Category: Colombia travel news
Colombia travel & tourism news for visitors. Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country largely situated in the north of South America, with land and territories in North America.
ASUR: Passenger traffic down 44.9% in Mexico, 41.5% in Puerto Rico and 67.8% in Colombia
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, S.A.B. de C.V. ASUR, an international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S. and Colombia, today ... Read More
Avianca Holdings is looking for 1.2 billion Dollars
Avianca Holdings is a Latin American airline holding company formed in February 2010 by the merger of two airlines, Avianca ... Read More
Colombia joins Spain and Italy in pursuit of “Sanitized Venue” seal for nightlife venues
For several weeks now, the nightlife sector has been working backstage, taking advantage of this period of inactivity to be ... Read More
Colombia Struck by 6.0 Earthquake
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Colombia today, December 24, 2019, at 19:03:52 UTC shaking buildings in the capital, Bogota. This ... Read More
Colombia bans Uber
The Department of Industry and Trade of the Government of Colombia announced new regulation, banning the work of Uber in ... Read More
Delta Air Lines and LATAM to launch codeshare in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru
Delta Air Lines and LATAM will launch codeshare for flights operated by certain LATAM affiliates in Colombia, Ecuador and Peru ... Read More
Avoiding overtourism by exploring Colombia’s unexpected alternatives
As Colombia’s tourism star continues to rise—from topping 2020 “must travel” lists to tripling its number of foreign tourists from ... Read More
A Complete Guide to the Nursing Industry in Latin America
Latin America has seen tremendous societal growth and development in the past 50 years, bringing entire industries and markets to ... Read More
Air Canada launches year-round flights from Montreal to Bogotá, Colombia
Air Canada today announced the introduction of new year-round service between Montreal and Bogotá, Colombia beginning June 2, 2020. Flights ... Read More
Brazilian Azul and Colombia’s Avianca announce interline agreement
Azul, the largest airline in Brazil by number of flight departures and cities served, and Avianca Holdings, one of the ... Read More
ASUR: 2Q19 passenger traffic up in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Colombia
ASUR, an international airport group with operations in Mexico, the U.S., and Colombia, today announced results for the three-and six-month ... Read More
UNWTO Deputy Secretary General Sanclemente leaves: Gustavo Santo from Argentina next?
There will be a farewell cocktail tonight at UNWTO Madrid to say farewell to the UNWTO Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Jaime ... Read More
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts to restore Cartagena’s architectural gems
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, and San Francisco Investments, a subsidiary of Valorem, a business group with ownership of Colombia's ... Read More
Organizing the rape of children: A lucrative tourism business for former Israeli soldier
Tourists travel to Colombia often loo0king for drugs and to rape children. This is a very dark side of tourism. ... Read More
ICCA: Colombia is in top 30 countries for meetings tourism
The annual ranking by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) revealed that Colombia is included in the top 30 ... Read More
Bogota hosts 6th International Nightlife Congress
For the second year in a row, the city of Bogotá (Colombia) will host the 6th International Nightlife Congress and ... Read More
Avianca Airlines enters its 100th year of uninterrupted operation
In 2019 Avianca Airlines celebrates its 100-year anniversary. It ratifies its position as the oldest airline in the Americas and ... Read More
Loro Parque Fundación contributes to successful recovery of Yellow-eared Parrot in Colombia
Although more than 8,000 kilometers separate the Canary Islands from Colombia, the Yellow-eared Parrot has a vital link with the ... Read More
Power of People proves popular for upcoming BestCities Global Forum in Bogota
Leaders will hold talks, workshops, and programs while also learning about the region and culture of Latin America at the BestCities ... Read More
United Airlines expands partnership with Copa and Avianca
United Airlines today announced it has reached an agreement with Compañía Panameña de Aviación S.A. (Copa), Aerovías del Continente Americano ... Read More
Viva Air launches direct route from Miami to Santa Marta, Colombia
Low-cost carrier Viva Air announced a new direct international route between Miami and Santa Marta, Colombia. This will be the ... Read More
6.0 Earthquake recorded in the Caribbean Sea
A 6.0 strong earthquake was recorded tonight at 22.40 local time or 3.40 UTC on November 25 in the Caribbean ... Read More
Avianca launches nonstop service from Munich to Bogotá
South America is now a little closer to Munich. Celebrating a big occasion in grand style, Munich Airport marked the ... Read More
Medellin rises amongst North American travelers
The Medellin Convention & Visitors Bureau announces impressive and continuous tourism growth with an 18 percent increase in travelers from ... Read More
Hahn Air Group: A20 new partners implemented
Hahn Air has already integrated 20 new carriers into its global network of more than 350 air, rail and shuttle ... Read More
Why Bogota becomes the City of International Nightlife in November?
The city of Bogotá in Colombia will host the 5thInternational Nightlife Congress and the 4th Golden Moon Awards on November ... Read More
Travel and tourism sector acts to protect children across the industry at International Summit
Global representatives of governments, tourism businesses, law enforcement agencies, the UN and civil society are gathering in Bogotá today to ... Read More
Travel sector and global leaders commit to child protection from traveling child sex offenders
An International Summit on Child Protection in Travel and Tourism will take place at the Agora Bogota Convention Center in ... Read More
BestCities: Bogotá delegates to embrace ‘The Power of People’
Associations from all over the world are to descend on Bogotá, Colombia, this December, for a week of inspiring speakers, ... Read More
Bogotá leaps into top 50 world rankings according to International Congress and Convention Association
Bogotá moved to be number 14 in this year’s International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) report. Moving up 14 places ... Read More
New UNWTO Deputy Secretary General, how did he get there?
He is a good man, and it’s a great improvement for UNWTO, but how he got there may have been ... Read More
Greater Bogotá Convention Bureau: New campaign to showcase the Power of People
In recognition of the Global Meetings Industry Day, the BestCities Global Alliance has today announced an exciting new communications strategy ... Read More
“NO” to the massive firing of pilots, “NO” to corporate bullying
Star Alliance Member Avianca, based in Colombia seems to have a serious problems with their pilots and labor rights. The ... Read More
ASUR announces total passenger traffic for December 2017
Passenger traffic rose 6.1% in Mexico, and declined 23.9% in San Juan and 12.3% in Colombia. Read More
Bogotá`s tourism represents 29.1% of Colombia’s tourism activity
Bogotá accounts for over one fourth of Colombia’s tourism Read More
LATAM Airline Group traffic results for October 2017
LATAM Airlines Group S.A. and its subsidiaries,an airline group in Latin America, today reported its preliminary monthly traffic statistics for ... Read More