It can be a little uncomfortable to arrive in a strange place where you don’t know anyone. Where there’s nobody there to meet you and tell you where to go next. One of the best perks of tr…
South America
Which of the world’s glaciers is closest to the equator?
The glaciers on Ecuador’s Mount Cayambe are the closest to the equator, less than 170 kilometres north.Although the temperature at sea level at this latitude is well above that which would allow…
Brazil expands its current air network, expects more foreigners by 2020
Brazil is emerging as a tourist favourite in 2020, in terms of attracting foreign visitors. The exchange rate situation, the recovery of the economy and the new offerings of products and services are …
Garcia handed chief financial officer role at Embraer
The board of directors at Embraer has elected Antonio Carlos Garcia as the company’s new chief financial officer and investor relations officer.He will replace Nelson Salgado, who will move to s…
Caribbean tourism growing twice as fast as global average
Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean increased by a solid 9.7 per cent during the first half of 2019 when compared to the same period last year, according to new figures.Addressing the media at a news co…
Chiloe, Chile: South America’s island of millennia-old myths and traditions
There were 5000-square-metre plots of Chiloe for sale in the Wall Street Journal the day I arrived on the island.No-one was revealing the price; but according to locals, and assuming they weren’…
Tourism Trinidad Limited targets a 7% increase in international visitor arrivals for 2020
For the new fiscal year 2019-20, Tourism Trinidad Limited’s (TTL) main goals are to increase visitor arrivals by 7% to 380,000; attain an average hotel occupancy rate of 64% and grow visitor exp…
Cuban Tourism Falls Dramatically – By 6%
Tourist arrivals to Cuba continue to plummet, dropping 6% over last year. The effects of the US sanctions have already begun to be felt with a steep decline of American visitors to the island.The dram…
V Resorts bags the prestigious UNWTO Award for Sustainable Tourism
V Resorts, a boutique Indian leisure travel and hospitality brand, bagged the prestigious World Tourism Award (UNWTO) 2018-19 held at St. Petersburg, Russia, recently. V Resorts has been felicitated b…
World leaders welcomed to Future Investment Initiative in Saudi Arabia
The Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia has welcomed a series of global heads of state and senior policy makers to the third annual Future Investment Initiative.The event is taking place in Riyadh …