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  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

NEW LATA MEMBERS Furlong Incoming   NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION   The LATA Foundation to host virtual pub quiz to raise money for the emergency Covid-19 appeal In light of Covid-19, the LATA Foundation is supporting a range of emergency appeals in Latin America with funds being directed to those … View details

NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION   In light of Covid-19, the LATA Foundation is supporting a range of emergency appeals in Latin America with funds being directed to those most in need during these challenging times. Causes include facilitating PPE for midwives serving rural communities in Guatemala, providing essential meals for … View details

NEW LATA MEMBERS   Pousada Estrela D’Água Discova NEWS FROM LATA FOUNDATION   The LATA Foundation Confirms its 2020 Charity Initiatives The LATA Foundation has confirmed its 2020 charity initiatives focusing on conservation, poverty relief, education and community development. Ten core projects are being supported throughout the year across Brazil, … View details

VIEW OR SIGN THE PETITION HERE The Latin American Travel Association (LATA) has initiated a government petition to temporarily suspend aspects of the Package Travel Regulations to help companies in the travel industry survive the current COVID-19 crisis. The petition calls for three temporary amendments: To remove the 14-day time … View details

We have been carefully monitoring the ongoing situation and, in the light of the global impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the restrictions on international travel, we must inform you that LATA Expo will no longer take place as planned in London from 6th to 9th June and in Amsterdam … View details