In a bid to take advantage of the international attention Barra de Tijuca will receive during the Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro wants to turn the area into a new tourist hotspot in Brazil’s most iconic city.

The President of the Brazilian Tourism Board (EMBRATUR), Vinícius Lummertz, spoke at the Skift Global Forum last week in New York. The participation in the event was part of the promotions for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Airfares in China, India, Colombia, Mexico, Singapore, Australia and Venezuela are likely to increase in 2016. This is the forecast of the latest report by GBTA and Carlson Wagonlit Travel.

Airbus thinks the patented craft would be able to complete trips like Paris to San Francisco or Tokyo to Los Angeles in just three hours and London to New York in just one hour.

A new study of the Asia-Pacific market conducted by travel industry technology provider Amadeus in partnership with growth consulting firm Frost & Sullivan reveals that China's annual spending on business travel is expected to double over the next 10 years.

The International Transport Association has said passenger growth in Latin America and the Caribbean could reach 385 million within ten years if the region’s governments address infrastructure bottlenecks, embrace smarter regulation, and observe global standards and best practices.