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NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION Enjoy the gift of giving – the LATA Foundation creates Christmas donation vouchers Christmas is a time for giving and there has never been a time when the communities in Latin America that rely so heavily on tourism need your help. To help raise funds for … View details

NEW LATA MEMBERS Charitable Travel NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION   LATA Foundation Covid-19 emergency appeal In June, the LATA Foundation set up its emergency Covid-19 appeal in a response to the devastating impact the global pandemic is having in Latin America. The appeal provides small grants to a range of … View details

  LATA’s virtual edition of LATA Expo 2020 has concluded following a five-day event which welcomed 73 exhibitors, 117 networking buyers from 27 countries, and included a total of 2,335 scheduled meetings. LATA Expo is the largest dedicated B2B in Europe focused on travel to Latin America featuring a pre-organised … View details

  TRENDS AND STATISTICS Global travel intelligence experts, ForwardKeys, has revealed key Latin American travel trends ahead of LATA Expo. The data based on confirmed air reservations illustrates that bookings to Latin America for the period 01 July – 30 September were down 90.1% year-on-year, slightly below the average global … View details

NEW LATA MEMBERS Islas Secas NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION   We’re delighted to be exhibiting at LATA Expo 2020 and look forward to meeting many of our travel industry supporters. We know it’s been a tough time for the travel industry and we value all the support the industry has … View details

  Online voting for the LATA Committee Elections 2020 will be open between the 14th and 23rd September. Each member organisation of LATA will have the opportunity to select up to nine candidates from the list of nominees, to fill the nine committee vacancies. The candidates are: Malcolm Macfarlane – … View details

NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION   The LATA Foundation creates Covid-19 logo for travel industry partners to support emergency appeal The LATA Foundation’s has created a dedicated Covid-19 emergency appeal logo for travel industry partners and donors to help raise awareness of this important fundraising initiative. The Covid-19 emergency appeal was … View details

Trust, reputation, and safety nets more important than ever in travel booking process LATA has revealed key travel trends and consumer notions towards travel in a post COVID-19 era. The data was revealed in the second in a series of data insight sessions organised for LATA members, led by LATA … View details

The Latin American Travel Association announces that the 2020 relaunch of its flagship event, LATA Expo (previously Experience Latin America), will be held in a virtual capacity between 12 and 16 October 2020. LATA also reveals that the 2021 edition will take place between 14-16 June 2021 at London’s Battersea … View details

LATA Chairman, Colin Stewart, comments on the evolving Covid-19 situation in Latin America in the context of tourism: “Latin America is around 60 days behind Europe with regards to the evolution of the coronavirus pandemic. The outlook is varied across the region with a number of different approaches ranging from compulsory lockdowns in some countries … View details