Bolivia is a land-locked country in South America with a rich culture and many interesting geographical features and landmarks. Home to some of the world’s highest cities and more than 30 offici…
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Uruguay will partially reopen its borders as of February
Uruguayan president Luis Lacalle Pou announced on Wednesday the partial lifting of the borders’ total closure which had been established last December 20, but all other measures that had been an…
Hyatt Now Offering Free COVID-19 Tests in All Latin American Hotels
Hyatt announced that all nineteen of its properties in Latin America, including those in Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, will now offer free COVID-19 tests to guests returning or traveling …
Polls: UK travelers choose safety over price
When it comes to traveling in 2021, British tourists value safety over price. Now entering the second year of the coronavirus pandemic, polls say that UK consumers will choose to spend much more to en…
Peat slips in the Falkland Islands and the unimaginable destruction of Stanley
Penguin News published on the 15 January edition a historic piece on the two peat slips suffered by Stanley in 1878 and 1886, which caused unimaginable destruction and cut the settlement in two.The pe…
Latin America and Caribbean tourism losses estimated at 19%
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to keep everyone locked up in their homes and cities, the Caribbean and Latin American countries, which rely heavily on tourism, are struggling to stay afloat.The…
How Storefront Travel Agencies Are Riding Through the Pandemic
In the wake of the pandemic, storefront travel agencies are grappling with issues that are different from their home-based counterparts, including, among other things, having to pay rent or mortgages,…
Biden will re impose travel restrictions despite Trump lifting some of the restrictions
The Joe Biden administration plans to quickly re impose travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil soon after President Donald Trump lifted t…
President Biden Says Travelers Arriving in the US Will Have to Quarantine
On his second day in office, President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that will require international travelers, not only to have a negative COVID-19 test to enter the U.S., but also to self-…
ABTA calls on government to plot route out of travel shutdown
The tourism industry is calling on the government to give more detail on how travel restrictions will be lifted if Covid-19 is brought under control in the UK.ABTA chief executive, Mark Tanzer, said: …