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Despite Pandemic, Viva Air Expands With New Bogotá – Cali Route

Just days after the Colombian government allowed the restart of commercial aviation in the country, low cost carrier Viva Air has returned to expansion mode with the announcement of a new route between the Colombian capital of Bogotá and the third largest city and Colombia’s...

Posted On September 15, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Loren Moss directing a production on 16mm film Arriflex. Photo by Renaul Hill

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Posted On April 6, 2020

, By Loren Moss

Sergio Guzmán: Coronavirus Pandemic Threatens Systemic Disruption To Colombian Society, Politics

Colombia is in the middle of a national curfew as part of the country’s effort to contain the spread of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic. With certain exceptions, no one is to leave their homes until April 13, the day after Easter. As is the case around the world, the economic...

Posted On March 31, 2020

, By Loren Moss

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Colombia Hits Record-High Hotel Occupancy Rate

Colombia set an all-time modern monthly record for record hotel occupancy rate, with 62.5% of the rooms being filled last November.

Posted On February 19, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Avianca to Launch Direct Flight from Lima to Argentine Wine Capital Mendoza on April 1

Travelers can already book reservations on the new route, which will offer 150 seats daily on an A320 aircraft.

Posted On February 5, 2018

, By Jared Wade

Medellín, known the City of Eternal Spring, offers beautiful Andean mountain landscapes in central Colombia. (Photo credit: Jared Wade)

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Medellín Named Number-One Travel Destination on the Rise in South America by TripAdvisor

Cali, the third largest city in Colombia, ranked ninth among the continent’s on-the-rise destinations.

Posted On January 28, 2018

, By Jared Wade

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Colombia Brought in Record $5.7 Billion USD in Foreign Tourism Dollars in 2016

The 2016 total was more than half a billion dollars above the $5.2 billion USD reported in 2015 and puts the industry second in terms of foreign revenue generation after the oil sector.

Posted On April 19, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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Experts To Discuss Business Travel Risks At ViajesCorp Americas 2017 Conference in Panamá

Business travelers worry about "being a target of insecurity in some countries,” says Octavio Bonilla of Nissan Mexico.

Posted On April 18, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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The Colombian Passport Is the World’s 50th Most Powerful

Germany retains its position at the top of the index for the second year running, with visa-free access to 176 countries out of a possible 218.

Posted On March 21, 2017

, By Jared Wade

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Colombians’ Travel To Europe Up 31.5% Since Schengen Visa-Free Travel Implemented

According to Colombia’s Asociación Colombiana de Agencias de Viajes y Turismo (ANATO-for “Colombian Association of Travel & Tourism Agencies” in Spanish), departures of Colombians for the 26 European Union (EU) Schengen zone countries have grown by 31.5% since the visa...

Posted On April 25, 2016

, By Loren Moss