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0.68 - Argentina 3.17 - Bolivia
7.53 - Brasil 1.77 - Chile 469.46
- Colombia 1,860 - México
10.67 - Paraguay 4,660 - Perú
2.935 - Uruguay 20.85 - Venezuela
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| Promotion of large-scale
events |
| The Minister
of Culture and president of
the Tourism Entity of Buenos
Aires signed a treaty with representatives
of ArteBa, the Week of Art,
Gallery Nights, the Book Fair,
the Night of Museums and the
International Festivals of the
City of Buenos Aires to strengthen
and create synergize with the
promotion and positioning of
the city as a cultural destination
abroad. |
| Record of passengers
in 2007 |
| Almost 18 million
people passed through the airports
administered by Aeropuertos Argentinos
200. |
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| Promotes cultural
tourism |
| The International
Cinema Festival of Punta del
Este, that will be held between
February 17th and 24th, will
generate cultural tourism in
this edition. |
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| 1st gay cruise
departs from Rio during the carnival |
| A virtual
travel agency will carry out
Brasil’s first gay cruise.
The twelve-day route of the
Infinity cruiser will depart
from Rio de Janeiro, where it
will stay during the three carnival
days, stopping over in Buzios,
Santos, Porto Belo and Florianopolis,
continuing on to Punta del Este
and Montevideo, in Uruguay,
to arrive in Buenos Aires. |
| Gol signed an
agreement with KLM |
| Gol signed an
interline agreement with KLM,
effective as from January 17th,
by which KLM passengers will be
able to buy tickets for the 60
destinations served by Gol. |
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| Tourist infrastructure
will be expanded |
Oruro began
the expansion of its tourist
infrastructure with the implementation
of eight new projects, such
as the network of rural complexes,
museums, recreational centers,
parks and others which are included
in an investment stage. |
| LAB-AS on stand-by
to fly |
| In the first days
of February, AS and LAB could
commence their operations, prior
granting of their commercial licenses. |
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| Received 160 thousand
luxury tourists in 2007 |
Peru received
approximately 160 thousand luxury
tourists in 2007, who spent
an average of US$ 1,000 daily. |
| US$ 70 million
investment planned for hotels |
| In the next two
years, Cusco will benefit with
an investment in luxury hotel
infrastructure of at least US$
70 million. |
| Sky Airline receives
a frequency to Lima |
| The Directorate
General of Civil Aviation of Peru
granted Sky Airline the authorization
to operate seven weekly flights
to Lima in the Santiago-Iquique-Lima
route. It also received an increase
in the frequencies that it actually
operates between Arica and Arequipa,
going from three to four per week. |
| Eco Inn Cusco
will be inaugurated in February |
| Econ Inn Hotels
will inaugurate its four-star
hotel in Cusco on February 15th.
It is a minimalist style hotel
and has 167 ample rooms. |
| Radisson Hotels
will open hotels in Lima |
| The chain announced
the coming opening of two new
hotels: on February 15th, it will
open the Radisson Decapolis Hotel
Miraflores, in Lima, whilst the
Radisson Hotel & Suites will
also open in the middle of next
month. |
| Peru Rail among
the 25 best world adventures |
| The International
Society of Train Travelers, of
the United States, published in
its magazine’s special edition
the list of the 25 best world
train adventures, among which
are the Hiram Bingham and the
Andean explorer, of Peru Rail,
in Peru. |
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| International
arrivals increased in 2007 |
Ecuador closed
2007 with 953,196 arrivals of
foreign visitors, a 13.40% increase
with respect to 2006. |
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| Traffic between
Colombia and Spain increased |
At the end
of 2007, Iberia transported
208,000 passengers between the
two countries, 10.2% more than
the previous year. |
| Avianca will fly
between Bogota and San Jose |
| Avianca
is preparing to open a Bogota-San
Jose (Costa Rica) route, after
receiving a temporary three month
permit to start operations. |
| Count
down |
| The
country’s most important
tourist event is finalizing details
for the celebration of its twenty-seventh
edition which will take place
in Corterias from February 25th
to the 27th. |
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| New governmental
entity |
A new independent
state entity will govern Panama’s
booming tourist industry. The
law draft plan that establishes
the Panamanian Tourist Authority,
in place of the Panamanian Tourism
Institute, was handed over to
businessmen of the sector’s
different branches for their
suggestions. |
| Participation
in Fitur |
| Panamanian hotel
representatives, real estate projects
and tourist operators will participate
in the International Tourism Fair. |
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| Government promotes
works |
The government
plans to promote tourism in
the coastal localities of Managua
Lake, with an investment of
more than one million dollars. |
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| Expansion of airports |
The Autonomous
Port Executive Commission will
invest US$ 39.1 million in the
expansion of the passenger terminal
of the international airport
between 2008 and 2009. |
| United suspends
operations |
| The airline gave
instructions to its reservation
staff to inform that it will not
be able to fly from El Salvador
to Los Angeles, USA as from March
1st. |
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| Entry of tourists
increased |
Last year,
Costa Rica received 1.9 million
tourists, an 11.59% increase
compared to 2006. |
| Air Caraibes’s
first flight landed |
| The French airline’s
first flight arrived at the Juan
Santamaria, of San Jose, airport.
The airline will offer two weekly
flights to the country, on Tuesdays
and Thursdays. |
| Investment in
new hotel complex |
| The construction
of the Hyatt Regency Azulera hotel
complex in the Brasilito beach,
in Guanacaste, in which US$ 300
million will be invested, was
started. The complex will have
215 rooms and 100 condominiums. |
| Tourist Investment
Fair |
| In February, the
tourist authorities and businessmen
will carry out the third edition
of the Costa Rican Fair of Tourist
Investment. The event will take
place on February 20th and 21st. |
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| Roatan will receive
500,000 cruise travelers |
The island,
the only Central American tourist
destination recommended by the
North American newspaper The
New York Times to visit in 2008,
will this year receive 500,000
tourists that will be transported
by 12 different companies. |
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| Hotel chains will
invest US$ 500 million |
Local and international
hotel chains such as Grupo Posadas,
Intercontinental Hotels and
Marriott will invest this year
more than US$ 500 million for
the construction of new establishments
in Merida. |
| Aeromexico will
enter the charter flights market |
| Aeromexico will
enter the charter flights market
with the forthcoming beginning
of the airline specialized in
this area of the market: Aeromexico
Travel. As yet there is no exact
date for the beginning of the
service. |
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| Peru:
Luxurious Inca Trail |
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When
we think about the Inca Trail,
the “traditional”
Inca trail, we picture amazing
sceneries, a great amount of
winding up and down hills, endless
slopes through beautiful mountains,
the possibility of seeing diverse
flora and fauna as we pass through
different ecosystems related
to the many altitudes along
the path, passing through the
typical Andean scenery and reaching
the tropical forest. Read
more... |
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