Tourism

Semana Santa in Colombia is the most extensively celebrated of Christian holidays. Worshipers will devote Thursday to Sunday to the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent – Mantaraya…

Colombia Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism Luis Guillermo Plata said his country expects 2,650,000 tourists in 2009. sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent – Mantaraya Travel The Minister announced the figure at…

The U.S. State Department warns travelers in Colombia that small towns and rural areas “can still be extremely dangerous due to the presence of narco-terrorists,” despite significant improvement in security.…

Colombia saw a 6.9 percent rise in foreign visitors in 2008 compared to the year before, the Government announced. Almost 2.4 million foreigners visited the country last year. sponsor:Colombia Travel…

Colombia ranked 72 out of 133 countries in the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2009 released by World Economic Forum on Wednesday. Colombia dropped one and three places compared to…

Colombians should expect the arrival of significant amounts of Chinese tourists in the near future, as the Asian country gave Colombia an official status as ‘tourist destination’. Chinese vice-president Xi…

The World Tourism Organization qualified Colombia as an “excellent” tourist destination in its latest report on global tourism. According to the organization’s chairman german Porras, Colombia “knows how to do…

Police in Huila arrested two men who offered tourists special narco-tours, showing them the process of cocaine production. Five American tourists who were taking the tour when also arrested. The…

Pricebuster JetBlue will start offering cheap flights between Orlando, Florida and Colombian capital Bogotá at the end of January, the airline company announced. The U.S. airline company will offer weekly…