someone else who needs it.