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0.74 - Argentina 3.12 - Bolivia
7.89- Brasil 2.03 - Chile 535.45
- Colombia 2,120 - México
10.81 Paraguay 4,920 - Perú
3.18 - Uruguay 23.40 Venezuela
2,150 |
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| American
will fly from Chicago to Buenos
Aires |
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Expo
Nieve |
| American Airlines
requested the Department of
Transports of the United States
the authorization to fly everyday
without stopovers between Chicago
and Buenos Aires, starting from
October 28th. The flight will
be served by a Boeing 767-300
aircraft. Buenos Aires will
be the second international
non-stop destination departing
from the American Airlines’
hub in Chicago. |
From May 17th
to 20th, a new Expo Nieve will
be held in the Rural. This meeting
will gather the main Argentinean
and foreign ski centers, snowsport
schools, operators and travel
and tourism agencies, snowsport
equipment companies, accessories,
clothes, and motor vehicles
vendors, hotels, gastronomy,
airlines, land transport, traveler
assistance companies, public
and private entities, provincial
and municipal entities, vehicle
rentals and all kind of service
providers related to winter
vacations. |
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| Barcelo
upgrades Punta del Este hotel
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| The Barcelo Club
del Lago Hotel, in Punta del Este,
is now a Barcelo Premium Brand
Hotel, with 75 remodeled rooms
and a restaurant overlooking the
beach and the lake. It also has
an 18-hole golf course, 10 tennis
courts, adult and children swimming
pools, as well as an indoor tempered
swimming pool and a European style
spa. |
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| Rio
will have the largest sea aquarium
in Latin America |
| Brasil approved
the AquaRio project, the largest
sea aquarium in Latin America
that will be built in the port
zone of the city. The project,
which will imply an investment
of R$ 65 million, is a private
initiative in association with
the prefecture, which has handed
over the land. The project plans
to exhibit 12,000 sea animals
of 400 species in two large tanks
and 40 small tanks. It is planned
to be finished in late 2008. |
| New Air France
flights to Rio |
| Starting from
November, Air France will increase
the number of flights between
Paris and Rio de Janeiro, increasing
from 7 frequencies to 13 frequencies
per week. Thus, the airline will
have 13 direct weekly frequencies
between Rio and Paris. |
| Strict security
norms in airports |
| The National Civil
Aviation Agency (ANAC) confirmed
that starting form this month
it will impose strict security
norms for hand luggage. According
to experts, this measure may increase
the existing confusion in local
airports. |
| GOL entered into
an agreement with Worldspan |
| GOL entered into
a Limited Connection agreement
with Worldspan, which will allow
it to expand its market to potential
buyers in the entire world. |
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| LAN
will fly daily to Sydney |
| LAN will start
to fly daily from Santiago to
Sydney, starting from December
20th. The introduction of this
seventh frequency will help satisfy
the increasing demand of flights
between Australia and South America,
whether for business or for tourism. |
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| LAB
stays in land |
| The temporary
prohibition to sell domestic and
foreign tickets imposed by the
Superintendence of Transport prevents
the only two aircrafts that LAB
had left from departing. This
suspension may be permanent if
the company does not recover from
its current situation. The new
resolution of the Superintendence
gives LAB a 90 day-term to restructure
itself and resume operations. |
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| Macchu
Picchu ranks fourth in provisional
list of the New 7 Wonders of the
World Contest |
| 100 days away
from the final results, Machu
Picchu ranks fourth place in the
temporary classification to choose
the New 7 Wonders of the World,
according to the last report of
the New 7 Wonders foundation.
To date, the list is leaded by
the archeological site of Chichen
Itza, in Mexico; followed by the
Coliseum of Rome (Italy), The
Great Wall of China (China), Macchu
Picchu (Peru), Petra (Jordan),
Giza’s Pyramids (Egypt),
and the Taj Mahal palace (India). |
| LAN Peru with
direct flights to Bogota |
| The airline increased
its international short-range
routes and frequencies, starting
direct flights to Bogota; likewise,
it inaugurated new routes to La
Paz and Santa Cruz. |
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| Avianca
and AeroRepublica request more
flights to Panama |
| Avianca and AeroRepublica
requested to extend its flights
to Panama in order to benefit
from the increasing demand to
this Caribbean destination. AeroRepublica,
a subsidiary of Panamenian Copa
Airlines, requested seven additional
flights between Bogota and the
City of Panama. |
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| Spirit
Airlines started operations |
| Spirit Airlines
started to operate in Costa Rica.
The company will fly three times
per week from La Florida, and
starting from May, it will fly
everyday. Spirit Airlines is authorized
to operate for three months, and
is making arrangements to obtain
permanent authorizations. |
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| VAT
return simplified for foreign
tourists |
| The Department
of Finance and Administration
informed about several modifications
to the 2006 Tax Bill, related
to the return of the Valued Added
Tax (VAT) to foreign tourists.
With these changes, those who
leave the country, by air or sea,
will have to present the foreign
tourist form dully filled-in,
as well as the printed digital
tax voucher issued by the stores
where the goods were purchased
and which certify the purchase
for which the return is requested.
Additionally, the original valid
passport and the boarding pass
or document certifying that the
foreign tourist is leaving the
country will have to be shown. |
| Acapulco is being
remodeled |
| More hotels, improvements
in public facilities and an open
tourist offer have made Acapulco
to be listed again among the main
tourist destinations of Mexico.
Private investment in Acapulco
surpassed US$ 3 million in 2006,
and increased by 14.5% in relation
to 2005. |
| Interjet will
open routes to the United States
and Latin America in the second
half of this year |
| Interjet will
open its first routes to the United
States and some Latin American
countries in the second half of
this year, its General Director
informed. The goal of the Mexican
low-cost airline is that its flights
cover all the main routes in the
country within the next five years,
which means 40 destinations, and
at least another three international
destinations. |
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| New
luxury hotel for Punta Cana |
| The ‘Agua
Resort & Spa’ Hotel
will be inaugurated next May in
Punta Cana. This hotel is located
just 24 miles away from the international
airport of Punta Cana. The facility
guarantees a 24-hours bell-boy
service, a high level offer and
a great number of comforts in
its 18 villas and 53 suites. The
rooms have spacious bathrooms,
minibars and Wi-Fi Internet connection.
It will also have a 24-hour room
service and waitress service twice
per day. |
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BRASIL
Sun and Beaches |
| If
you dream about a sunny land where
sun shines all through the year,
waters are warm, there is plenty
of coconut tree shades and fresh
sea breezes, come to Brasil. In
Brasil, these elements combine
harmoniously in the most beautiful
beaches, and are waiting for you.
Here you will find just two of
the most interesting beaches in
the Brasilian Northeast, but there
are a lot more. READ
MORE |
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