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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

On 23rd October 2018, LATA held a Sustainable Tourism Workshop. Speaker presentations can be downloaded here: Trudi Pearce (Responsible Tourism Consulting):      1) The principles of the LATA sustainability charter      2) Introduction to LATA’s working group of experts Click here to download Katie Hill (B Lab): Bringing alive the … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS   Wendy McNeill Representation – 1st Anniversary and new client Wendy is celebrating the end of her first year in business and grateful to everyone who’s helped make the year a success. She is thrilled to be starting her second year with the addition of Blumar … View details

Online voting for the LATA Committee Elections 2018 will be open between the 10th and 20th September. Each member organisation of LATA will have the opportunity to select up to nine candidiates from the list of nominees, to fill the nine committee vacancies. The candidates are: Bibiana Tellez-Garside – Geodyssey  … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Avianca Airlines –  Avianca renews its domestic offer in Peru  Recently Avianca has restructured its offer of domestic flights in Peru which aims to provide more connection opportunities for visitors arriving in the country. The airline has implemented two new routes that connect Cusco with Arequipa … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Avianca Airlines Travelers around the world recognized the quality of service and exceptional experience offered by Avianca selecting it as the “Best Airline in South America” at the 2018 Skytrax World Airline Awards. This is the eighth time the has company received this award. Avianca also … View details

DESTINATION NEWS Latin America welcomes two new UNESCO World Heritage Sites Two historical Latin American locations have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage sites list for their outstanding universal value. New to the list is Chiriquete National Park, located in the north-west Colombian Amazon, one the largest protected area … View details

NEWS FROM UK MEMBERS Chimu Adventures reveal its favourite restaurants in Latin America  The World’s 50 Best Restaurants as announced in Bilbao, Spain, last week showcased no less than seven Latin America restaurants. In light of this, Chimu has worked with its local operations across Latin America to bring you … View details

The LATA Sustainability Charter was launched during Experience Latin America 2018 as part of our strategy to continue to grow environmental awareness, to propel eco-tourism to the top of the agenda for UK travellers and to encourage its members to adopt an eco-sensitive approach to travel in Latin America. Over … View details