Archive for the ‘South America’ Category
Falkland Islands Lure New Breed of Tourists
Almost two centuries after Charles Darwin pronounced them dreary and desolate, and 25 years ago since the war between Argentina and Great Britain, the Falkland Islands have become a tourist safe haven.
April 19, 2007
Posted in: South America
Planning Your First South America Vacation?
by Michael Zurakhinsky – etn news South America presents a beautiful world with a wide range of unique landscapes. Choosing a place to visit is quite difficult with highlights like Machu Picchu, the Perito Moreno Glacier, regions like Patagonia, Pantanal and Amazon and cities like Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires. This article is written [...]
December 18, 2006
Posted in: South America
WINNER OF THE WORLD TRAVEL AWARD IGUAZÚ GRAND HOTEL RESORT & CASINO TOPS IN SOUTH AMERICA
New York, New York, December 5, 2006: – Iguazú Grand Hotel Resort & Casino in Argentina received the highest World Travel Award as South America's Leading Casino Resort for the year 2006 by 165,000 travel agents from 14 countries worldwide. Owner and President, James J. Shasha only acquired Iguazú Grand Hotel Resort & Casino in [...]
December 5, 2006
Posted in: South America
The Amazon on the Line
Religious leaders, scientists, politicians and development specialists are combining in a novel approach to solving some of the enduring problems of the Amazon basin next month. The symposium, “Amazon, Source of Life”, will embark international dignitaries on a boat sailing through the Amazon waterways in what spiritual leader of Greek Orthodox Christians calls the “heart [...]
June 14, 2006
Posted in: South America
Tourism on Upswing in Latin America, as Destinations Position for Growing Competition
Destinations from Canada to Argentina are pleased with their tourism growth but are also aware that they will need to fight to maintain it. The way forward should be focused on strengthening tourism and media relationships, capacity sharing and especially branding of destinations, as was underscored by the Regional Conference on Tourism Communications (TOURCOM) for [...]
June 1, 2006
Posted in: South America
Argentina issues tourism forecast for 2006
By eTN Staff Writer Argentina's tourism industry is projected to generate US$ 3.5 billion dollars in 2006, the country's tourism minister said.
March 16, 2006
Posted in: South America
Tourists heading to Colombia for plastic surgery
It’s normal to return from vacation with a deep tan, but what about coming home with bigger breasts, a newly sculpted nose, a nip and tuck and some wrinkle removal. Vacations promising such corporeal transformations are being promoted by travel agents and plastic surgeons in Colombia, one of those countries along with Venezuela and Brazil [...]
March 14, 2006
Posted in: South America
Iguazú Grand Hotel Resort & Casino’s HOT Weekends Celebrate Romance
Imagine. A long weekend in a subtropical rainforest. Exotic wild flowers. Deep green foliage. Tall palms. Imagine being near enough to the Iguazú Falls, one of the great wonders of the world and two hundred times the size of Niagara, to see and feel the delicate warm mist tossed off by the vapors of these [...]
January 23, 2006
Posted in: South America
Chavez extends job training program to boost tourism and agriculture
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says that after terminating stage one of the Vuelvan Caras employment program, the government will attempt to reach regions that receive little attention. Speaking an ceremony to hand over 48 billion bolivares worth of credits to Vuelvan Caras trainees, the president says he hopes to colonize far flung regions of the [...]
January 20, 2006
Posted in: South America
Iguazú Grand Resort & Casino hosts South America Presidents
For the second time since its opening only a year ago, the Iguazú Grand Hotel Resort & Casino became the bustling site of top-level governmental meetings. The President of Argentina, Nestor Kirchner met with Ignacio Lula da Silva, the President of Brazil, to sign new accords this fall and in celebration of 20 years of [...]
December 16, 2005
Posted in: South America