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Yesterday evening in Bogotá’s Corferias Convention Center, an reception attended by civilian officials, police and military brass from several different countries formally launched the preparatory phase for the 2015 F-Air Colombia International Air Show, to take place from July...

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is launching a new scheduled service to Colombia’s capital, Bogota, and Cali, the country’s third-largest city. Beginning March 31, KLM will fly three times a week operating a Boeing 777-200 on flight KL745. The round trip route will start in Amsterdam,...

Houston, Texas-based Luby’s Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC has finalized a new development agreement that will extend the fast casual hamburger restaurant group’s base in South America.  A partnership with Grupo Char’s calls for an initial restaurant opening in Bogota,...

Avianca will inaugurate its nonstop Bogotá-Los Angeles-Bogotá flight on July 1st, giving travelers access to over 2,000 seats per week, along with available seats through three daily flights from San Salvador to the movie capital. According to Avianca CEO, Fabio Villegas Ramírez,...

Carlos Ferrer has been making moves since taking over as the general manager and vice president of Unisys LACSA, encompassing all of Latin America except Mexico and Brasíl. Running everything from his Bogotá office, Ferrer is responsible for leading over 2,000 employees,...

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced the winning cities and countries selected to participate in a new phase of the foundation’s Global Road Safety Initiative, which aims to reduce fatalities and injuries from road traffic crashes. With a new commitment of $12...

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...

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...

The Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, along with regional conglomerate Gilinski Group, today announced new management plans for two hotels in Bogota. Following extensive updates and renovations, the historic Hotel Casa Medina Bogota will re-open as the Four Seasons Hotel Casa...

Finance Colombia’s Loren Moss sat down with with Christian Onetto, the general manager of Cisco Colombia, to get his take on why Cisco sees such promise in Colombia. Cisco recently moved to expansive, revamped offices in Bogotá’s Usaquen district, complete with Colombia’s first...