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0.63 - Argentina 3.18 - Bolivia
7.40 - Brasil 1.71 - Chile 437.71
- Colombia 1,730 - México
10.45 - Paraguay 4,300 - Perú
2.740 - Uruguay 20.10 - Venezuela
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| HILTON Expansion
plans |
| In April,
the chain will inaugurate the
Hilton Princess San Pedro Sula
in Honduras and the Hilton Princess
Managua in Nicaragua. This completes
an agreement to convert three
properties that began with the
Hilton Princess San Salvador
in 2004. In 2007, Hilton announced
its plans to inaugurate a hotel
in Ushuaia, Argentina and this
year will open a new 5-star
resort in Puerto Iguazu. |
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| Domestic airfares
could increase up to 40% |
| The Government
would assess a considerable
increase in the cost of airfare
in order to compensate a sector
which lost profitability due
to labor and fuel costs, among
other items. Increases of between
30 and 40% have been mentioned.
The increase would form part
of a package of measures which
would also include a subsidy
for aircraft fuel. |
Bird sighting
in Rio Negro |
The Ministry
of Tourism of the Rio Negro
province has just launched a
new touristic project related
to bird sighting. The ecosystem
surrounding Rio Negro is the
habitat of some 200 bird species
that can be observed along the
almost 800 kilometers that covers
this expansion of water, from
west to east in the northern
part of the province. |
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| Marriott and
Renaissance leave Costa de Sauipe |
| As of June
1st, the hotel operator SHR
(Sauipe Hotels & Resorts),
administrator of the complex,
will take over the management
of the Costa do Sauipe Marriott
Resort & Spa and Renaissance
Costa do Sauipe Resort hotels,
which will be known respectively
as Costa do Sauipe Golf &
Spa and Costa do Sauipe All-Inclusive
Resort. |
| Founder of JetBlue
will launch new airline |
| The founder of
JetBlue Airways, United States,
announced plans to launch a new
low-cost airline. It will begin
to fly with a fleet of three aircraft
at the beginning of 2009 with
reduced prices, and will use a
point to point structure which
transports passengers from one
city to another without stopovers. |
| Delta Airlines
will have extra flights from June
to August |
| From June 15th
to August 15th, Delta will have
extra flights from Brasil to the
United States, adding one additional
daily flight between Sao Paulo
and Atlanta. |
| Alitalia’s
flights from Rome could begin
in October |
| Alitalia’s
new direct flight from Rome could
begin in October. It would operate
five direct flights per week between
Galeao and Rome. |
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| Sky Airlines
will fly to Bolivia |
| Sky Airlines
is planning to land in La Paz,
as informed the president of
the airline. Another of the
emblematic destinations which
the company is aiming for is
Peru, where it hopes to shortly
land in Lima. |
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| AEROSUR launched
two flights a week to Cusco
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| AeroSur began
flying to Cusco from Santa Cruz
de la Sierra twice a week. |
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| More than
25 protected natural areas with
potential for touristic development
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| The National
Institute of Natural Resources
(Inrena) estimated that the
country has more than 25 protected
natural areas with touristic
development potential, covering
an area of 7.2 million national
hectares. There are approximately
63 protected areas in the country
which correspond to 18,43,379
hectares, representing 14.04%
of national territory. Cusco
and Madre de Dios have 70% of
the existing potential areas
in the country. |
| PromPeru reinforces
the country as a luxury destination |
| PromPeru’s
strategy to strengthen the interest
and demand for luxury tourism
is reflected in the recent association
of this institution, as a “Preferred
Destination,” in the network
of the most prestigious travel
agencies in the world, the Virtuoso
network. |
| Andean Railways
began negotiations to access railway
line to Machupicchu |
| Andean Railways
informed that it is ready to begin
its operations and compete on
the railway line to Machupicchu,
and began technical negotiations
with the current concessionaire
of the route, Ferrocarril Trasandino,
with the aim of establishing the
conditions of its access to the
line. |
| Casa Andina inaugurated
five-star hotel in Arequipa |
| The hotel chain
Casa Andina inaugurated its fifth
five-star hotel with the Casa
Andina Private Collection brand,
in the former Casa de la Moneda,
with an approximate investment
of US$ 6 million. The hotel has
41 rooms, 5 of which are suites,
as well as 38 higher level rooms.
It has two colonial patios, a
gourmet restaurant, an elevator,
air conditioning, heating and
shortly a site museum where some
pieces found during the excavations
will be exhibited. |
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| US$ 13 million
allocated to bi-national route
with Peru |
The Minister
of Tourism of Ecuador affirmed
that US$ 13 million have been
allocated for the development
of a touristic route with Peru;
this will be known as “La
Ruta del Espondilo” whose
goal is to generate income for
the involved communities. |
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| ACCOR wants
to go from six to 60 hotels
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The Accor group
announced an expansion plan
in Mexico, where it now has
6 hotels and 5 more under construction,
aiming to reach 60 by 2012. |
| Barcelo will invest
more than US$ 600 million |
| Barcelo will invest
US$ 600 million in the next two
years in the hopes of increasing
the amount of hotel rooms in different
touristic destinations in the
country. The goal is to increase
the number of rooms from 5,350
to 10,000. To do this, it is negotiating
the purchase of two hotels in
Cancun and two in Playa del Carmen. |
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| Fitcuba 2008
in May |
The XXVIII
Fitcuba 2008 will be held from
May 5th to the 9th in the Morro-Cabaña
park. The invited country on
this occasion is Italy. www.fitcuba.com |
| Plans to construct
30 hotels with investment from
Spain and China |
| Cuba plans to
construct 30 new hotels by 2010
with capital from Spain and China,
which will increase its hotel
capacity by 21.7%, according to
a report published on the Ministry
of Tourism’s web site (www.cubatravel.cu). |
| Maria La Gorda
becomes a diving destination |
| The Cuban beach
of Maria la Gorda became a diving
destination after the approval
of an extension project of 100
new hotel rooms which will be
added to the 54 existing rooms.
This will enable the arrival of
a larger amount of visitors, whether
they are tourists or scientists.
Recently, visitors have arrived
by road and boats bringing about
the construction of a marina to
service the new navigation route
to Cuba’s most western peninsula. |
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EUROAL
establishes best audio visual
award for touristic promotion |
| For
this year, EUROAL has included
the granting of the “Sol
de Oro de Torremolinos”
award to the best touristic
destination promotion video.
The granting of this prize is
included in the novelties already
announced by the organization
of this touristic fair of Latin
American destinations to the
European market. More…
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| COSTA
RICA: North Caribbean |
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In
Costa Rica the visitor can enjoy
lovely tropical beaches, the
grandest adventures, the wonders
of nature, scintillating culture,
all the necessary components
of an ideal vacation. No wonder,
then, that thousands of tourists
have made Costa Rica their top
travel choice. 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
more…
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