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Hotel business booming in Santa Marta

Hotels in Colombia’s Caribbean city of Santa Marta are filling up during holiday season as its tourism industry continues to grow, according to Colombian newspaper El Informador. The Colombian Hotel Association (COLTEC)...

Investment in Colombia’s hotel industry to reach $2B

By the end of 2011, investment in the hotel industry will have reached $2 billion, announced the president of Colombia’s hotel association, Cotelco, local newspaper LaVanguardia reported Friday. Juan Leonardo Correa,...

NH Hotels open first location in Colombia

NH Hotels opened their first location in Bogota, and expect to build another five hotels in Colombia in the medium term. The new four-star Bogota-based hotel is named NH Bogota 93, for it’s location near Parque de la 93...

Colombian hotel income and occupancy down on last year

The income of Colombian hotels fell by 0.4% and the occupancy rate decreased by 0.8% in the year to February 2011 according to a report by the National Statistics Agency DANE In February the main purpose of travel for Colombian...

Cartagena mayor charged with embezzlement for beach sale

Charges were brought against Cartagena Mayor Judith Pinedo Florez by the Prosecutor General’s Office on Tuesday for selling a government-owned beach to a hotel. The Prosecutor General’s Office has called on the mayor...

Global hotelier expands into Colombia

U.S. hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide plans to open a new hotel in Colombia, news agency Reuters reported Wednesday. The American company bought the TRYP hotel brand from Spanish hotel group SolMelia in June 2010 and plans to...

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