New website to help tourists visiting Barranquilla
Foreigners visiting or relocating to Barranquilla, Colombia’s fourth largest city, now have...
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Avianca unveils new VIP lounge at Bogota airport
The rapidly expanding Colombian airline, Avianca, has recently opened its new VIP lounge in Bogota El Dorado Airport. Avianca’s new 6,561 square foot lounge provides numerous services for Business Class travelers and...
Bogota asks citizens to share city’s unique elements with the world
Bogota is calling upon its residents to share with the world what they think is special of Colombia’s capital. The public-private Bogota Convention Bureau (BCB) recently launched a “five senses” campaign, an initiative to...
Colombia’s improving image ‘attracting more conventions’
Colombia is doing well attracting international conferences due to its improved image but there is still room for growth, according to an industry expert. Maria Jose Alvez, Latin America Regional Director for the International...
Colombia invites golf tourism entrepeneurs to test courses
In an offensive to promote Colombia as a golf tourism destination, the country’s tourism and export promotion agency says it has invited golf critics and members of the Global Gold Tourism Organisation (IAGTO) to try out...
Bogota aims to be 4th most popular LatAm corporate tourism destination
Colombia’s capital Bogota aims to become Latin America’s fourth most popular corporate tourism destination by 2016, the director of the Bogota Convention Bureau (BCB) said Thursday. According to BCB director...
Delta Air to improve first class service on flights to Bogota
Delta Airlines has planned to improve its options for first class travelers headed from New York City and Atlanta to Bogota in December. Come holiday season, daily Boeing 737-700 flights headed to Colombia’s capital will...
Bogota builds largest event center in South America
Bogota inaugurated the Conferias pavilion, the largest event center on the continent, announced RCN Radio Tuesday. The multi-functional Conferias (the International Center of Business and Expositions) will hold up to 21,000...
Bogota tops Colombian cities for most international events hosted
Bogota surpassed Cartagena and Medellin and takes sixth in Latin America for the number of international-scale events the city hosted in 2010. The International Congress and Conventions Association (ICCA) listed Bogota 47 among...
International convention center to boost Bogota tourism
President Juan Manuel Santos announced the development of a new International Convention Center in Bogota, a project he says will make a significant contribution to tourism in the nation’s capital, a statement on the...
