Seattle airport set to open new International Arrivals Facility
Seattle Tacoma International airport has unveiled details and images of its new International Arrivals Facility (IAF), ahead of the official opening this spring. Works have added a new Grand Hall, pedestrian walkway and secure corridor, with the facility undergoing final testing in the coming weeks. The airport said that the IAF – which replaces the […]
European airlines seek bigger piece of Latin American pie
Air France-KLM’s inauguration Thursday of a flight to a little developed corner of Brazil highlights European airlines’ attempt to bring the continents together, catching up with far more dominant routes between South and North America. Latin America is a fast-expanding destination, seeing 9.3 per cent growth in air travel last year, its biggest increase since […]
Online Hotel Reservations Grow In Costa Rica
The leading platform for hotel reservations in the cloud, SiteMinder, revealed during its participation in the WTM Latin America 2018 in São Paulo, Brazil, the growth and opportunities that Costa Rica has in terms of hotel reservations. In the last five years alone, online reservations have grown by 46%, and by 2022 it is estimated […]
Honduras Committed to Tourism Development With Addition of New Airlines, Cruises and Hotels
While notably one of Central America’s most under the radar destinations, Honduras is making strides in its tourism sector. The country has enjoyed a steady increase in tourism arrivals over the past few years, having welcomed more than two million visitors in 2017, which represent more than U.S. $700 million in tourist spending. The country’s […]
MIA opens first passport clearance facility with facial recognition
Today, officials from the Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate Miami International Airport’s newly renovated Concourse E federal inspection facility for international arrivals. The facility is the first in the country completely dedicated to providing expedited passport screening via facial recognition. The new technology […]
