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0.66 - Argentina 3.17 - Bolivia
7.48 - Brasil 1.67 - Chile 454.94
- Colombia 1,780 - México
10.51 - Paraguay 4,550 - Perú
2.885 - Uruguay 20.60 - Venezuela
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Buenos Aires
registered high levels of occupancy
in January and February |
| Hotel occupancy
continues to register very high
levels in Buenos Aires. According
to a report from Ente Turimso
of Buenos Aires, January’s
average reached 67% in all categories,
while in February levels were
even higher and reached an average
of 70%. |
Iguazu will
have another 5-star hotel |
Iguazu will
have another 5-star hotel complex
due to the occupancy permit
granted by the provincial government
to the Cristal Towers Developers
company. |
| International
flights increase from domestic
airports |
| During 2007, more
than eight million people traveled
on international flights to and
from Argentina, of which one million
entered and exited directly through
the domestic airports of the country;
this represented an increase of
10% with respect to the previous
year. |
| Aerolineas Argentinas
has two A320/200 for Lima and
Rio de Janeiro |
| Following the
arrival of the first two A320/200,
Aerolineas Argentinas awaits the
third for March 30th, forming
part of an initial package of
six aircraft expected for this
year, four of which will be included
in the fleet during the first
semester. The cities that will
benefit from the incorporation
of the A320 will be Lima and Rio
de Janeiro. |
| Change of airport
Terminal of Ezeiza |
| Aerolineas Argentinas
changed terminals in the Ezeiza
International Airport, moving
from Terminal A to Terminal B.
The assigned counters for check-in
are 201 to 222. |
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ANAC releases
airfare to South American countries |
| As of March
1st, new fare regulations that
will contribute to the reduction
of ticket fares to other South
American countries came into
effect. The so-called “gradual
release of fares” will,
in principle, only benefit destinations
in South America. |
| Sao Paolo will
expand airport |
| The expansion
works of Viracopos will enable
this terminal to attend up to
90 million passengers per year. |
| VRG signed an
agreement with Iberia and KLM |
| VRG signed shared
code agreements with Iberia and
KLM, enabling passengers of the
new Varig to purchase tickets
in Brazil to all destinations
operated from Europe by Iberia
and KLM. Meanwhile, Iberia and
KLM’s passengers will be
able to purchase tickets for all
flights operated by Varig from
Brasil. |
| GOL Sales via
internet during 2007 increased
by 15% |
| GOL announced
that it closed 2007 with a strong
increase in its internet sales,
with an increase of 15% in its
sales at
www.voeqol.com.br |
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Santiago, main
destination for foreign tourists
this summer |
| Santiago and
its outskirts was the main touristic
destination for foreigners who
visited Chile this summer, representing
46.8% of preferred sites. In
second place were Valparaiso
and Viña del Mar. In
this 2008 season, 750,000 tourists
came from abroad, representing
an increase of 13.6% with respect
to the 2007 season. The obtained
earnings amounted to US$ 417
million with an increase of
11%. |
| Spanish chain
Vik will construct luxury hotel |
| Next summer the
Spanish chain Vik will open its
first luxury hotel in the framework
of a program of aggressive internationalization
which includes the purchase of
two establishments in Punta Cana,
Dominican Republic, and the construction
of another two in Punta del Este,
Uruguay. These luxurious boutique
hotels are directed at a public
with a high spending power, who
are prepared to pay more than
US$ 1,000 per night. The Chilean
hotel will be called Vik Bodega
and will be in Millahue, in the
VI Region. It will have only 22
rooms. |
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| In 2007, passenger
flow surpassed 11 million |
According to
Corpac, 11,244,571 domestic
and international passengers
moved through different airports
last year, Jorge Chavez of Lima
being the one which handled
the most movement with 7,119,270
passengers. This is two million
more than in 2006. |
Inauguration
of VIP area in Cusco airport
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The Alejandro
Velasco Astete international
airport now has a modern and
comfortable VIP departure lounge,
including a cafeteria, a bar,
Internet service, and a sales
stand, among other services. |
| Lan Peru intends
to increase offer during 2008 |
| The general manager
of Lan Peru announced investments
for this year of US$ 130 million;
the purchase of 4 new aircraft,
new routes and an offer increase
of 40%. |
| Miraflores Park
Hotel “Best of Latin America” |
| In its January-February
edition, “Latin Trade”
magazine published the results
of its annual survey, “Best
of Latin America.” In the
hotel category, the Miraflores
Park Hotel was honored for the
excellence of its service. |
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TAME will fly
to Guayaquil-Manaus as well
as to Lima and Iquitos |
Tame announced
the beginning of regular flights
between Guayaquil and Manaus,
in the middle of the Brasilian
Amazon, on April 30th. The flights
will be on Wednesdays with eventual
chartered flights on Sundays.
Furthermore, the airline is
considering the possibility
of including Iquitos, in Peru,
in the Guayaquil-Manaus route,
also foreseeing beginning regular
flights to Lima as of April
30th. |
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Influx of foreign
tourists increased by 7.4% in
January |
The Minister
of Commerce, Industry and Tourism
informed that in the first month
of 2008, 96,502 visitors of
other nationalities arrived
in Colombia, 6,697 more people
than in the same month of 2007. |
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KLM Resumes
flights |
An official
source of KLM informed that
it will resume its flights to
Panama in March, after seven
years of suspended operations.
The AAC authorized KLM to offer
passenger, cargo and postal
air transport services. Operations
could begin in mid March with
direct flights on the Amsterdam-Panama-Amsterdam
route, with a frequency of three
days per week. |
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COPA Offers
more flights |
The Civil Aviation
Authority authorized Copa Airlines
to begin the operation of a
new flight, Panama-El Salvador-Panama.
The airline hopes to “shortly”
put this route into action,
Copa informed. The new operation
will benefit passengers of this
route because they will have
more flight and schedule options. |
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Aeromexico
to Start Detroit-Monterrey Service
in April |
Aeromexico
on April 6 will begin nonstop
service between Detroit Metropolitan
Airport and Monterrey, Mexico,
with continuing service to Mexico
City. The flights will operate
three times per week aboard
Aeromexico’s Next Generation
Boeing 737 aircraft.
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Change in power
will not influence tourism |
The changes
that have arisen in the leadership
of Cuba will not negatively
influence the development of
the island’s touristic
sector, stated the Deputy Minister
of Tourism. “The political
situation in the country is
stable, therefore the tourism
industry is also stable,”
he stressed, referring to the
resignation of power by Fidel
Castro, who was succeeded by
his brother, Raul. |
| Livingston changes
Cancun for Cuba |
| The Italian airline,
Livingston, which will begin operations
to El Salvador, will have a commercial
stopover in Cuba and not in Cancun
as was scheduled, announced Taca,
the company with which Livingston
signed a commercial agreement
to be its main vendor in the Central
American region. |
| TOURISM Attracts
Russian investors |
| In a Russian press
conference in which the Ambassador
of the Greater Antilles took part,
the Deputy Minister of the Island’s
portfolio predicted big possibilities
for negotiations that were already
underway, stimulated by his third
visit in three years to Moscow.
In the presence of dozens of journalists
gathered at the headquarters of
the news agency ITAR-TASS, the
Deputy Minister said that he considered
the hotel, extrahotel services
and nautical activities sectors
to have the greatest prospect.
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| Argentina:
El Calafate |
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El
Calafate lays on the southern
shore of Argentino Lake, 315
km away from Río Gallegos,
capital city of the province
of Santa Cruz, and 80 km away
from the entrance to Los Glaciares
National Park. Read
more...
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