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The LATA Responsible Tourism Awards champion the best work in responsible tourism across the continent – for members and non-members alike. The primary goal of these awards is to unearth, acknowledge, and promote good practice demonstrating how businesses and destinations are fostering transformation and spearheading innovative initiatives centred around the … View details

Those of you who joined the AGM last month will have heard Martin Johnson, LATA’s chair, outline the new vision for LATA, which is the culmination of behind the scenes work with Martin and the committee. The new vision gives LATA up to date aims and objectives, focusing on responsibly promoting … View details

            NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES! At LATA we’re keen to acknowledge the great work that all our members do, and we’re delighted to announce that the LATA Achievement Awards 2024 are open. The Achievement Awards are a great way to share your successes and win the … View details

LATA is delighted to announce co-founder and chair of Intrepid, Darrell Wade, as the headline speaker of the inaugural LATA Sustainability Conference, taking place on 26 June at LATA Expo. Darrell Wade, who is also chair of the Intrepid Foundation, and vice-chair of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), … View details

  Online voting for the LATA Committee Elections 2024 will be open between the 19th and 26th March. Each member organisation of LATA will have the opportunity to select up to three candidates from the list of nominees, to fill the three committee vacancies. The candidates are: Milly Alva Haimberger … View details

We are delighted to invite you to enter the LATA Responsible Tourism Awards, which form the Latin American element of the Sabre Global Responsible Tourism Awards. The winners will be announced during the LATA Expo Gala Dinner on Monday 24 June. All Gold winners will be automatically put forward for the … View details

We are delighted to announce that James Levelle, who hitchhiked 6000km through South America with no cash, no credit cards, and no mobile for his documentary Free-Ride, will share stories from his adventure as well as some of the experiences he has had as a renowned filmmaker and adventurer during … View details

REGION-WIDE/MULTI-DESTINATION Tropic Travel The Tropic Collection We are excited to introduce you to the Tropic Collection, our curated selection of properties that exemplify sustainable tourism and local entrepreneurship across South America. While we have been representing a few select properties over the years, we have never formally announced our collection. … View details

ENTRY FEE TO DOUBLE FROM $100 TO $200 PER ADULT FROM 1 AUGUST The Galapagos National Park Authority has announced that from 1 August 2024 the entry fee to visit the Galapagos Islands will increase to $200 per adult. This increase, the first in over 25 years, stands as testament … View details