South America

When we first visited Country Club Lima Hotel in Peru more than a decade ago, we loved the impressive entrance and the grand lobby that showed off its 1920s heritage. The rooms weren’t as flashy…

Lifestyle hotel brand Selina has raised $100 million in Series C funding, bringing the company’s total funding to $225 million to date.The latest funding round was led by Access Industries, with…

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In Rio de Janeiro, one of the most fashionable cities in the world, the Seventh edition of Veste Rio (“Dress Rio”) will open to the public at Pier Maua from …

American Express Global Business Travel has appointed Gerardo Tejado as general manager of American Express Meetings & Events.In his new role, Tejado will report to Global Business Travel’s …

Cartagena, the colonial port city on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, has joined the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association.The city, represented by COTELCO Cartagena, has become the organisation&r…

Shapely cones, deep craters, bubbling lava: volcanoes are fascinating to people. They are thus very popular travel destinations. However, is volcano tourism safe for the average traveler and are there…

Since its inauguration, St. Regis Bahia Beach has become the synonym of unparalleled luxury and glamour. Built on a former coconut plantation in northeastern Puerto Rico and only a half an hour drive …

According to official data, the tourism revenues of Cuba fell by 4.6% last year. The country welcomed 15% fewer European visitors. Tourism to Cuba decreased and the outlook for the current year is not…

How do you turn a big beach resort with 299 rooms into a high-service luxury hotel? You make a hotel within a hotel. For the JW Marriott Los Cabos, that means one section called The Griffin Club that&…

InterContinental Hotels Group has welcomed marketing analytics expert Matt Kistler as senior vice president of global insights, analytics and data.Charged with elevating IHG’s consumer insights …