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In line with its plan to expand and strengthen its presence in markets with a high demand in the transport of goods and merchandise, Avianca Cargo has incorporated its fifth Airbus A-330 aircraft exclusively for freight. The addition of this new aircraft allows Avianca Cargo to...

While Valentine’s Day has become a holiday celebrated in many countries around the world, attitudes about love and the way it gets expressed vary significantly among nationalities. While in Colombia, like much of Latin America, the Dia del Amor, celebrated the third...

The big travel news across the globe today has been the Expedia Orbitz acquisition, which many analysts say is taking place to compete against Priceline. While the global travel market continues to grow and evolve, there are still many targeted niches, whether that be type of...

Colombian Nonprofit Fundacion InnoSocial held their first “International Congress of Personal Branding, Entrepreneurship, & Digital Marketing in Bogotá last month. The event, the first of its kind, was designed to bring together students, business people, aspiring...

Dayton Superior Corporation, an Ohio based international supplier chemicals, devices and accessories to the commercial and industrial cement construction industry, has announced today that the company will expand their operations in Bogota, Colombia. The company will move to...

A new study commissioned by FedEx and conducted by Forrester Consulting reveals that online shopping has largely taken hold in Colombia, and other Latin American markets. Worldwide, online shopping has exceeded $1 trillion (USD) per year, and is forecast to double again in four...

Gran Tierra announced that it has reduced its capital budget for 2015 to $140 million.  This is a reduction of $170 million from the previously announced budget of $310 million.   The revised budget for operations in Colombia, Peru and Brazil allocates $50 million t...

Fitch Ratings announced this week that the US based ratings firm expects that favorable financing conditions and projected GDP growth of 3.5% for 2015 bode well for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the Colombian corporate sector. ‘Colombia has become a vibrant...

Readers of Business Travel Magazine had the opportunity to vote for their favorite products and services, in line with their most efficient, productive and enjoyable travel experiences. The business travelers participating in Best in Business Travel Awards selected the best...

Bogota Based Cardinal Compañia de Seguros has concluded negotiations leading to The Travelers Companies of The United States partnering with Brasil based J Malucelli to  acquire a majority stake in the upstart surety provider. The company will remain in Bogotá but be rebranded as...