Top TMCs in Brazil and Argentina partner with UNIGLOBE Travel International

South American travel management companies Jet Stream Turismo and

South American travel management companies Jet Stream Turismo and Viajes Verger S.A. have become global partners of UNIGLOBE Travel International.

โ€œTravel and tourism in Brazil and Argentina are rising steadily, not least in part to the lure of Buenos Aires, as well as Brazilโ€™s successful bids for both the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Olympic Games,โ€ said UNIGLOBE president and chief operating officer Martin Charlwood. โ€œUNIGLOBE clients around the world now have access to local knowledge and preferred pricing when traveling to these countries.โ€

Headquartered in Sรฃo Paulo, Jet Stream Turismo is one of the largest travel management companies in Brazil and specializes in business, leisure, and event travel. โ€œThere is an exciting future ahead for tourism and business travel in this country,โ€ said owner and general manager, Francisco Leme da Silva, โ€œWe look forward to working with UNIGLOBE agencies to introduce more international travelers to Brazil.โ€

Viajes Verger S.A., with offices in Buenos Aires and Rosario, is part of the Barcelรณ Travel Group spanning 14 countries worldwide. Since it opened its doors in the late 1940s, Viajes Verger has grown into one of the leading travel agencies in Argentina and will open other locations in the country in 2011. It specializes in corporate, leisure, and event travel and was the first Argentinean agency to represent Rail Europe online. โ€œOur new partnership will enable UNIGLOBE clients worldwide to take advantage of our regional preferred supplier relationships,โ€ said director comercial Silvio Zappa.

Forecasters predict more foreign investment and growth in South American economies
. According to the United States Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, more than 1,000,000 US air travelers visited South America in the first 5 months of 2010. In 2009, it was the fourth most popular overseas destination for US travelers and showed a 1.1 percent rise in visitors from that country, while Europe, the Caribbean, and Asia all posted declines from the previous year.

The UNIGLOBE Global Partner Program is open to top-performing agencies in select markets. Member agencies get access to international buying power, systems, technology, and networks to collaborate on international accounts not previously accessible to them. In turn, UNIGLOBE clients worldwide receive the benefits of locally-negotiated rates for leisure, meeting, and business travel.

A globally-recognized and trusted brand name for more than 30 years, UNIGLOBE Travel International is the world’s largest single brand travel franchise organization. UNIGLOBE agencies and global partners serve clients in 750 locations in more than 50 countries across North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Australasia, Africma and the Middle East. UNIGLOBE combines worldwide buying power with local vendor relationships to deliver personalized travel services tailored to the needs of corporate clients and vacation travelers.

Uniglobe Travel International LP is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

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