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The Story Travels: Communicating Impact Across the Value Chain Thank you to all the LATA members who joined our recent workshop with The Long Run, hosted by Megan and Rosie, which focused on impact storytelling for sustainable tourism. Megan introduced the concept of a story arc framework. Rather than front-loading sustainability … View details

You may have seen the news stories in recent months about power banks on aircraft either catching fire in overhead lockers or causing flights to be diverted because they were packed incorrectly, and this is something we are becoming increasingly concerned by. Travel Weekly ran a story last month about a campaign that the UK’s Civil … View details

We are delighted to confirm the shortlist for the LATA Media Awards 2026, which will take place at Gaucho Piccadilly on Tuesday 22 September to recognise innovation and excellence across the British travel media landscape and reward content that promotes travel to and around Latin America. Prior to the awards ceremony, LATA will … View details

UPCOMING EVENTS LATA Summer Networking Social To avoid clashes with football matches and other industry events, we have rescheduled our Summer Networking drinks to Wednesday 8 July. We will be upstairs at The Phoenix Pub as usual from 6.30pm. We’ve loved meeting your wider teams so do encourage more people … View details



  LATA EXPO CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS We hope you enjoyed the LATA Expo Conference. For those unable to attend, we’ve summarised the key sessions below. A huge thank you to travel journalist and broadcaster Simon Calder for expertly steering the morning for us again and sharing his own insights on Latin … View details

LATA is delighted to reveal the winners of the LATA Excellence Awards 2026. Winners were presented with their trophies in front of more than 300 delegates, industry partners and media on Monday 8 June during the Gala Dinner at LATA Expo. Danny Callaghan, CEO of LATA says, “These awards provide … View details

Fourteen organisations from Chile, Ecuador, Brazil Peru and Mexico have been recognised in the 2026 ICRT LATA Responsible Tourism Awards with wildlife conservation tourism leaders Associação Onçafari in Brazil, inclusive cultural tourism innovators Sama Sama International Brazil, regenerative agriculture champions Journey Mexico and Arca Tierra, Peruvian community‑led tourism developers Limatours … View details

LATA NEWS LATA Expo 2026 The 12th edition of LATA Expo kicked off in the Cotswolds on 8 June, with the LATA Expo Conference. Highlights included a discussion led by Simon Calder between Lyn Hughes of Wanderlust and Olivier Ponti from Amadeus who shared data and insights into current travel … View details

UPCOMING EVENTS LATA Expo We look forward to welcoming all delegates to LATA Expo next week. If you aren’t joining us, please do follow us on Instagram to see what’s going on. We will announce the winners of the LATA Excellence Awards and LATA Responsible Tourism Awards on the LATA … View details