Created the same year as Yasuní, 1979, the Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve has an area of 655 hectares (1,639,452 acres), and lies between the San Miguel and the Aguarico Rivers. Several spectacular lakes offer a very different vision of the forest, with truly beguiling flooded environments (trees look as if they were being born from the …
At the Belize Tourism Board’s 12th Annual Tourism Awards ceremony, held on May 18, 2013 on Bannister Caye, the San Ignacio Resort Hotel was honored as the Hotel of the Year 2012. The accolade highlights a licensed hotel where service exceeds excellence and positive attitude and attentiveness of staff are the norm. The recognition is …
Harry Bodaan, owner and manager of Hotel La Mansion Inn shares some hotel marketing insights. Contrary to what many might be thinking, the concept of a “bounce rate” has nothing to do with how many times a person can jump on a trampoline without falling. The true meaning is a little more “technical”. In today’s ever changing …
Costa Rica, thanks to its geographic position as a land bridge between North and South America allows it to posses not only coasts both in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans but also an incredible range of fascinating bioversity. With over 20 national parks, 8 biological reserves and over 25% of its national territory completely dedicated …
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Radisson Fort George Hotel & Marina. Having opened its doors in 1963, the Fort George Hotel has come a long way. Over the years several renovations have been done to the hotel to include the addition of the Club Tower and the Villa Annex. In 1990 the …
The exclusive small group travel program that Maduro Dive Fanta-Seas introduced last May proved that you could successfully sell groups up to 10 divers and travel within a 3 to 6 month period. This year, they have selected 7 exciting small group dive travel deals. While each has specific booking and travel periods, they all …
The Inti Raymi or “Festival of the Sun” was the biggest festivity, most important, spectacular and magnificent celebrated during the Inca times. Today, the city of Cusco celebrates every June 24th the winter solstice, in other words the beginning of the New Year of the Sun: The Inti Raymi. The Inti Raymi starts in the …
The Andean Experience Company has purchased a previously abandoned 1914 historic mansion in the bohemian seaside neighborhood of Barranco in Lima, Peru. After years of meticulous restoration, the property reopened on April 20 as Lima’s first luxury arts boutique hotel. Arts Boutique Hotel B features 17 exclusive suites, a private spa and a signature restaurant …
A unique opportunity for photographers to experience wildlife up close with camera-in-hand surrounded by stunning Chilean Patagonian scenery launches at Tierra Patagonia, who have created a unique five-day puma photography safari for Fall 2013. The photography adventure is led by renowned Chilean wildlife photographer Pia Vergara, a Patagonian flora and fauna expert, who has published …
Mountain Lodges of Peru is opening a 32-room boutique hotel in the heart of Cusco. The property is located a few blocks from the Plaza de Armas, Cusco’s main square. The new four-star El Mercado Hotel will open June 1, 2013. Built on the site of a former market, the hotel experience and intrinsic decor …