Articles tagged “latin america”

Tourism

Brazil Delays Visa Requirement for American Tourists Until 2025

Brazil keeps pushing back its visa requirement for tourists from Australia, U.S. and Canada. Given the value of these markets to Brazil, maybe it should scrap the requirement altogether.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 weeks ago

Brazil Delays Visa Requirement for American Tourists Until 2025

Online Travel

Latin America’s Despegar Opens Travel Agencies to Get Travelers to Book Online

If you work for an online travel agency and suggested it open brick-and-mortar stores to bring customers online, you would get very quizzical looks, at the least. Let's see if it works in Argentina and Brazil for Despegar/Decolar.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Latin America’s Despegar Opens Travel Agencies to Get Travelers to Book Online

Tourism

Latin America Gets a ‘Swiftie’ Bump: Achieves New Record-High

The global Travel Health Index rose to 105, continuing the trend of surpassing pre-pandemic levels and setting a new benchmark. Latin America, propelled by the Taylor Swift Eras Tour led the score, soaring to an all-time high regional index of 117 in November 2023.

Saniya Zanpure | 4 months ago

Latin America Gets a ‘Swiftie’ Bump: Achieves New Record-High

Tour Operators

Civitatis Finds Niche in Selling Activities to Spanish-Speaking Travelers

Civitatis is capitalizing on its leading position in selling Spanish-speaking tours and activities as it pushes into new markets thanks to private equity support.

Selene Brophy | 4 months ago

Civitatis Finds Niche in Selling Activities to Spanish-Speaking Travelers

Tourism

Peru Set to Increase Tourist Cap For Machu Picchu

Macchu Picchu is to Peru what the Eiffel Tower is to Paris. Making it more available to tourists could reverse its sluggish recovery.

Dawit Habtemariam | 5 months ago

Peru Set to Increase Tourist Cap For Machu Picchu

Hotels

How Posadas, Mexico’s Largest Hotel Group, Competes Against Global Giants

Posadas could be a partner for major hotel groups for co-marketing deals, given the quality of its Mexican resorts.

Sean O'Neill | 5 months ago

How Posadas, Mexico’s Largest Hotel Group, Competes Against Global Giants

News Blog

Avianca CEO to Lead Latin American Airline Group Abra

Avianca CEO Adrian Neuhauser will take the helm of the Latin American airline group Abra in January. He will pass the reins of the Bogotá-based carrier to its Deputy CEO Frederico Pedreira. Neuhauser, who oversaw the U.S. bankruptcy restructuring of Avianca into something of a low-cost global carrier, will oversee Latin America's second largest airline…

Edward Russell | 5 months ago

Airline Weekly

Mexico’s Airlines Lifted by U.S. Upgrade but Face Quagmire in Mexico City

Mexican airlines face countervailing winds amid politically-charged moves by the country's president.

7 months ago
Mexico’s Airlines Lifted by U.S. Upgrade but Face Quagmire in Mexico City

Online Travel

Hopper Gains a New Fintech Partner in LatAm’s Nubank

Hopper's dispute with Expedia over the utility of Hopper's fintech products seemingly didn't get in the way of Hopper's deal with Nubank.

Dennis Schaal | 9 months ago

Hopper Gains a New Fintech Partner in LatAm’s Nubank

Travel Agents

Brazil’s Top Travel Agency CVC Seeks Strategic Investors for Share Offering

Recent changes at Brazil's largest travel agency include a new CEO, a new chief financial officer, and a $15 million capital injection from its founder. CVC now plans a $60-million-plus share offering. Other global travel companies or private equity firms may take part.

Gabriel Araujo, Reuters | 11 months ago

Brazil’s Top Travel Agency CVC Seeks Strategic Investors for Share Offering