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0.63 - Argentina 3.18 - Bolivia
7.36 - Brasil 1.68 - Chile 449.48
- Colombia 1,792.69 - México
10.27 - Paraguay 4,270 - Perú
2.705 - Uruguay 19.60- Venezuela
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Lonely Planet will
review its tourist guides
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Lonely Planet has been
forced to review three of its editions
for Latin America, after one of its
contributors confessed in a book to
having invented entire sections of the
guide to Brasil. |
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18% increase
for shipping authorized
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The government
authorized an 18% increase in
fares for freight flights whose
price has been regulated since
2002, and was previously adjusted
just once by 20% in October
2006. |
| Pluna will link
Mar del Plata with other Latin
American cities |
| Pluna will operate
direct flights between Mar del
Plata and several Latin American
capitals, which would make up
part of the promotion of the main
Argentine resort town. |
| TAM will fly weekly
from Bariloche to Brasil |
| In mid-June, there
will be two direct flights per
week from Bariloche to Sao Paulo
with an Airbus 320 on Thursdays
and Sundays. This will enable
rapid connections with the northern
hemisphere, particularly with
Europe and the United States. |
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| Pluna plans hub
in Montevideo |
Pluna plans
to convert the airport of Montevideo
into a regional hub and transport
passengers to it from inside
Argentina, as well as reinforce
the shuttle service between
Buenos Aires and Montevideo
and offer some promotions starting
from US$ 7 per flight. |
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| Iberia would fly
to Asuncion |
| Iberia is studying
the possibility of returning to Paraguay
due to the improvement of airport taxes
which is being carried out through the
formation of an Inter-Institutional
Commission. Its objective is to promote
and strengthen commercial air traffic
in order to place Paraguay as a center
for air distribution of cargo and passengers. |
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VRG suspends
flights to Europe |
| VRG will stop
flying to Madrid on May 21st
and to Paris on June 9th, thus
suspending all of its flights
to Europe. Gol announced the
suspension of operations to
Mexico City as of May 11th as
part of a plan to restructure
the international network which
will try to adapt VRG to market
conditions and expand its presence
in the local market and in South
America. |
| Pluna requests
authorization to fly between Curitiba
and Montevideo |
| Pluna requested
authorization to fly daily between
Curitiba and Montevideo as of
June 18th, with an extension to
Buenos Aires. |
| OceanAir will
stop flying to Mexico |
| OceanAir temporarily
suspended its flights to Mexico.
In addition, it will transfer
part of its fleet to Avianca,
as part of an integration process
of both companies. |
| Destination Brasil
Showcase in Rio |
| The Destination
Brasil Showcase, an event organized
by the Brasilian receptive tourism
industry, will be held in Rio
de Janeiro on June 16th and 17th.
http://www.destinationbrazil.com.br |
| Taca, expansion
in the country |
| Taca informed
that it will fly directly from
Rio to Lima and that its expansion
within the country will begin
in Rio de Janeiro with operations
planned to fly to Porto Alegre,
Manaus and the northeast, as well
as alliances with Brasilian airlines. |
| Luxury train departs
on April 23rd |
| Great Brasil Express
will begin services on the 23rd
of this month. The train can transport
small groups and the cost of a
7-day, all-inclusive package with
destination to Iguazu Falls, accommodation
in hotels in route, and visits
to Morretes, Vilha Vela, Cascabel,
among other attractions, as well
as the classic trip to the Falls,
will be approximately US$ 3,500. |
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| MachuPicchu
among the 10 places in the world
that all travelers must see
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| TripAdvisor
published the list of the “Top
10: Places that all travelers
must see.” List: 1. Paris,
France -2. Cairo, Egypt –
3. Venice, Italy – 4.
Maya Ruins, Mexico- 5. Stonehenge,
United Kingdom – 6. Athens,
Greece – 7. New York,
United States – 8. The
Great Wall, China – 9.
The Gran Canyon of Colorado,
United States – 10. Machu
Picchu, Peru. |
| Luxury Properties
will open its first hotel in Cusco |
| Luxury Properties,
a new Italian group, will open
its first hotel in Cusco. In May,
16 luxury suites will increase
the location’s offer for
this sector of the market. It
will include a three-floor spa
and a gourmet restaurant. Additionally,
they also hope to open a hotel
in Lima as well as in the Patagonia
and other Latin American destinations. |
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| Archaeological
park inaugurated in Quito
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| The Tulipe
archaeological site and museum
in northwestern Quito was inaugurated.
The museum offers information
about the culture of the Yumbos,
ancient inhabitants of the region. |
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| Flights to
Lima by LAN and Taca |
| LAN and Taca
will connect Medellin with Lima;
the first will have a stop-over
in Quito (Ecuador), while the
second will go directly to Lima
(Peru). |
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Iberia will
operate new frequency to Madrid
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The new flight,
which will arrive on May 5th,
completes Iberia’s offer,
which used to fly to Panama
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
With the new frequency there
will be 14,000 new seats available
weekly on the Madrid-Panama
route, an increase of 27%. |
| 9,000 rooms expected
to be built in the next five years |
| Panama’s
tourism industry is planning the
construction of 9,000 rooms in
the next five years, informed
the president of the Hotel Association. |
$10 million
hotel begins operations
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| Playa Tortuga
Hotel and Beach Resort began operations
in Isla Colon, Bocas del Toro
with an investment of over US$
10 million. It has 119 rooms,
two restaurants, two auditoriums
for its events and meetings, and
a gymnasium, among other attractions. |
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Air Dominicana
will begin flights on May 2nd
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As of May 2nd,
Air Dominicana will begin flights
with two Boeing B737s which
will be based in Punta Cana,
from which they will operate
flights to Venezuela and Colombia,
and after three months, they
will arrive in Puerto Rico and
Miami. |
Construction of hotel with US$
240 million investment |
With an investment
of US$ 240 million, the luxury
hotel chain Fairmont Hotels
& Resorts will construct
a 225 room hotel in the Roco
Residential and Tourism complex.
The Fairmont Roco Ki will include
a Fairmont Residences complex
with condominiums and villas
and the private club Fairmount
Heritage Place. |
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Taca will
begin direct connection with
South America
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At the beginning
of July, Taca will open a new
direct connection between Guatemala
and Peru. This will enable its
passengers to connect with the
rest of the South American countries.
Three frequencies per week are
being planned for the route.
The airline will open new direct
routes between Lima and Rio
de Janeiro and Lima-Medellin. |
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Hilton will
invest US$ 210 million
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Hilton Hotels
Corporation will invest US$
210 million in the next few
years for the opening of 14
new hotels in Mexico. The openings
will belong to the Embassy Suites,
Homewood Suites and Hampton
Inn brands. |
United
would fly from Los Angeles |
The United
States DOT suggested authorizing
United Airlines to begin new
flights between Los Angeles
and San Jose del Cabo. The service
would be functional as soon
as Frontier Services suspends
its flights before the end of
the month. |
AeroMexico
would make direct flights to
China at the end of May
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| The first direct
flight between China and Mexico
will be inaugurated on May 29th,
according to an official from
the AeroMexico air company in
Shanghai. |
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Melia Habana
being redesigned
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The hotel Melia
Habana of La Habana is redesigning
its facilities in response to
an interest in adding new amenities
to improve the image offered
to vacationers. |
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New web site
will offer information to tourists
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The country’s
Tourism Company launched a web
site which will offer users
information about the destination
and its different regions, as
well as the possibility of booking
accommodation and airfare by
electronic reservation. |
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Lambayeque
will participate in Euroal |
Lambayeque’s
participation in EUROAL 2008,
which will be held in the Congress
and Exposition Palace of Torremolinos
from May 29th to June 1st, was
formalized through the contacts
established by the president
of the fair’s organizing
committee, Luis Callejon, with
the regional government in the
last edition of the International
Tourism Fair (FITPERU 2008).
Read
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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