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0.68 - Argentina 3.15 - Bolivia
7.67 - Brasil 1.78 - Chile 507.39
- Colombia 1,840 - México
10.50 Paraguay 4,700 - Perú
2.993 - Uruguay 21.40 - Venezuela
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| 5-star hotels
fully booked until March 2008 |
| Due to the
increasing demand from tourism,
the five-star hotels in Buenos
Aires have all their reservations
complete until March 2008. The
city has become one of the preferred
destinations for international
high-level tourism, especially
from Europe and the United States.
During 2007 alone, the income
from tourism will reach approximately
US$ 4 200 million. |
| Iberia will increase
connections between Madrid and
Buenos Aires |
| In January, Iberia
will increase the frequency of
its route between Madrid and Buenos
Aires and will offer three new
flights in addition to the current
twice daily ones. The new flights
will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays
and Fridays, from Madrid and on
Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays
from Buenos Aires. |
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| Combined tourist
corridor with Brasil and Chile
for tourism |
| Brasil, Bolivia
and Chile will reinforce their
integration through the development
of a corridor that will link
the Atlantic with the Pacific
and will promote the economic
cooperation between them. The
governments of the three countries
announced that the 5 400 kilometer
long corridor will be completed
at the beginning of 2009. |
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| Cusco will end
2007 with nearly a million tourists |
| The Regional
Director of External Commerce
and Tourism stated that Cusco
will close 2007 with nearly
one million tourists. This would
represent a 20% increase with
relation to the visits registered
in 2006. As he pointed out,
an average of 80 to 90 000 visitors
monthly were accounted for,
which leads to the conclusion
that the million will be reached
by the end of December. |
| Lake Titicaca
is first place in Natural Wonders
competition |
| Lake Titicaca
is in the lead of the votation
for the international competition
of the Natural Wonders of the
World, according to information
from this event’s organizers. |
| Establishes tourist
tickets fees for 2008 |
| The executive
director of the Tourist Ticket
informed that as from next year,
the cultural tourist ticket fees
of Cuzco have been established
in S/. 130.00 for the Complete
Ticket and S/. 70.00 for the Partial
Ticket (which covers 17 monuments). |
| QP HOTELS commence
operations |
| qp HOTELS commenced
its operations with a soft opening
in Miraflores under a new concept
of “An all Suites Boutique
Hotel” with suites according
to the standard of the executive
and the tourists that like the
fusion of the quality of the service
with the luxury, comfort and a
modern minimalistic decoration.
qpHOTELS, whose slogan is “A
quality place to stay”,
will be a chain that will be in
the main cities of the United
States and its second hotel in
Peru will be located in Cuzco. |
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| Quito prepares
to be a good host |
| The New York
Times edition in which Quito
is indicted as one of the best
tourist destinations for 2008,
will be an excellent presentation
card that will attract visitors
worldwide. According to the
Minister of Tourism, the naming
of the city as the fifteenth
most attractive one to visit
during the next year is the
result of the work that this
Ministry carried out during
2007. |
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| American Airlines
increase flights from Miami |
American Airlines
increased its frequency to Colombia
from its hub in Miami. The extension
includes a new daily flight
between Miami and Barranquilla
in Boeing 737-800 aircrafts.
It also started to offer an
additional daily flight between
Miami and Medellin, this frequency
has remained at eight per week.
In addition, it has increased
its flights between Bogota and
Miami, that are now 21 per week,
in Boeing 757-200 and Airbus
A300-600. |
| Bogota is the
most attractive Colombian tourist
destination |
| The New York Times
recommended Bogota as one of the
most important destinations in
the world. Following this recommendation,
La Cotelco has confirmed “the
good tourist moment” that
the Colombian capital is experiencing. |
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| Hotel Guarani
will reopen its doors |
The Hotel Guarani
is preparing to reopen its doors
after a decade of being inoperative
and receive tourists as from
the first months of the coming
year, with a new façade
and some other innovations. |
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| Tam began flights
to Madrid |
Tam began daily
flights to Madrid with Airbus
A330, from the Guarulhos International
Airport, in Sao Paulo. |
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| Aeromexico flies
to Barcelona |
| Aeromexico
links Barcelona with Mexico
City twice a week. Departing
from the Benito Juarez International
Airport, the aircraft will fly
towards the El Prat airport
on Fridays and Sundays at midday,
whilst the return flights will
be established on Mondays and
Saturdays from Barcelona with
destination Mexico City. |
| Opening of fifth
hotel of the Barcelo Maya Beach
Resort complex |
| Barcelo will end
2007 with the opening of its star
project, the Hotel Barcelo Maya
Palace (Riviera Maya), the fifth
hotel that it incorporates, together
with the Barcelo Maya Tropical,
Barcelo Maya Colonial, Barcelo
Maya Beach and Barcelo Maya Caribe,
the Barcelo Maya Beach Resort
complex. |
| Riu begins construction
of its third hotel |
| Riu already began
the construction of its new property.
It is the Riu Palace Pacifico,
that will be included in the list
of the chain’s properties.
Located at 25 kilometers from
the center of Puerto Vallarta,
it will consist of 484 junior
suites facing the Banderas Bay,
offering an All Inclusive service.
The opening would be for October
2008. |
| H10 Hotels open
two hotels in Maya Riviera |
| H10 Hotels opened
two five-star hotels in Maya Riviera,
the H10 Punta coral and H10 Punta
Turquesa situated in the sea front
in the Puerto Morelos reef. |
| Whale watching
in Puerto Vallarta |
| Puerto Vallarta
is now providing visitors with
front row seats to see humpback
whales. The humpbacks gather in
Pacific waters off the city between
December and April, frequenting
the calm waters of Banderas Bay
to mate and give birth. Numerous
Puerto Vallarta hotels and tour
operators have whale-watching
packages and tours, enabling visitors
to get close to the gentle giants.
Humpbacks frequently breach, up
to once every 40 seconds for several
minutes, making them relatively
easy to spot. The whales start
heading north toward the end of
March. www.visitpuertovallarta.com |
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| Relaunching of
the Mundo Maya route |
| Tourism from
Mexico will relaunch, together
with Belice, El Salvador, Guatemala
and Honduras the Mundo Maya
route. The promotion is part
of the regions’ strategies
to promote itself as a complete
tourist destination. The five
countries work to create synergies
among themselves, including
the coordination of transport
within the route itself. For
this they aim at an official
airline from Mundo Maya which
will connect them between themselves
or the implementation of a sole
visa. |
| Cruise season
begins |
| Belice, Costa
Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala,
Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama
have already begun the cruiser
season with a very positive Outlook. |
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| Celebrates visit
from two million tourists |
| Cuba celebrated
the visit of two million tourists
in 2007 and announced the opening
of the high season of tourism
with the aim of reinforcing
a “quality destination”.
The Minister of Tourism of Cuba
pointed out that the country
obtains that amount of foreign
visitors for the fourth consecutive
year. |
| Festivities in
2008 will attract tourists |
| Culture will be
one of the most important reasons
of touris trips to Cuba in 2008,
especially due to the festivities
and traditional celebrations.
The director of the Events Department
of the Ministry of Culture pointed
out that this sector will organize
more than 70 events of international
importance or with foreign participation. |
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| Cancels entry
visa for 40 countries |
| Citizens from
40 countries will be able to
enter the Dominican Republic
without the necessity of a visa.
Tourists that will benefit from
this will be those proceeding
from Andorra, Bahrein, Belice,
Botswana, Brunei, Greece, United
Arab Emirates, Estonia, Fiji,
Granada, Guyana, Bouvet Island,
Iceland, Heard and MacDonald
Islands, North Mariana Islands,
Marshall Islands, Salomon Islands,
Kazakstan, Kinbati, Kuwait,
Lithuania, Liechtenstein, Letonia,
Micronesia, Malaysia, Malta,
Mauritius, Namibia, Nauru, Qatar,
Republic of South Africa, Romania,
Samoa, Seychelles, Singapore,
Thailand, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu
and Vanuatu. |
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| Costa
Rica : North Caribbean |
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North
Caribbean comprises the caribbean
coast and goes from the San
Juan River to Limón city.
Limón city is the touristic
center of this Corridor, simultaneously
working as an accommodation,
stop over, distribution and
touring center. READ
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