Street food is an essential part of experiencing the country and culture. When it comes to street food, each city has its own specialty. From Pad Thai in Bangkok to ceviche in Peru, you’re spoil…
South America
TW survey: Travel suppliers hurry to bring domestic inventory to advisors
While the Covid-19 travel recovery is largely expected to start locally and grow regionally, few advisors are reporting a rise in domestic bookings since the pandemic shut down global travel, accordin…
Tour groups likely to be small during measured restart
As travel companies look to resume operations in a post-pandemic world, tour operators say they are expecting a slow and phased restart as they evaluate every aspect of their operations to meet a new …
Travel Leaders Group renames to Internova and continues reorganization
Travel Leaders Group is now Internova Travel Group.This is the latest step in the rollout of a strategic reorganization by the largest travel agency umbrella group in the U.S. Approximately one-third …
Latam files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Latam, South America’s largest airline group, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.The filing, made Monday in a federal bankruptcy court in New York, applies to Latam’s subsi…
Falklands’ next tourist season “very tough, very late, if there is one at all”
Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Mark Pollard this week said that the coming tourist season is likely to be, “very tough, and a very late one if there is one at all.” However MLA Pollard emph…
Brazil: the carnival holiday was the turning point of the pandemic
A study by the administrator of the Hospital Brsurgery, Roberto Carvalho Dias, concluded that COVID-19 spread in Brazil during the carnival holiday. The investigation was based on information that the…
US airlines can temporarily halt service to 75 airports, because of coronavirus
The U.S. Transportation Department said late on Friday it had granted tentative approval to 15 airlines to temporarily halt service to 75 U.S. airports because of the coronavirus pandemic.Airlines mus…
LATAM Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru to lay off 1,400 workers
LATAM Airlines Group, the largest airline conglomerate in Latin America, announced it will lay off 1,400 workers from its branches in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The news was confirmed by the …
Silver Origin coming in late August thanks to shipyard’s effort
The Covid-19 pandemic has put most 2020 ship delivery dates into question, but Silversea Cruises’ ship being purpose-built for the Galapagos Islands, the Silver Origin, will launch in late Augus…