Meliá Hotels International has announced the imminent opening of the Meliá Iguazu, the only hotel located in the heart of Iguazu National Park in Argentina.The location is one of the Sev…
South America
Forbidden Colombia, Part 2: Arauca — Natural Wonders No Longer Off Limits
This is part two of a Colombia travel series by Bogota-based tourism student Charles Mancilla Monroy, in which he explores lesser-known destinations that were once off limits due to guerrilla activity…
Sweet tale of Colombia’s Old Providence
An island where music is the only thing that gets people going, Old Providence stands true to its name archaic and untethered by the modern world.Sоurсе: travelnewsdigest.in…
Tour operators: Cuba travel warning driven by Trump’s political posturing
Tour operators last week decried the U.S. State Department’s latest Cuba travel warning as baseless and yet another example of the kind of blatant political posturing by the Trump administration…
SHIP REVIEW: Viking Cruises Debuts the Posh New Viking Sky
Viking Cruises was founded in Russia in 1997 with just four ships. In 2017, as the company celebrates its 20th anniversary, it has a fleet of 59 river ships and 3 ocean ships, with 4 more on order, an…
Peru earns 29 nominations for World Travel Awards Grand Final 2017
South American tourism hotspot Peru has been nominated in 29 categories in the global edition of the prestigious World Travel Awards.The World Travel Awards Grand Final will take place at the JW Marri…
What Kind of Experience Does the Adventure Traveler Want?
Do you consider yourself an adventure traveler? What does “adventure travel” mean to you?I’ve been on adventure tours that felt like they were going to kill me, then others where I b…
Rio Tourism Expects Positive Results Of City Promotion
Rio de Janeiro is currently facing a major fiscal and economic crisis, having to endure issues with public safety. The federal government announced a set of measures to boost Rio tourism so that the c…
The Panama Canal mark II: Third traffic lane for this engineering marvel
Of all the mind-bending facts and figures about the expansion of the Panama Canal, the one that surprises me most is that this isn’t the first time it’s been attempted.Twenty-five years af…
Peru to release Inca Trail to Machu Picchu tickets in October
Permits to trek Peru’s Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in 2018 are being released four months early, October 1st.Peru’s ministry of culture issue 500 permits a day for the four-day hike with 20…