Trains to Machu Picchu back on track
When the Peruvian government announced new laws that would allow development to take place closer to the country’s historic structures, two days of protests by locals ensued. Peruvians protested along the railways, shutting the services down, as well as disrupting flights at the Cuzco Airport by piling stones and trees
by Katy Davies February 25th, 2008
Murder in the Galapagos
Events of this past week have many people concerned for the future of the Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, the very place where Charles Darwin came to understand the origin of species and their evolution and specialization. When 53 ...
by Neill Zerk February 1st, 2008
Frustrations turn to violence in Buenos Aires
Ezeira International Airport in Buenos Aires, Argentina was not a pleasant place to be this weekend, as riots broke out after most Aerolineas Argentinas flights were cancelled or suspended due to what the airline cited as a problem stemming from ...
by Dave Bess January 14th, 2008
New Holiday Inn Express for Natal
The capital city of Brazil’s northern Rio Grande do Norte state has just opened a Holiday Inn Express Hotel. The 160-room, 13-story edifice is located in what many call the best tourist destination for both Brazilians and foreigners in the ...
by Neill Zerk December 20th, 2007
Cruise ship crash
A cruise ship crashed into a cargo vessel in a port in Uruguay on Monday. Although there were 1,700 passengers on board, no one was injured in the crash. The cruise ship, the Norwegian Dream, was on its way to the ...
by Neill Zerk December 12th, 2007
Brazil forces delayed airlines to pay out
Nelson Jobim, Brazil’s Minister of Defense announced on Wednesday that any airline operating within the country will be forced to compensate passengers for any delays that they suffer. The country is working on legislation which may be approved by as early ...
by Bobby V-Jones December 7th, 2007
Sale fares with United to Canada and Brazil
United Airlines has discounted their flights from London to Brazil and Canada. All of the prices quoted below are for return flights and include all taxes and charges. Flights to Canada are for departures starting on February 29th. Travel must be completed before March 28th, however a black out period is
by Jennifer Jones December 7th, 2007
UNWTO session a rowing success
The 17th UNWTO general assembly in Cartagena, Colombia has wrapped with impressive stats of achievement and many commitments for follow-through on initiatives by old and new member countries. The global tourism roadmap to battle climate change, the Davos Declaration was overall ...
by Paul Fenrich December 3rd, 2007
New green resort to open in Chile
Scheduled to open in January 2008, the Tierra Atacama Spa & Hotel will appeal to adventure tourists and green-thinking travellers alike. The entire construction process has adhered to strict conservation standards, ...
by Dave Bess November 30th, 2007
Cartagena hosts 17th UNWTO assembly
With the recent initiatives from Columbia’s tourism industry, the country hosting the UNWTO 17th General Assembly can only do good for the country’s image it is trying to clean up. Secretary general for Columbia’s tourism industry,
by Dave Bess November 30th, 2007
Man talks for 14 straight hours for Emirates ad
Emirates airlines has begun its direct service between Dubai and the Brazilian metropolis of Sao Paulo, and to mark the occasion they’ve enlisted a rather special spokesman, a Brazilian known as ...
by Rosie Vaughan-Jones November 27th, 2007
Columbia looks for higher tourist numbers
Columbia is a country that has long suffered the fate of its reputation for drug lords and crooked police and all the violence that goes with such things. With stereotypes like ...
by Katy Davies November 27th, 2007