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Adventure & Experiential
Peru

Rainforest Expeditions Opens Kuaii Amazonas, a Community-Owned Entry Lodge in Tambopata

Rainforest Expeditions has launched Kuaii Amazonas on ancestral Ese Eja land adjacent to Tambopata National Reserve in southeastern Peru — a deliberate…

Jun 8
Wellness

Latin America Gets Its First Dedicated Wellness Tourism Summit

The Mexican Hospitality Summit—which drew more than 400 professionals including Virtuoso and Expedia executives—is rebranding as the Latin American Hospitality…

Jun 8
Wellness

Khowala's Specificity Test and the Andean Property That Passes It

Aradhana Khowala—advisor to 85-plus governments and architect of Red Sea Global and NEOM projects—has drawn a clear operational line between regenerative…

Jun 8
Adventure & Experiential
Peru

Peru Elections June 7: Alert Clients In-Country Now — Disruptions Begin Tomorrow

UK FCDO guidance flags Peru's June 7 national elections as a trigger for significant traffic disruption and heightened security presence at polling stations…

Jun 6
Adventure & Experiential

Back-to-Back Shark Amputations at Recife Confirm an Active Hazard Zone — Reroute Beach Time

Two separate shark attacks 10 km apart on consecutive days — Piedade Beach on May 31 and Boa Viagem Beach on June 1 — left an 11-year-old and a 19-year-old as…

Jun 6
Adventure & Experiential
Peru

Peru National Elections June 7 — Transfer and Town-Center Disruption Likely This Weekend

Peru holds national elections this Sunday, June 7. The FCDO warns of traffic disruption and heightened security presence near polling stations nationwide;…

Jun 5
Adventure & Experiential

Back-to-Back Recife Shark Attacks — Northeast Brazil Coastal Disclosure Obligation

Two serious shark attacks in consecutive days — May 31 at Piedade Beach, June 1 at Boa Viagem Beach — have renewed scrutiny of Recife's established high-risk…

Jun 5
This month
Tours & Packaged
Peru

Trade-Only British Active Operator Launches; A&K Floats 5% Prepay Discount on Peru

Two developments this week expand the active-travel shelf for advisors. U.K.-based Active England has launched Adventure by AE, a dedicated B2B-only brand…

May 31
Tours & Packaged
Peru

A&K's 5% Prepay Offer Is Live Through USTOA for 2027 Peru Departures

Abercrombie & Kent's prepay discount is active through the current USTOA promotional cycle: 5% off the tour price for any departure booked and paid in full nine…

May 30
Tours & Packaged

WTTC: Latin America Visitor Spending to Rise at More Than Double the Global Rate in 2026

WTTC's 2026 Economic Impact Research projects international visitor spending in Central and South America rising 7.8% this year — more than double the 3.7%…

May 30
Cruise — Luxury & Expedition

Hondius Quarantined Before Arctic Season; Quasar Conservation Pulled for Galápagos Hybrid Retrofit

Two expedition vessels face availability disruption that advisors with active bookings need to address immediately. Oceanwide Expeditions' Hondius is detained…

May 28
Cruise — Luxury & Expedition

Quasar Expeditions Goes Hybrid-Electric in the Galapagos — a Permitting Advantage as Regulations Tighten

ABB and Quasar Expeditions are retrofitting the Quasar Conservation with hybrid-electric propulsion for Galapagos operations. Galapagos National Park…

May 27
Cruise — Luxury & Expedition

Quasar Expeditions Retrofits Galapagos Yacht with Hybrid-Electric Propulsion via ABB Partnership

ABB and Quasar Expeditions are converting the Quasar Conservation to hybrid-electric propulsion for Galapagos operations. The practical significance extends…

May 26
Adventure & Experiential

Backroads Rolls Titanium E-Bikes Now, Opens New Continents and Formats for 2027

Backroads is upgrading its US and European biking fleet to custom titanium performance e-bikes this June, sharpening the pitch for summer departures already in…

May 25
Adventure & Experiential

Ecuador SOE Active, Colombia Land Border Closes to Foreign Nationals May 30

Ecuador's 60-day state of emergency — renewed April 2, 2026, across 12 provinces including Guayas — remains active, and that status is enough to trigger FCDO…

May 22
Cruise — Luxury & Expedition
Chile

Silversea's First Hotel Nears Delivery—and Rewrites the Antarctica Pitch

The Cormorant at 55 South, a 151-room property in Puerto Williams, Chile, takes delivery in the coming weeks ahead of a first-guest date of October 19. It is…

May 22
Adventure & Experiential
Chile

Tropic DMC Backs Río Palena Lodge as a Bookable Northern Patagonia Alternative to Crowded Fitz Roy

Tropic, a specialist South America DMC, is actively marketing Río Palena Lodge in Chile's lesser-visited northern Patagonia as a tailor-made product — a…

May 21
Adventure & Experiential

Ecuador SOE Voids Insurance in Quito Province; Colombia Land Border Closes May 30

The UK FCDO renewed a 60-day State of Emergency on April 2 covering 12 Ecuadorian provinces, including Pichincha (Quito) — the international gateway for…

May 21
Cruise — Luxury & Expedition
Chile

Silversea's First Hotel Opens October 19 in Puerto Williams — Drake-Bypass Antarctica Now Fully Integrated

Silversea's first-ever hotel property — the 151-room Cormorant at 55 South in Puerto Williams, Chile — opens October 19, 2026, serving exclusively guests on…

May 21
Adventure & Experiential
Chile

Tropic DMC Inspects Río Palena Lodge — A Vetted Alternative to Patagonia's Crowded Flagship Routes

Chilean boutique DMC Tropic has published on-the-ground insights from Río Palena Lodge in Northern Patagonia — a region distinct from the Torres del Paine…

May 20
Adventure & Experiential
Peru

AdventureELEVATE Latin America Convenes in Lima, June 16–18 — 27 Days Out

ATTA's regional buy/sell summit lands in Lima during Peru's optimal dry-season window for Inca Trail and Andean trekking (May–October), making a pre- or…

May 20
Adventure & Experiential

Ecuador SOE Expands to Quito Gateway — Insurance and Border Closure Risk for June Departures

Ecuador's 60-day state of emergency, renewed April 2, now covers Pichincha province — home to Quito's Mariscal Sucre International Airport and the primary entry…

May 20
Cruise — Luxury & Expedition
Chile

Silversea's First Hotel Is Six Weeks Away — and It Changes the Antarctica Pitch

Silversea is set to take control of what is described as the world's southernmost luxury hotel — in southern Chilean Patagonia — as early as June 2026. This is…

May 20
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