Articles tagged “latin america”

Tourism

What Chile’s Elections Mean for Tourism

The winner of the Chilean presidential election needs to make the process of visiting the country much easier for prospective tourists. The fifth largest economy in South America is taking a big hit from the absence of travelers from lucrative source markets like neighboring Argentina.

Paula Krizanovic, Skift | 2 years ago

Airline Weekly

Brazil’s Azul Buoyed by Strong Domestic Leisure Demand

After Brazil emerged from the latest Covid-19 surge, Brazilians began traveling again, encouraged by the country's high rate of vaccination. More Brazilians are opting to stay local for their vacations, to the benefit of Azul.

2 years ago

Airlines

Latin America’s Aviation Recovery Stalled by Absence of Standard Health Rules

Airlines are talking to each other, but if governments don't see eye to eye then there's simply no quick fix.

Nelson Bocanegra and Carlos Vargas, Reuters | 2 years ago

Hotels

Brazil’s Miles-Based Flight Seller MaxMilhas Buys a Hotel Discounter

Many bootstrapped travel companies may prove more innovative than venture-backed ones during the pandemic. MaxMilhas is an example, given its distinctive approaches to selling flights and hotels.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Avianca Banks on United Airlines Partnership in Bankruptcy Exit Plan

3 years ago

Online Travel

Tripadvisor Plus’ New Text Service Lacks the Human Touch

Tripadvisor's travel-planning help by text for Tripadvisor Plus subscribers plays to the company's strengths — user reviews and a global roster of hotels, restaurants and things to do listings. It really can't compete, though, with a real travel agent who has visited the destination and knows the hotel general manager personally.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Startup Casai Buys Its Way Into Serviced Apartments in a Play for Brazilian Business Travel

The conventional wisdom in the U.S. and Europe has been that business travel will be slow to recover easing out of the pandemic and that emerging markets in Latin America, such as Brazil, will have a snail-like rebound, too. Travel startup Casai is gambling that both ideas are wrong.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 3 years ago

Online Travel

Latin America Travel Booking Sites Won’t Fully Recover Until 2022 at the Earliest

Online travel agencies were big players in travel search during the pandemic in major Latin American countries. There's a bright future for these booking sites in the region as travel restarts.

Angel Adegbesan, Skift | 3 years ago

Airline Weekly

Brazil’s Gol to Take Lead in Latin American Airline Consolidation

3 years ago