For my most recent visit to Cancun (to check out the beautiful Finest Playa Mujeres and Beloved Playa Mujeres hotels in Cancun, for an Mexico hotel review in TravelAge West), I flew American Airlines from JFK nonstop to the Cancun…
Billy McDonough has been named FCM Travel Solutions president for the Americas, effective immediately.This new role comes after measured and noteworthy success during his tenure as the FCM USA brand leader.McDonough has seen the brand through many new partnerships and…
Last year represented a great success for Cuban hotels unexpectedly facing a massive arrival of foreign visitors, mainly from Canada. On average, the room prices increased by more than 95% after that. In 2016, the island achieved the record of…
Hotel Santiago opens today under Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group management, following the group’s announcement in May.Formerly the Grand Hyatt Santiago, the property will undergo an extensive guestroom and public area renovation, the first stage of which is scheduled for completion…
Norwegian Cruise Line has opened bookings for the Norwegian Sun’s Cuba itineraries with a promotion — a $50 onboard spending credit. The promotion also applies to the Norwegian Sky’s Cuba cruises.The credit is available on bookings made through Aug. 31…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – On July 9th, the Valongo Wharf, in Rio’s Port Zone, was declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO. Being the largest entry point for African slaves in the Americas, “Cais do Valongo” (its name in…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The pousada Casa Dois Irmãos in Santa Teresa was opened in 2015 by siblings Kristopher and Josephine Jennings-Bramly, who are from Vancouver Island in Canada, and children of British and Brazilian parents.After opening just in…
We’ve said many times before that it’s a bad idea to hurry through Peru like so many tourists do. If you take your time instead of trying to cram everything into just a few days, you’ll have a much richer…
Sports vacations are in focus for this week’s roundups of the best Latin America travel deals. You can get 30 percent off a ski vacation at Valle Nevado, the ski resort in Chile (remember, it’s winter in Chile right now),…
The Sandals Grande Antigua will close on Sept. 20 for maintenance work and will reopen Dec. 17.The closure is the first in the resort’s 25-year history, according to Butch Stewart, chairman and founder.“There is no convenient time to inconvenience people,…
