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0.77 - Argentina 3.10 - Bolivia
7.94- Brasil 2.14 - Chile 543.15
- Colombia 2,100 - México
10.76 - Paraguay 5,130 - Perú
3.19- Uruguay 23.80 - Venezuela
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| Daily departures
from La Trochita |
| The Viejo
Expreso Patagonico, declared
National Historic Monument,
during the summer will depart
every day from Esquel, province
of Chubut, enabling the passengers
to enjoy a journey that reaches
the Nahuel Pan Station. |
| Puerto Madryn
and Chile connected by LAN |
| Since December
28, LAN operates the international
route Santiago de Chile –
Puerto Montt – Punta Arenas
- Puerto Madryn. At the same time,
it enables to combine the route
Punta Arenas – Ushuaia. |
| Record of cruises
in Buenos Aires |
| By the time the
summer season ends, 90 cruises
will have anchored in the port
of the city. The number will exceed
the previous season’s record,
when 73 ships passed through the
Benito Quinquela Martin terminal,
which little by little consolidated
itself as a departure place for
trips to Brasil – the most
common-, Patagonia and Antarctica,
until becoming an important tourist
point in the country. |
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| Pluna obtains
partner and investment of U$S
177 |
| After
a year and a half of looking for
a partner for Pluna, the government
announced the signing of an agreement
with the Leadgate Investment consortium
that will invest U$S 177 million
in two years and will own 75%
of the airline’s shares. |
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| Mexicana de Aviacion
resumes operations |
| Mexicana will
operate soon in Paraguay; the
date is still to be decided. The
Paraguayan vice president stated
that this will “be very
beneficial” for the local
aeronautics market. |
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| Varig will join
oneworld |
| Oneworld will
strengthen its presence in South
America with the entry of Varig
in the beginning of February,
after leaving Star Alliance at
the end of this month. Presently
the members of oneworld are Lan
Airlines, Lan Express and Lan
Peru and shortly Lan Argentina
and Lan Ecuador will join. |
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| New domestic airline
beginning March |
| Aerolineas Sudamericanas
is in the last stage of certification
before the Superintendent’s
Office of Transportation to operate
domestic and international flights
beginning in March. The company
does not rule out opening new
routes and increasing the fleet
to eight aircraft. |
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Visit of “A1” tourists
to Macchupicchu increased 35%
in 2006 |
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Aerocondor
– Star Peru signed air commercial
alliance |
| The visit of
A1 tourists to Machupicchu increased
by 35% in 2006, compared to 2005,
informed PeruRail, dealer of the
service of trains to the historic
sanctuary. The visitors that traveled
on the luxurious train Hiram Bingham
were 13,700 during 2006. There
is an important demand for the
"Vista Dome" 1 and 2
service to Machupicchu, which
as a whole added up to close to
280,000 passengers during the
entire year. The "Back Packer"
service had an inflow of 211,000
passengers with average 95% occupancy
during the entire year. Landa
estimated that this year there
will be a 7.64% growth boosted
by the arrival of tourists with
a greater purchasing power. |
Aerocondor and
Star Peru signed the so called
“Alianza Peru” to
optimize their services to Arequipa
and Juliaca. This way, both airlines
will exchange their flight days;
Aerocondor will operate on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, while
Star Peru will fly on Wednesdays,
Fridays and Sundays. |
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| Departure fee
at the Guayaquil International
Airport increased to US$ 26 |
| At the international
airport Jose Joaquin de Olmedo
in Guayaquil the passengers have
to pay a tax fee of US$ 26, stated
the Tagsa Company through a communiquée.
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| Roatan and Atlanta
united by Delta |
| Delta Air Lines
inaugurated its first direct flight
to the main tourist point of the
Honduras Caribbean, in the Bay
Islands. This route constitutes
the second weekly frequency that
the company operates in the Central
American country, for since March
2006 it covers the route between
San Pedro Sula and Atlanta. |
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| Promotes investment
for sustainable development in
tourism |
| On February 20th
Costa Rica will start up a business
bureau to encourage North American
and European investors to bet
on tourism in all the areas of
the country and obtain sustainable
development in the sector. Among
the participating companies are
hotel chains, construction companies
and banks. |
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| Will receive five
million tourists |
| The secretary
of Tourism of The Dominican Republic
predicts that this year the arrival
of tourists will increase by one
million, in this way a total number
of five million visitors is expected.
This growth is due to the completion
of work in the different development
destinations and the publicity
campaign abroad. |
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Embassy Suites opened its first
hotel in Mexico FD |
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Malev
began operations to Cancun and
the Maya Riviera |
| Embassy Suites
Hotels opened its first hotel
in the City of Mexico, reinforcing
its expansion plans in Latin America.
The Embassy Suites Hotel Mexico
City-Reforma is an establishment
that offers 162 suites along 18
floors and is located in the city’s
business district. |
Malev began flights
to the International Airport of
Cancun, in an initiative led by
Malev Air Tours, responding to
the growing demand in the Hungarian
market for this destination and
for the Maya Riviera, according
to spokespersons of the airline.
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New direct flight to Havana |
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The
Melia Las Antillas reopens in
Varadero |
| Beginning February
2 Taca will offer direct flights
between San Jose and Havana. In
this way the stop over in El Salvador
will be eliminated. These flights
will operate round trip with Airbus
A-320 aircraft on Wednesdays,
Fridays and Sundays and will offer
one flight a day. |
The Hotel Melia
Las Antillas reopened its doors,
after Sol Melia took over its
management with clients mainly
from Argentina, Mexico and Chile.
The establishment is the eight
hotel operated by the chain in
Varadero. |
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