Latin America

Mexico volcano eruption triggers Foreign Office flight disruption warning

Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano is causing issues for the capital’s airport

AndBeyond set to launch exclusive 12-person yacht in the Galapagos Islands

The luxury yacht will make its maiden voyage to the remote islands off the coast of Ecuador this summer

Lata calls for calm as deadly Chile forest fires prompt FCDO travel alert

Lata chair Martin Johnson said it was important to remember the fires were limited to Chile’s Valparaiso region

New tour operator promises to ‘put sustainability first and the destination second’

Sustainable Journeys is the new UK tour operator launched by Melissa Tilling, chief executive of Charitable Travel with Estonia as its launch destination.

Peru declares state of emergency amid Ecuador unrest as cruise line monitors situation

Peru has taken steps to avoid ’subversive groups’ crossing the border, the FCDO says

CAA confirms reason for suspension of Latam Lima flight after just two months

Carrier blames UK operating restrictions for suspending its Lima-Heathrow service from February, casting doubt over its eventual return

Advantage Travel Partnership to merge two major trade events in 2024

The consortium will combine its annual conference in May with its yearly event for international travel marketing companies

AmaWaterways unveils wave campaign after bumper sales year

Every suite reservation will also be upgraded to business class flights as part of the campaign, which launches on 26 December.

UK managing director Jamie Loizou said the river line’s latest wave campaign “is designed to appeal to luxury travellers”, adding that offers would make it easier for travel agents to sell its products.

AmaWaterways’ UK team has reported record 2023 booking levels and a 78% spike in the number of UK travel agencies booking its river cruises. Bookings are up 46% versus the same period in 2019.

Peru to increase Machu Picchu visitor permits next month

Peru’s main tourist attraction is to allow more visitors from January as a new UK flight beds in

Latam Airlines restores direct air link between the UK and Peru

Five-times-weekly Heathrow-Lima service inaugurated at the weekend

Why Cusco is more than a jumping-off point for Machu Picchu

Peruvian highlights like Cusco are now easier to access now that Latam Airlines has direct flights between Heathrow and Lima.

The travel trends and buzzwords agents can't afford to ignore next year

Who are Generation T? What’s the deal with ’shoulder shoppers’? And how do you court ’sustainability selectors’? Abta sought to demystify a number of emerging markets at its Travel Trends conference this week – here’s what agents need to know

Virgin Atlantic puts back the start of its Sao Paulo service again

Virgin Atlantic has postponed the launch of flights to Brazil’s commercial capital and aviation hub

Costa Rica ready to double fam trip opportunities next year

Country’s tourism minister William Rodriguez said the trade was ’so important’ to Costa Rica

Sunvil launches Cuba, new Greek island and expanded Albania programme

Operator reveals new additions to its European and Latin American programmes for 2023/24

Chile targets longer stays and more British Airways airlift in 2024

Chilean Tourism Board’s national director Cristobal Benitez Villafranca hopeful persuading BA to extend its current four-times-weekly Santiago route to seven-times-weekly

Argentina's sporting and culinary bonafides to boost its tourism

Sports and gastronomy tourism will bolster Argentina’s post-pandemic recovery next year, with the country still feeling the halo effect of its 2022 Fifa World Cup triumph

'I want Peru now' campaign launched to woo back visitors

Peru has launched an international advertising campaign spanning television, radio, and print and social media, titled “I want Peru now” in a bid to recoup visitors lost since the pandemic

CATA aims to attract European tourists with help of corporate investment

The Central American Tourism Agency (CATA) hopes to increase its marketing budget by between 5% and 10% next year as it looks to boost the region’s profile in Europe

Brazil's tourism sector hopeful of funding boost from share of sports bets

Brazil’s tourism industry could receive a massive funding boost if members of the country’s senate vote through a new law next week

'The obsession with sending clients just to Machu Picchu is lazy'

The Remote trade show is helping grow Latin America’s tourism industry in a sustainable way with its focus on boutique travel experiences.

Almost a third of Brits set to travel more in 2024

The findings were unveiled in the 2023/24 Skyscanner Horizons report

‘Without agents, Exodus probably wouldn't be a household name’

Sam Seward, managing director of Exodus Adventure Travels, talks trade relationships, travel trends and sustainability with TTG ahead of the brand’s 50th anniversary next year

Foreign Office cautions against travel to hurricane-hit Mexican beach resort

FCDO is advising against all but essential travel to Acapulco after Hurricane Otis brought 165mph winds last week