Tag: hotels
Colombia’s best hotels (according to the World Travel Awards)
Of the thousands of hotels in Colombia, the following four received World Travel South America...
‘Most important’ hotel investment conference in South America comes to Bogota
The sixth South American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (SAHIC), described by economics...
Sevilla FC lose friendly to Medellin’s Atletico Nacional and possessions to theft
Spanish soccer side Sevilla did not just lose 1-1 on penalties (4-3) to Medellin’s Atletico...
Colombia bans hotels in national parks
Colombia’s government on Wednesday introduced a ban on building hotels within the boundaries...
Courtyard by Marriott hotel to open in Bogota
Colombia’s first Courtyard by Marriott hotel on Friday announced plans to open on April 2014 in the capital city of Bogota. The United States based hotel chain reached an agreement with the Colombian construction company,...
4000 hotels under construction in Colombia
Colombia’s hotel federation said Sunday that 4,000 hotels are under construction in many areas of the country. At a meeting in Manizales attended by delegates of the National Government, the president of hotel federation...
Boom in hotel construction causes prices to drop
Colombia’s hotel rates dropped amidst a surge in hotel construction and foreign investment. According to Colombian radio station Caracol, hotel rates in Colombia’s second largest city Medellin have dropped 40%, while...
New mega-hotel coming to Bogota
A massive new Eurostar hotel will be built in downtown Bogota by 2014 said the Spanish hotel giant Hotusa Monday. Hotusa, in conjuction with Colombian building company BD Bacata, is building the luxury hotel complex which it...
Colombian hotels make pact against child sex tourism
Colombian hotel association Cotelco has made an agreement with Unicef to fight the exploitation of minors through sex tourism. Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Danny Glover and Cotelco’s president Juan Leonardo Correa ratified...
Another controversial hotel project surfaces in Tayrona Park
Colombia’s national parks director said Thursday an environmental license has been issued that permits the construction of a new hotel in Tayrona Park, despite the fact that the Colombian government recently rejected a...
Tayrona mega-hotel project rejected
Colombia’s government rejected Tuesday the proposal to build a seven-star mega-hotel in Tayrona National Park. The project was scrapped after a meeting between President Juan Manuel Santos and Environment Minister Frank...
US trade pact expected to create tourism boom in Colombia
Tourism has been expected to be the first beneficiary of the new free trade agreement (FTA), ratified October 12, between Colombia and the United States. Speaking on the impact of the agreement, Vice Minister for Tourism Oscar...
