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0.63 - Argentina 3.17 - Bolivia
7.44 - Brasil 1.70 - Chile 438.53
- Colombia 1,770 - México
10.55 - Paraguay 4,550 - Perú
2.810 - Uruguay 20.50 - Venezuela
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Buenos Aires
hosts the South American Hotel
& Tourism Investment Conference |
| HVS is organizing
the “1st South American
Hotel & Tourism Investment
Conference” which will
be held on September 29th and
30th in the Hotel Hilton Buenos
Aires. |
Howard Johnson
largest chain in the country |
Howard Johnson
has become the largest chain
in the country by inaugurating
its 22nd hotel. The Howard Johnson
Plaza Parana has 130 rooms and
suites, all of which have an
incomparable view of the Parana
River. |
| QANTAS begins
flights to Buenos Aires |
| As of November,
the Australian airline will begin
to fly between Sydney and Buenos
Aires, with three flights per
week using a Boeing 747-400. |
| Mall Group would
invest €450 million in resort |
| The president
of the Mall Group has met with
the President of Argentina to
inform her of his plans for investment
in the country, where he is studying
the possibility of promoting a
residential touristic resort similar
to the one being developed in
the Mexican State of Campeche.
The project will probably be undertaken
in the Patagonia and will have
an investment of €450 million. |
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FIEXPO In June,
in Montevideo |
| At the Fiexpo
Latin America edition, not only
will the representatives of
the Secretaries or Ministries
of Tourism participate as exhibitors,
but also international hotel
chains, convention centers,
organizing companies and service
and technology suppliers for
events, which will show the
world the region’s potential
in this growing market. |
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UNITED Confirms
flights without stopovers from
Rio to Washington |
| Due to the
achieved success, the “seasonal”
flight which departs from Rio
de Janeiro towards Washington
will again be operational as
of October 27th. |
| Sol Melia Will
have two new resorts in 2010 |
| In June, Sol Melia
will begin construction of the
next two resorts which will be
inaugurated in 2010. The project
in Praia de Guarajuba is planned
as a mega resort with three hotels
of 1,200 rooms. |
| TAM has become
one of the best aviation companies |
| TAM presented
the guidelines for its re-positioning
to consolidate itself as one of
the main companies of the world
aviation market. TAM has just
become the leader in operations
and transported passengers in
the Southern Hemisphere, and according
to a study, there was an average
of 21,800 operations per month
last year and 2,251 million passengers
transported per month. |
| VRG Interline
agreement with TAP |
| VRG announced
an agreement to establish an interline
with TAP Portugal. The passengers
of the airline will have access
to other destinations through
the routes of the TAP network,
including Portugal, Denmark, England,
Germany, Italy and Switzerland. |
| KOREAN AIR will
fly to Sao Paulo |
| Korean Air will
fly to South America, re-establishing
the route between Seoul and Sao
Paulo, an operation which was
suspended after a decrease in
traffic. |
| AEROMEXICO More
flights |
| Aeromexico informed
that it will expand its operations
to Brasil with two new routes,
one linking Sao Paulo and Cancun
and the other Rio de Janeiro and
Mexico. |
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Lima will promote
Caral citadel as main touristic
destination |
The citadel
of Caral will be promoted as
the country’s main touristic
destination during the APEC
meeting. The archaeological
complex caught visitors’
attention in view of the protests
registered in Cusco and its
consequences on the arrivals
to Machu Picchu. |
| Luxury tourism
will increase by 20% |
| This year, 240
thousand luxury tourists could
arrive to the country, representing
an increase of 20% with respect
to those who arrived last year.
Lima Tours pointed out that these
tourists spend almost US$ 500
per person daily. |
| Inauguration of
four-star hotel in Puno |
| The hotel chain
Jose Antonio inaugurated its first
four-star hotel (Puno). The hotel
will have 131 rooms, and had an
investment of US$ 7.5 million. |
| JW MARRIOTT Will
construct a five-star hotel in
Cusco |
| The JW Marriott
chain will construct a five-star
hotel in Cusco, with an investment
of US$ 18 million and US$ 20 million.
The project is the process of
being evaluated by the INC, after
which it will move to the district
municipality of Cusco for the
corresponding authorization. |
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AVIANCA will
undertake Ocean Air operation |
The president
of the Sinerg Group informed
that Avianca will assume operation
of Ocean Air. The decision is
part of a unification plan of
the consortium’s air companies.
Both companies are expanding
their fleet of aircraft with
the contracted purchase of 90
Airbus and Boeing craft, seventy
of which will be for the Colombian
airline.
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| Civil Aviation
authorized 47 new local and international
routes |
| Avianca returns
to the Dominican Republic, while
Aerorepublica aims at Panama as
a connection center. A Sam, Aires,
ADA and Spirit Airlines were also
allocated frequencies. Avianca
received the authorization for
seven frequencies between Bogota
and Mexico and some others between
the country’s capital and
Santo Domingo. |
| AVIANCA presents
first Airbus A320 aircraft with
which it will begin the renewal
of the fleet |
| The new aircraft
is part of the modernization to
which another 59 airbus and 10
Boeing will be added, thus up-dating
the fleet during the next 5 years. |
| DELTA AIR LINES
will fly between New York and
Bogota |
| Delta Air Lines
informed that the Department of
Transport of the United States
gave its preliminary authorization
to begin operating daily flights
between the John F. Kennedy and
Eldorado airports. |
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MEXICANA DE
AVIACION will open two flights
between Monterrey and New York |
As of May 1st,
Mexicana de Aviacion will begin
two daily flights connecting
Monterrey and New York. These
flights will be operated with
Airbus A319 with a capacity
of 120 passengers. |
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AIR DOMINICANA
will begin to fly in May |
The Minister
of Tourism informed that in
April the first Boeing 737 will
arrive, with which Air Dominicana
will begin flights to the United
States and South America in
May. |
| China Town country’s
new touristic attraction |
| In April, China
Town will be inaugurated as the
country’s new tourist attraction.
The coordinator of China Town
informed that from the 17 th to
the 20th of April the Chinese
community residing there will
be able to display their traditions
before local and international
personalities who will be invited
to the big event. |
| Tourism grew 9.14%
during the first two months of
2008 |
| This year’s
increase in tourism could surpass
that of 2007. During the first
two months of 2008, 9.14% more
tourists arrived compared to the
same period last year. |
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Barcelo will
reach 5,000 rooms |
Barcelo Hotels
& Resorts plans the expansion
of its presence, incorporating
seven establishments between
now and 2010. The chain foresees
the opening of a 629 room lodging
in Cayo Santa Maria, another
with 186 rooms in La Habana
in the Monte Barreto area, and
a third of 358 rooms in Varadero,
the Barcelo Arenas Blancas. |
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SPIRIT will
fly between Florida and El Salvador
as of August |
Soon, the Salvadorian
market will also have access
to the low prices offered by
Spirit Airlines which could
begin operations in August.
The news was confirmed by the
Minister of Tourism during the
2nd Touristic Education Congress
which is being held in this
country. |
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60 European
travel companies will be present
at the 3rd Fair of Latin American
Tourism |
 Close
to 60 travel companies, among
them European agencies and tour
operators, will participate
in the business roundtable or
workshops of the 3rd Fair of
Latin American and European
Tourism, Art and Culture. ‘EUROAL
2008,’ the new acronym
for what was until now EUROCOTAL,
will be held in the Palacio
de Congresos y Exposiciones,
or Congress and Expositions
Palace, of Torremolinos (Costa
del Sol), Spain, from the 29th
of May to the 1st of June. More...
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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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