The Northern Patagonia Ice Field in Chile will soon have a better infrastructure facilitating access to tourists. Chile’s National Tourism Service has plans of investing around $1 million to improve tourism infrastructure in the region.
Hotels on Nassau/Paradise Island are offering family travel deals, with many featuring free stays (and meals) for kids. Travelers can visit NassauParadiseIsland.com to book deals from top hotels including Atlantis Paradise Island, Comfort Suites Paradise Island, Wyndham Nassau & Crystal Palace Casino and the Sheraton Nassau Beach Resort.
This summer marks the third year of a partnership between The Fresh Air Fund, the Cayman Islands, and Cayman Airways. New York City-based kids, ranging in age from 10 to 12, will stay with Grand Cayman host families July 27 to Aug. 2, experiencing some of the most distinctive and engaging activities the Caribbean has to offer.
Figures released by Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal reveal that visitor arrivals for June 2009 increased by 6 percent compared to June 2008. Total arrivals for last month were 23,222 with Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka producing growth of 16, 4 and 7 percent, respectively.
The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board selected Partner Concepts LLC as its agency of record in North America. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Partner Concepts will oversee all strategic and public relations in the United States and Canada on behalf of the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board.
A recent study done by the British organization the New Economics Foundation named Costa Rica as the “Happiest Place on Earth,” citing its long life expectancy, life satisfaction of its people, its low environmental impact, strong networks of friends and family and a healthy balance between work and play.