Iberia steps up links with GuatemalaTuesday, April 8, 2008 Spanish airline Iberia has added a fourth weekly direct flight from Spain to Guatemala, the company reported. Nearly 54,000 passengers were carried on the Spain-Guatemala flights last year, an increase of 20% on 2006. Cayman Airways Restarts Flights from the Islands to PanamaThursday, June 6, 2013 The airline Cayman Airways Limited has a permanent operating permit for flights between Panama and the Cayman Islands, but only during the summer season. According to Ivan Vergara, director of Air Transport at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the company will fly to Panama between June and September. Colón - Bocas del Toro - Cartagena FerryWednesday, November 5, 2014 On October 25 Ferry Xpress began offering the service, which makes a weekly trip from the port of Colon to Cartagena in Colombia, with a stopover in Bocas del Toro. The tourist steamer with capacity to carry 1,300 passengers set sail on Friday from the Colon 2000 Port and made a 12-hour trip to the coast of Cartagena. Nicaragua Increases Taxes for Tourist Transport from Costa RicaThursday, December 15, 2011 The Nicaraguan Ministry of Transport has increased from $43.8 to $219 the daily fee for Costa Rican tourist buses to stay in the country. A statement says that the new tariff, which will be applied to all buses with foreign license plates coming in through the customs check point at Peñas Blancas, will be valid initially only for the Christmas and year end holiday season. More US - Roatan FlightsThursday, August 6, 2015 It has been announced that as of December Delta Airlines will increase its direct weekly flights from Atlanta to Roatan Island to two. The announcement was made by the head of the Honduran Tourism Institute, Emilio Silvestri, adding that tourism operators on the island had stressed the need for greater air connectivity in order to increase tourism to the area. Honduran Airlines Expand FleetTuesday, February 23, 2010 CM Airways and Central American Airlines presented new touristic promotions and added airplanes to their fleets. Héctor Motiño, CEO of Central American Airways, explained they purchased 4 new airplanes, which they used to open new routes: San Pedro Sula – La Ceiba, La Ceiba – Roatán and Roatán – Tegucigalpa. Iberia to Have More Stops to GuatemalaMonday, June 8, 2009 Starting on July 2, the company will increase by five the number of flights between the City of Guatemala and Madrid, via Panama. In addition to the current schedule of Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sunday will be added. Few Customers for the Colon - Cartagena FerryThursday, July 16, 2015 Although they have not canceled the project, the company Aventuras 2000 has announced that it will restructure the business to try to make it viable. One possibility is to rent a smaller boat to make the crossing, but this has not been confirmed by the company, which does not yet have a date for the second season of the ferry that connects the city of Colon in the province of Bocas del Toro and the port of Cartagena in Colombia. Promoting air routes between El Salvador and CanadaFriday, October 5, 2018 The agreement between the Salvadoran and Canadian governments is intended to promote new airline routes from both countries. The agreement to ease trade and tourism between the two nations was signed in Canada's capital by Canadian minister Marc Garneau and El Salvador's ambassador in Canada, Tania Molina Avalos. New Flights Cancun – Peten AnnouncedThursday, January 12, 2012 The company Transportes Aereos de Guatemala (TAG) announced that it aims to promote the country as a destination and increase tourism by 17%. The general manager of TAG, Jonathan Layton, said the airline will offer air packages from Cancun to Flores, Petén and therefore increase tourism by 17% in Guatemala. Colon - Cartagena Ferry Stops OperatingFriday, December 11, 2015 Despite the fact that it was announced in July that the business would be restructured to make it viable, the company which connects Cartagena port with Colon will not be providing the service in 2016. In July 2015 representatives from the company Aventuras 2000 projected modifying the schema to make it profitable, but lack of adequate port infrastructure in Isla Colon, among other factors, has prevented the idea of connecting two significant tourist cities from prospering. Airports Renovation ProjectTuesday, June 26, 2018 During the next months the Guatemalan government intends to bring into operation the aerodromes of Puerto San José, Cobán, Huehuetenango and Esquipulas. Guatemalan authorities reported that the first project that will be launched will be the renovation of the San José Port aerodrome, in the department of Escuintla, which will require an approximate investment of $272 thousand. Partnership for Tourism at Mayan Culture SitesTuesday, April 17, 2012 Guatemala and the Mexican state of Quintana Roo are to establish air links to boost tourist visits near the end of one of the cycles of the Mayan calendar. The two sides will cooperate to build on and enhance the flow of tourists in December to celebrate this year's the 13th Baktun, one cycle of the Mayan calendar, which has been associated in the popular culture of the early twenty-first century with momentous events . Guatemala: New $15 Fee at AirportsMonday, February 3, 2014 The new tax will be used to fund the security and immigration systems but has already been opposed by tourism operators. The Ministry of Interior announced that as of February 12 a $15 fee will be charged for entering or exiting Guatemala by air. Bruno Mertins, general manager of the travel agency Turansa believes that "the measure not only make ticket prices to and from Guatemala far more expensive, but it also makes the sector less competitive." More Flights Between Colombia and PanamaMonday, February 17, 2014 Copa Airlines is to increase its flight frequencies between Bogota, San Andres and Panama City. Copa Airlines announced that tarting from March 16t it will increase frequencies from Bogota to San Andres and Panama City. |
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