RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – A report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) shows that in a list of 136 countries, Brazil appears first in potential natural resources, but loses competitiveness in almost all the other thirteen items listed. In…
St Giles Hotels is on course to become the UK’s first hotel brand to open in Cuba after its bid to take over the management of Hotel Deauville in the heart of Havana was accepted.The breakthrough four star hotel deal…
Following my recent participation in Tianguis Turístico, Mexico‘s big annual tourism conference, I took a long ride in a Chevy Suburban from the sunny shores of Acapulco to Mexico City International Airport, where I hopped on an Aeromexico Connect flight…
When it comes to ranking higher education providers in Latin America, Brazil is a clear winner.Last year’s inaugural Times Higher Education Latin American University Rankings featured five Brazilian universities in the top 10, including overall leader São Paulo University –…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Afonso Pena International Airport, located in the city of Curitiba, Paraná, received the top service title of “Airport + Brazil”, from the Ministry of Transport, Ports and Civil Aviation. The award was presented at a…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – Considered the largest outdoor nautical fair in Latin America, the Rio Boat Show, has arrived for its 20th edition in 2017 at the Marina da Glória from April 5th to 11th with an expected 36,000…
Over a third of Brits claim to be more interested in travel to Cuba now than they were two years ago according to new research by Virgin Holidays.The demand has led in part to the launch of a new weekly…
Guadalajara is kind of an odd destination in Mexico when it comes to luxury hotel choices. Despite being Mexico’s second-largest city by population, it only has a small fraction of the high-end hotels you’ll find in the capital. With just…
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – The Ministry of Tourism will offer 10,000 free technical college courses for public school students. The courses, aimed at the travel market, will be offered in several cities across eighteen states, with classes expected to…
Fracking has several environmental risks, especially threats regarding water supplies. Large quantities of water and chemicals must be injected underground, posing threats to local water resources. Also drilling wastewater can be poisonous and it has been documented to have deleterious…
