Air Comet will begin a fourth Madrid-Buenos Aires frequency as from October 28th, while it will have its own counters in the International area at Ezeiza as from October 18th.

The Brasilian Institute of Tourism will open an office in Beijing or Shanghai. Brasil was declared Approved Destination in 2004, last year 20.000 Chinese tourists arrived in Brasil.

Sky Airline purchased 2 new Boeing 737. By the end of this year, the airline will have a total of 11 aircraft in its fleet, increasing its itinerary flights, especially towards the Patagonia, during the summer season.

The criminal record certificate and vaccination against yellow fever card will no longer be requirements for the obtaining of the entry visa into the country for North American citizens, as informed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who also informed the International Political Commission of Congress on the subject, in which he affirmed the need to reduce the procedure “so as not to hinder the visitors arriving from the United States”.

The NIC (National Institute of Culture) began charging S/. 11.00 (US$ 3.70) to foreign and national tourists for the right of flying over the Nazca Lines. The institution’s coordinator pointed out that as soon as the tourist ticket is put into practice, the mentioned charge will cease to be effective.

LAN Ecuador has already been informed of the decision taken by the Ministry of Transport and the National Council of Civil Aviation (NCCA), by which the operational concession is renewed for two years.

Columbia and the United States, after two year negotiations, agreed on an increase of the air frequencies that link the two countries. In the framework of this agreement, the airlines will be able to provide unlimited passenger services to the cities of Cartagena and Barranquilla.

Air Europa incorporated an Airbus A330-200 for the Caracas-Madrid route, which will have departures on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The changes will be valid as from November 01st.

A total of 135 wholesalers from 22 European and Central American countries will attend the Central American Travel Market (CTM), the most important Central American travel fair, which will take place in San Jose of Costa Rica from October 11th to 13th. The previous Central American Travel Market exhibitions were held in Honduras, Guatemala and Panama.

The beginning of the eighth season of cruises to the country not only was preceded by the announcement of the establishment of a Home Port in Colon in December, 2008, but it is also accompanied by a new service which is additional to the national offer. It is a mini luxury cruise that will begin operating in three months and will have eight day, seven night excursions on the Pacific and part of the Panamanian Caribbean.

After the reestablishing of diplomatic relations between Costa Rica and China, the Ministry of Tourism declared this country as a recommended tourist destination for its citizens.

The new air routes that Mexico will have in the lapse of one year are: Brasil-Cancun, Illinois-Cozumel, United-Kingdom-Cancun, Ireland-Cancun, Florida-Cozumel, New York-Cancun, Italy-Cancun, Sweden-Cancun and Canada-Cozumel, the new Brasil-Cancun and Illinois-Cozumel itineraries will be in operation in December.

After several years of not having taken place, the Varadero carnivals will be organized this December in the main Cuban destination of beach and sun, as announced by the organizing committee.

The Mexican chain Palace Resorts will inaugurate the Moon Palace Punta Cana in 2008. This will mark the beginning of its international expansion. The new complex, of which the investment is of approximately US$ 60 million, will have 1.791 rooms, a casino, convention center, spa and an eighteen-hole golf course, as informed by sources of the hotel chain and will function under the all-inclusive system.

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