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Articles tagged “south america”

Business Travel

Behind Brazil’s Plan to Launch South America’s First Digital Nomad Village

As a perfect example of how countries can embrace a "locals first" approach to tourism, the government is supporting a new NomadX-backed project in the north-west of the country, after a similar scheme in Europe injected $30 million into the local economy.

Behind Brazil’s Plan to Launch South America’s First Digital Nomad Village

News Blog

South America’s Largest Airline Latam Cleared to Exit Bankruptcy

South America's largest airline, Latam Airlines Group, can exit its U.S. Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring after a judge approved its reorganization plan Saturday. The Chile-based carrier will exit its restructuring leaner than when it went in after shedding its Argentine subsidiary, but with $8 billion in new capital including $5.4 billion in new financing from…

Coronavirus

South America’s Vaccine Success Should Be Watched Closely by Travel Industry

Global travel industry leaders should take note of the incredible turnaround and success in South America against coronavirus, now becoming the most vaccinated region in the world. While it deserves plaudits, the Omicron variant presents new challenges, even in a part of the world with a long history of "cultura de vacinacao."

South America’s Vaccine Success Should Be Watched Closely by Travel Industry

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.

What Chile’s Elections Mean for Tourism

Airline Weekly

Azul Reportedly Eyes Latam Takeover to Create South American Airlines Giant

In a deal that could prove a major upset in Latin American aviation, Azul has put together what amounts to a hostile takeover of South America's largest airline, Latam Airlines Group. The Brazilian carrier plans to submit its proposal to the U.S. bankruptcy court overseeing Latam's restructuring shortly.

Azul Reportedly Eyes Latam Takeover to Create South American Airlines Giant

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.

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

Tourism

Rio’s Famed Beaches Sparkle More With Less Visitors During Pandemic

Some beaches in Brazil still do not have many visitors, even as lockdown measures are relaxed. The result? The beaches are getting a chance to breathe.

Rio’s Famed Beaches Sparkle More With Less Visitors During Pandemic

Luxury

Bogotá’s Potential in Wellness Tourism Starts With an Amazonian Nut

The cacay nut is a perfect example of how tourists can directly benefit entire countries simply by buying products for their own wellness in cities like Bogotá that help support poorer regions throughout Colombia. Maybe someday being a tourist will become less about being a foreigner and more about being a better global citizen.

Bogotá’s Potential in Wellness Tourism Starts With an Amazonian Nut

Tourism

Medellin’s Tourism Challenge: Telling the Right Story of Its Violent Past

Medellin has gone through an incredible transformation over the past 30 years, but large issues still remain prevalent. As the city figures out the right story it wants to tell, its "fake it ‘til you make it" strategy somehow works — speaking to the resilience of many developing economies that are navigating histories of crime, corruption, and violence and still figuring out how to position themselves as destinations.

Medellin’s Tourism Challenge: Telling the Right Story of Its Violent Past

Airlines

Why Viva Air Wants to Put Latin America’s Startups on the Map

VivaAir is the latest carrier to take a Silicon Valley-style approach to improving its technology, recently announcing that it has partnered with local universities, government entities, and startups to create an innovation lab. If executed well, this could raise the bar for customer service in the region.

Why Viva Air Wants to Put Latin America’s Startups on the Map