Hundreds of thousands of people filled a main Sao Paulo thoroughfare for one of the world’s largest LGBT+ pride parades – the first since the election of far-right Brazilian President Jair…
South America
Brazilian Tourism Numbers Stagnating
Approximately 6.62 million international tourists visited Brazil in 2018. The number is basically the same as it was over the last three years, showing that the tourist flow has stagnated. To compare,…
Chilean Tourism Authorities Introduce New Places Of Interest
After several months of work, the Committee of Tourism Ministers declared the regions of Lonquimay, the Chiloé Archipelago, Torres del Paine, and Cape Horn as places of interest, adding these t…
Attitudes To Gay Tourism Are Changing Worldwide
Gay tourism has become a hot topic in many countries that plan to invest in the LGBT market. Especially in Asia, the sector has been discussed since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize…
American Airlines adds new routes to Dominican Republic
American Airlines has expanded its network footprint in the Dominican Republic, launching two new weekly connections to Santo Domingo from its hubs at Dallas/Fort Worth and Charlotte Douglas in the Un…
United States arrivals drive tourism growth in Caribbean
Spurred on by a 24 per cent rise in arrivals from the United States, the Caribbean recorded a healthy 12 per cent increase in tourist arrivals during the first quarter of 2019, according to statistics…
Virgin Voyages to feature Key West instead of Havana
With Cuba cruises from the U.S. no longer permitted, Virgin Voyages’ four-day “Havana After Dark” cruises will be replaced with a four-day cruise featuring Key West.The new itinerary…
Tapestry Collection heads for Jamaica with latest signing
Hilton has announced the signing of Rok Hotel, Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, representing the brand’s debut in the Caribbean.Slated to open in 2020, the 168-room property, owned by Pa…
Four Seasons signs for new property in Cartagena, Colombia
Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to open a luxury hotel and private residences in Cartagena, one of South America’s most historic and attractive seaside cities.The property w…
Brain recalled to LATAM headquarters for new digital role
Rodrigo Contreras Brain, currently the general director of LATAM Airlines in Europe, will assume a new role at the central LATAM offices in Santiago.He has spent the past six years based in EuropeBrai…