Tourism this week in Latin America

BRAZIL
Rio will have a touristic bus

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
GOL to fly to Salvador and Maceio
GOL announced 2 new flights to Salvador and Maceio from Buenos Aires this winter season.

Andes Lineas Aereas begins flights between Esquel and Madryn

Embargo? What embargo? Windsor is only a few miles away.

DETROIT - A Canadian airline plans to offer flights to Cuba departing from airports a short drive from Michigan.

Tourism this week in Latin America

LATIN AMERICA
Iberia to reduce routes and focus on Latin America

Spirit Airlines fined for paying to fly over Cuba

Miramar-based Spirit Airlines has been fined $100,000 for paying the Cuban government for permission to use the island's airspace, constituting a violation of the long-standing US embargo against the

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Two alternative airports to be selected in Bariloche in view of possible inconveniences

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
American Airlines to increase flights from New York
American requested authorization from the DOT to increase frequencies between New York and Buenos Aires, going from one daily flight to 12 per week. American, which will cease flying from Chicago to Buenos Aires on September 3rd as part of its cost-reduction plan, would ... read more

Cayman needs to monitor the growing Cuban tourism industry

In response to reports of a planned luxury resort in Cuba, which could cut into Cayman’s travel business, local tourism representatives have called for proactive measures to remain competitive in an expanding market.

According to a 2 June report, Cuba is expected to announce the development of a £275 million luxury golf resort by a ... read more

Cuba plans luxury golf resort to boost economy

It is the island of which Ernest Hemingway once wrote: “It not only looks wonderful, it is wonderful.” It is famed around the world for its unspoilt beaches, the rhythm of its music, its staunchly communist regime and its political stand-off with the United States.

Cuba woos Indian travelers

NEW DELHI, India (eTN) - Only a few years ago, it would have been difficult to comprehend, but today communist Cuba is wooing Indian traveler.

The move comes follows a recent trip to India by a strong Cuban delegation s touring India to see how the numbers Indian travelers to Cuba can be increased. In 2007, some 3000 Indians travelers ... read more

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Another increase of 18 percent authorized for air transportation costs
A little more than a month after the last adjustment granted to improve local companies’ incomes, the government decided to authorize another increase of 18 percent, on average, for air transportation fees.

LAN adds frequencies to Rio Negro in ... read more

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Tam strengthens scheduling from Buenos Aires in winter
This winter, the airline will add seven new frequencies per week, linking Buenos Aires with different points of Brazil. From June 19th to August 10th, it will add departures from Ezeiza to Recife, Porto Seguro, Salvador, Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro.

Andes ... read more

Tourism this week in Latin America

LATIN AMERICA
Grupo Posadas has busy expansion plans Latin American hotelier

A record 1 million tourists arrive in Cuba in first quarter

One million tourists visited Cuba in the first quarter of 2008, and did so in record time, 22 days earlier than in 2007, officials announced at a celebration on Tuesday at the Compay Segundo Salon in the Hotel Nacional.

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Lan Argentina with new plane
Lan Argentina announced the incorporation of an Airbus 320 on which it has replaced its name for that of OneWorld on the fuselage. The new aircraft has the same image as the ten international airlines which form the alliance.

Avenida de Mayo has cultural programs

Cuban Tourism: US sanctions? So what? There's always the rest of the World.

HAVANA - Canadian tourists fleeing a harsh winter and buoyed by their strong dollar are flocking to Cuban beaches in record numbers and helping Cuba's tourist trade end a two-year slump.

Cuban hotel managers said a surge in Canadian "snowbirds" led to unprecedented tourism during the winter months of January through March.

Little has changed for tourists now that Fidel Castro is gone

Canadians continue to flock to Cuba, with seemingly little worry of any political fallout after longtime president Fidel Castro's handover of power to his brother Raul.

Castro became ill in July 2006 and delegated many of his duties to his younger brother.

Cuba opens tourist hotels to citizens

HAVANA, Cuba - Cuba will allow its citizens to stay in hotels previously reserved for foreigners, the latest in a series of decisions to lift bans on goods and services that the average Cuban can't afford.

The prohibition on staying in foreigners-only hotels unnerved many Cubans, who complained that foreigners were being afforded rights ... read more

Cuba centers Russian Tourism Fair

Moscow - For the first time, Russia has devoted to Cuba the opening day of the International Travel and Tourism Fair (Intorurmarket) starting on Saturday at the Moscow-based Krocus Expo, a source from the Cuban delegation said.