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LATAM NEWS Panama launches its new tourism brand “Vive por Más” Panama has launched the tourism brand platform "Vive por Más" (live for more) with the intention to reactivate the tourism sector that has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and to attract...

LATAM NEWS IATA calls for removal of entry restrictions for vaccinated travellers The International Air Transport Association (IATA), through its Director General Willie Walsh, has said that people who have undergone the Covid-19 vaccination regime should travel...

LATAM NEWS The best vineyard in the world is Argentine for the third time The Zuccardi Valle de Uco vineyard, located in the province of Mendoza, has been awarded the title of the best vineyard in the world for the third time in 2021 by the World's Best Vineyard. For...

LATAM NEWS Guayaquil Cocoa Museum opens its doors The aroma of cocoa is invading Guayaquil, as the city inaugurated the Museo del Cacao (Cocoa Museum) on the 28th of July. It is a new tourist attraction that seeks to make known and preserve the history, culture and...

LATAM NEWS Google and the Museo de Arte de Lima present the virtual exhibition "Guardians of the Khipus" Google Arts & Culture and the Museo de Arte de Lima (MALI) are offering an opportunity to get to know the khipus, those colourful and enigmatic knotted ropes and...

LATAM NEWS Passenger traffic increased by 25% in Panama from May to June The number of passengers transiting through TocumenInternationalAirport, Panama's main hub for air connections between the Americas, between May and June 2021 increased by 24.9% for a total of...

LATAM NEWS Visit Argentina presents its new visual identity Based on the concept of "Infinity", to encompass the multiple possibilities for world travellers to discover Argentina, the new visual identity of Visit Argentina, which was already exhibited at FITUR 2021,...

LATAM NEWS Chilean industry's five proposal to open up the tourism sector The need to open the borders as soon as possible and the recognition of vaccination to allow mobility within the country are the main points of a public declaration that the Federation of...

LATAM NEWS The Bicentennial Inti Raymi will be broadcasted live on Thursday 24th June Cusco is preparing to live the "Inti Raymi of the Bicentenary" (The festival of the Sun that shines for the world), which this year will take place on Thursday 24 June at...

LATAM NEWS New measures for entry to Panama The Ministry of Health of Panama has decreed that as of Monday 19 April 2021, all travellers who have been in or transited through South America in the last 15 days and are entering the country, must bring a PCR or antigen...

LATAM NEWS Buenos Aires approves protocol for congresses and conventions The government of Buenos Aires approved on the 2nd of March the protocol for the prevention and management of cases of COVID-19 for the gradual return of associative and corporate conventions and...

LATAM NEWS   Guatemala seeks to promote ornithological tourism   Within the framework of the Bicentenary of Independence, INGUAT, in collaboration with the National Association of Ornithological Tourism, promotes the conservation of the National Bird. In Guatemala,...

LATAM NEWS Colombia leader in Latin America on health protocols Strict biosafety standards, companies certified to offer safe experiences and a wide range of laboratories for Covid-19 testing are the backbone of the country to ensure peace of mind for international...

LATAM NEWS Anato Tourism Showcase will be held from 28th to 30th April 2021 in Bogotá The 40th edition of the most important event dedicated to the tourism industry in Colombia will open its doors on 28th, 29th and 30th April 2021 in Corferias in the city of Bogota....

LATAM NEWS Brazil reaches 26,000 "Responsible Tourism" labels issued in the country The Ministry of Tourism's initiative aims to ensure the safety of people during tourist activities. 26,000 "Responsible, Clean and Safe Tourism" stamps have been issued by The Ministry...

LATAM NEWS Chile launches the "Holiday Permit" Chile introduced the Step by Step Plan (Paso a Paso) which allowed the gradual reopening by zone of the national territory according to the number and rate of cases of persons with Covid-19. Each municipality in Chile has...

LATAM NEWS Volume of American tourists to Costa Rica quadruples in November The American market has recorded in November a considerable growth of visits to Costa Rica since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, underlines a press release from the Costa Rican Tourism...

LATAM NEWS   Colombia’s tourism grows by 20% at the end of the year   Although the tourism sector has been one of the most affected by the pandemic, the president of the National Fund of Tourism in Colombia (FONTUR), Raquel Garavito, said that tourism in Colombia has...

LATAM NEWS Peru reopens its borders with Europe on the 15th of December From the 15th of December, Peru will take another step forward in its process of reopening to tourism, as flights over eight hours will once again be authorized on arrival and departure from the...

LATAM NEWS Colombia prepares to receive new international events The Meetings and Incentives sector in Colombia is starting to show progress as part of the strategy to reactivate the sector. The country continues to work for the meetings tourism industry by keeping...

LATAM NEWS World Travel Awards 2020 The World Travel Awards, also known as the "Oscars of Tourism" awarded every year since 1993, have announced this year's 2020 winners for each continent. The results of the global final awards will be known at the end of November....

LATAM NEWS Costa Rica to open its air border to all countries in November From 1st of November and as part of the economic reactivation plan, Costa Rica will open its air border to all countries provided that visitors meet pre-pandemic immigration requirements and the...