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On 14 May 2019, the Latin American Travel Association (www.lata.travel) announced the winners of the LATA Media Awards 2019 at a prestigious event held at RSA House in London, sponsored by Norwegian. Now in its 16th edition, the LATA Media Awards aim to celebrate inspiring and creative Latin America stories … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Senderos Partner News Mountain Lodges of Peru have launched their ‘Special Adventures’ one-off itineraries including a ‘Soul of the Andes Festival’ Experience which bookends the Lares Trail with festivals of Qoyllor’ Ity and Inti Raymi. Tierra Atacama’s new Ancestral Excursions offer deeper insight into the heritage … View details

Destination news Rio de Janeiro announced as World Capital of Architecture UNESCO has announced that Rio de Janeiro will be the 2020 World Capital of Architecture. This title carries with it the responsibility of hosting a series of events under the theme “All the worlds. Just one world”. One such … View details

The Latin American Travel Association (www.lata.travel) is delighted to announce that exclusive B2B trade show Experience Latin America, will return to London from 10-12 June 2019 with a new strategy and a new venue at Chelsea FC Stadium in Fulham. The move to Chelsea FC was confirmed as part of … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Llama Travel Llama Travel is delighted to be awarded the joint winner of the 2019 Wanderlust Readers’ Awards in the Top Tour Operator category, for the second year running. We’d like to thank everyone who voted for us as well as those who’ve shown their support … View details

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) has changed its travel advice to Nicaragua, no longer advising against all but essential travel to the country, and instead advising visitors to exercise a high degree of caution. In 2017, Nicaragua welcomed a 19% increase in international travellers, attracting visitors seeking an alluring … View details

Now that 2018 has drawn to a close, the Latin American Travel Association (LATA) looks ahead to what 2019 has in store. LATA members have revealed promising signs for travel growth throughout the year, particularly in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Peru. Throughout 2019, LATA members expect visitors to explore more … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Just a Drop Just a Drop has completed a three year long project to provide a water supply for the community of Mullak’as-Misminay in Peru. The project was a multi-organisation collaboration and involved the excavation of a horizontal tunnel, dug into the hillside to reach water … View details

We are delighted to announce that Experience Latin America 2019 will take place from the 10th to 12th June. The 2019 event will see LATA taking the event to an exciting new venue, the world-famous home of Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge. We’re very excited to be working with this fabulous … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Just a Drop Just a Drop will celebrate its 20th anniversary and having reached 1.5 million people with safe water and sanitation at World Travel Market 2018. To mark the occasion, Just a Drop has partnered with Water-to-Go to sell Just a Drop-branded eco-friendly water bottles, … View details