Tag: tourism

Economic problems in Argentina awaken “supermarket tourism”

Economic problems in Argentina awaken “supermarket tourism” Economic problems in Argentina awaken “supermarket tourism”

Uruguayans are crossing the border into Argentina to buy food and cheap fuel, as distortions between the two economies encourage residents of Uruguay to take advantage of the most favorable prices in the neighboring country. The manager of a Uruguayan supermarket said sales were falling rapidly as her Uruguayan customers increasingly make day trips to […]

Protests against Boluarte create uncertainty in tourism in Arequipa and Puno

Protests against Boluarte create uncertainty in tourism in Arequipa and Puno Protests against Boluarte create uncertainty in tourism in Arequipa and Puno

Various sectors of the population have confirmed their participation in the national march called against the government of the president Dina Boluarte this July 19. One of the most sensitive sectors with these manifestations is the tourism. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Arequipa (CCIA) indicated that 45% of national tourist packages and 60% […]

Valparaíso, from a patrimonial jewel to a city in decline and abandoned

Valparaíso, from a patrimonial jewel to a city in decline and abandoned Valparaíso, from a patrimonial jewel to a city in decline and abandoned

Twenty years after being declared a World Heritage Site by the Unescothe Chilean city of Valparaisoknown as “the jewel of the Pacific” and a former bohemian hotbed, today it sports a decadent atmosphere, reflecting a city struck by poverty and abandoned to its fate. In Plaza Echaurren, its historical embryo and heart of the city, […]

The slow convalescence of post-coronavirus tourism in Cuba

The slow convalescence of post-coronavirus tourism in Cuba The slow convalescence of post-coronavirus tourism in Cuba

Despite the end of the pandemic of the coronavirus, Cuba keep fighting to get it back tourisma vital activity for your economy. In Trinidad, jewel of the Caribbean island, the high season was “unstable”according to workers of the sector that are committed to the return of Russian visitors and the opening of new markets. “Little, […]

Mincetur: long holiday would generate US$75 million from internal tourism

Mincetur: long holiday would generate US$75 million from internal tourism Mincetur: long holiday would generate US million from internal tourism

The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) estimates that the long holiday that begins this Thursday, June 29, the date that commemorates the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Dayand runs until Sunday, July 2, will mobilize around 550,000 people nationwide. The head of the sector, Juan Carlos Mathews, highlighted the importance of holidays for […]

Government of Ecuador denies having ceded sovereignty of the Galapagos Islands with a debt swap

Government of Ecuador denies having ceded sovereignty of the Galapagos Islands with a debt swap Government of Ecuador denies having ceded sovereignty of the Galapagos Islands with a debt swap

The government of Ecuador denied this Saturday that the recent exchange of debt made to allocate money to the conservation of Galapagos Islands implies a loss of sovereignty over the Ecuadorian archipelago, through the creation of the escrow Galapagos Life Fund (GLF). In response to a journalistic publication that indicated a possible loss of sovereignty […]

filming of “Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts” left more than US$5 million in Peru, according to Canatur

filming of “Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts” left more than US$5 million in Peru, according to Canatur filming of “Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts” left more than US million in Peru, according to Canatur

The recording of the movie “Transformers: the awakening of the beasts” made in regions of Cusco and tarapoto (San Martín), between August and September 2021, left more than US$5 million in income for Peru, indicated the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur). The large logistical expenses of the production company involved services, lodgingrentals, among others. “A […]

Not only “Transformers”: Mincetur will seek that more films are recorded in Peru

Not only “Transformers”: Mincetur will seek that more films are recorded in Peru Not only “Transformers”: Mincetur will seek that more films are recorded in Peru

This Wednesday June 7th, In addition to being a festive date for Flag Day, it is a day in which the Peru is in the eyes of the world, thanks to the premiere of “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts”, a film that was shot, for the most part, in the regions of Cusco and San […]

Argentina seeks to encourage the arrival of Chinese tourists

Argentina seeks to encourage the arrival of Chinese tourists Argentina seeks to encourage the arrival of Chinese tourists

The government of Argentina seeks to open an air route with China and expedite the granting of visasamong other measures to encourage the arrival of chinese tourists to the South American country and thus increase the income of foreign exchangeOfficial sources reported this Saturday. On the last day of his visit to China, the Argentine […]

34 million domestic tourism trips will be generated this year, according to Mincetur

34 million domestic tourism trips will be generated this year, according to Mincetur 34 million domestic tourism trips will be generated this year, according to Mincetur

With the COVID-19 pandemic, Peru regressed three decades in tourism and this year it is expected that 34 million trips will be made internally, according to the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Juan Carlos Mathews. The upward trend would continue after the 27 million trips registered in 2022, in an area in which 45% […]

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