Peru’s World Tourism Day focuses on tough issues

LIMA, Peru (eTN) - The World Tourism Day, which was jointly organized by the United Nations World Tourism Organization and the Peruvian government, was celebrated with a very important question in min

LAN sponsors humanitarian mission to earthquake-ravaged region in Peru

MIAMI, FL - For the second time in 2008, LAN Airlines, South America's leading airline, is working with its partner Break Away: The Alternative Break Connection, to send students from the US on a huma

UNWTO shame: fails to honor World Tourism Day initiator again

It is exactly two years ago today that the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) wrote to inform the Nigerian government that one of Nigeria’s illustrious son and Nigeria’s foremost to

Peru is set to host UNWTO’s World Tourism Day

Is the world ready or in the mood to celebrate World Tourism Day on September 27?

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Lufthansa increases frequencies between Buenos Aires-Frankfurt

Tourism this week in Latin America

LATIN AMERICA

Marriott International announces four new hotels for its Latin America region

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CHILE
Sernatur promotes the first “ufology tourism” route

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Tango On Board is a new touristic proposal

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

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Hilton Hotel to be inaugurated in 2009

3 arrested in Peru in murder of Israeli tourist

Three people have been arrested in Arequipa, southern Peru, on suspicion of murdering 22-year-old Israeli tourist Tamar Shahak, Peruvian police said Tuesday.

Tourism this week in Latin America

LATIN AMERICA
Iberia to reduce routes and focus on Latin America

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

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
Dental tourism has grown consistently over the past four years
Dental tourism has grown consistently. Varied benefits are offered, from teeth whitening to the fitting of veneers and aesthetic crowns, at prices up to three times more economical than elsewhere in the world.

Chapelco will invest in snow

Tourism this week in Latin America

ARGENTINA
The government of Buenos Aires will strengthen promotion of tango abroad

TAM authorized to fly to Lima

TAM has received authorization from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to begin regular daily operations to Lima, Peru, with flights scheduled to commence by the second half of this year.

Tourism this week in Latin America

LATIN AMERICA
Spanish hoteliers will invest US$4.8 billion
The main Spanish hotel chains met in Inverotel to coordinate their international investments with an amount of US$4.8 billion in three years. The investments will be concentrated in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Costa Rica.

Big plans for Novotel

French tourists killed in Peru plane crash

Lima, Peru - Five French tourists were killed in Peru when their plane crashed while flying over the famous Nazca Lines, pre-Inca depictions of animals that are best seen from the sky, police said.

The small plane crashed following an apparent mechanical failure not far from the mysterious, 2,500-year-old lines, around 450 kilometres ... read more

Peru lures wealthy tourists with luxury train, yoga

CUZCO, Peru (Reuters Life!) - Complete with five-star hotels, world-class restaurants, luxury trains and an indoor oxygen system, Tim Jones' trip to the famous Inca ruins at Machu Picchu in Peru was anything but rough.

And Peru's government could not be happier with tourists who spend more than thrifty backpackers who have long had a ... read more

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ARGENTINA
Foreign tourism increased by 9.7 percent in January
The number of foreign tourists who entered the country increased by 9.7 percent in January, with 259,265 tourists arriving and 112,034 leaving the country. The total movement of tourists involved 10.2 percent more people than in January of 2007. The average stay was 16.9 ... read more