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0.76 - Argentina 3.12 - Bolivia
7.89- Brasil 2.09 - Chile 539.20
- Colombia 2,050 - México
10.94 Paraguay 5,050 - Perú
3.18 - Uruguay 23.70 - Venezuela
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| Marsans Group
will operate a fourth airline
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| Starting from
May 1st, Aerolineas Argentinas
and Aerolineas del Sur -which
belongs to the Spanish group Marsans-,
will be code-share partners in
the operation of the Buenos Aires-Santiago
de Chile route. The goal of this
agreement is to increase the coverage
of this route to six daily flights.
The group plans to operate nine
daily flights in the near future. |
| Sol Lineas Aereas
adds a new aircraft |
| Sol Lineas Aereas
is finalizing a negotiation aimed
at adding a new Saab 340 aircraft.
This new aircraft will start operations
in May. |
| Flights of LAN
Argentina will accumulate points
in Oneworld system |
| LAN Argentina
informed that all its flights
will accumulate points in the
international Oneworld mileage
system. Credits will be accumulated
for domestic and foreign flights.
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| German-American
group will build a Marriott hotel |
| An group of German
and American investors plans to
build a hotel in Asuncion downtown,
which will operate under the brand
of the Marriott international
chain. Within 30 days, they will
launch the investment project.
The idea is to build a multi-purpose
building, which includes a hotel,
apartments, a shopping and entertainment
center. |
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| TAM inaugurated
new VIP Room |
| TAM inaugurated
its new VIP Room at the Antonio
Carlos Jobim (Galeao) International
Airport, in Rio de Janeiro, in
order to provide better comfort
to its passengers. |
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| LAN launches low-cost
model to extend the market |
| With the slogan
“choose window or aisle”,
LAN Airlines will start on April
9th a new business line under
a low-cost scheme. This is aimed
at competing with the sleeper
bus market and also at extending
its commercial market. The goal
is to increase the number of passengers
by 50% in the next two years. |
| Upcoming changes |
| According to its
restructuring plan, LAN will increase
frequencies and itineraries of
all its flights in the country.
Likewise, the catering system
will be eliminated and only snacks
will be given out in domestic
flights. Newspapers will not be
offered anymore when getting on
board – because it delays
the cleaning of aircrafts –
and stopover flights will be reduced
as much as possible.. LAN will
also promote the use of internet
for the sale of tickets and check
in of passengers. |
| LAN will increase
its capital to renew aircraft
fleet |
| The Board of Directors
of LAN will propose its shareholders
that an increase of capital of
more than US$ 312 million be effective
in order to renew the aircraft
fleet of the company. LAN plans
to incorporate five long range
aircrafts for passengers, four
cargo ships and 15 Airbus A320
for short range operations. |
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| Aerosur will make
up a company in Paraguay |
| Aerosur announces
its participation in the constitution
of a new Paraguayan airline, which
will be named Aerosur Paraguay.
Aerosur Bolivia will have a share
of 50%, and the remaining 50%
will be Paraguayan capital. Aerosur
Paraguay will start operations
next September or October. |
| LAB makes arrangements
to rent new aircrafts in order
to normalize flights to Spain |
| LAB makes arrangements
to rent new aircrafts in order
to normalize its flights to Spain,
since the only aircraft it has
now, which has a Lebanese registration,
is not authorized to land in Barajas. |
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| Increase in entrance
fees to Machu Picchu discarded
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| The Minister
of Foreign Commerce and Tourism
declared that the entrance fee
paid by tourists to visit Macchu
Picchu will not be increased this
year. |
| Macchu Picchu
is one of the most voted attractions |
| Machu Picchu is
one of the most voted attractions
to become one of the New 7 Wonders
of the Modern World, declared
the director of the New Seven
Wonders fund. The director also
said that the Peruvian archeological
monument is the most voted among
Latin American candidates. |
| Taca inaugurates
a direct route from Lima to Santa
Cruz |
| Starting from
April 15th, Taca will offer three
direct flights from Lima to Santa
Cruz, besides the four flights
-via La Paz- that the airline
currently operates. With this,
Bolivia and Peru will be connected
10 times per week. |
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| Aires in the Caribbean |
| After six years
flying to Aruba, Aires is about
to create an airline in the island,
with flights to different destinations
in the Caribbean. |
| Avianca negotiates
with Boeing 30 new aircrafts |
| The major shareholder
of Avianca declared that the company
is focused on acquiring 30 aircrafts.
This purchase implies an estimated
investment of US$ 3 billions.
In this sense, Boeing is in the
final stages to initiate the construction
of two powerful commercial aircrafts
which aims at consolidating its
leadership in the worldwide air
market. |
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| Teheran and Damascus,
new destinations of ConViasa according
to Iran Air |
| Conviasa started
its direct flights between Caracas
and Teheran (Iran) and Damascus
(Syria), according to the business
agreement entered with Iran Air.
This agreement includes the sale
and distribution of tickets to
the destinations covered by both
airlines. ConViasa will have a
weekly frequency with a 16-hour
journey, using a Boeing 747 with
a capacity for 275 passengers. |
| Lidotel Hotel
Boutique Valencia |
| The Sambil construction
company is building an ambitious
project called Lidotel Hotel Boutique
Valencia, with an estimated investment
of 25 millions of bolivares. The
hotel will have 133 rooms and
suites distributed in four floors,
and will be equipped to satisfy
the needs of tourists and business
people who travel to the city. |
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| IHG begins construction
of new hotel |
| IHG (InterContinental
Hotels Group), the major hotel
group of the world in number of
rooms, announced that the construction
of the Holiday Inn Hotel and School
Panama Canal has started. This
project implies an investment
of about US$ 10 millions. The
115-room hotel will be located
near the Panama Canal. |
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| City of Guatemala
is the most expensive city in
the region |
| According to
the “Cost of Living Worldwide
Survey” of the British magazine
The Economist, City of Guatemala
is considered the most expensive
city in Latin America. According
to the magazine, the city has
the highest cost of living, surpassing
City of Mexico of the first place.
The Guatemalan capital ranked
63rd among the 130 surveyed cities,
while Mexico D.F ranked 68th in
the last 12 months. |
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| Luxurious hotel
will be built in the Pacific |
| A group of Costa
Rican investors will build a Ramada
four-star hotel and will manage
it in agreement with the Whyndam
Worldwide Corporation company,
owner of the brand. The hotel
will be located in Jaco, a coastal
locality located 117 kilometers
southeast of the capital, and
will have 84 rooms and six apartment
towers. The Sonesta chain also
announced that it will start to
operate in Jaco by means of an
agreement with the local real
estate company Riverside Developers.
The construction of the first
stage will start this year, and
it is planned to be inaugurated
in June 2008. The project will
have 300 condominiums. |
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| Mexicana de Aviacion
inaugurates a direct flight from
Monterrey to Los Angeles |
| Mexicana de Aviacion
announced that beginning on Friday
16th it will start to operate,
twice a week, non stop flights
on the Monterrey-Los Angeles route.
The airline plans to increase
the frequencies of this route
to four weekly flights in April. |
| Starting from
April, Aeromexico will fly to
Buenos Aires |
| Starting from
April, the Mexican company will
operate three weekly flights in
the airport of Ezeiza. These flights
are scheduled for Mondays, Thursdays
and Saturdays. |
| Hotel Embassy
Suites inaugurated |
| With an investment
of US$ 40 millions, the development
company Paseo de la Reforma officially
inaugurated the Embassy Suites
Hotel. The company expects earnings
of US$ 8.5 millions in the first
year of operation. |
| Delta unites Torreon
with Los Angeles |
| From last Thursday,
Delta has direct flights from
Torreon - Coahuila - Mexico to
Los Angeles -California. |
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VENE
ZUELA Los Roques |
| Los
Roques is
an archipelago of Venezuela, located
in the Caribbean, at 168 Km (100
miles) north of La Guaira, Caracas´
port. For its beauty and ecological
importance it was declared national
park in 1972.. READ
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