Guatemala’s Big Book Fair Draws 20% More Readers This Year
Guatemala's Filgua book fair is drawing 20% more visitors than last year, with Germany as guest of honour and a...
July 13, 2026Section
Travel
Travel News in Rio de Janeiro and Brazil
A New Hotel Bets on Essequibo as Guyana’s Next Tourist Draw
A new 43-room hotel has opened on Guyana's Essequibo Coast, a bet that the region better known for a border...
July 12, 2026
Panama Turns 132,000 Layovers Into Holidays in Record Half-Year
Copa's Panama Stopover let over 132,000 travellers turn a layover into a holiday in the first half of 2026, up...
July 12, 2026
Record Seaweed Threatens Barbados Beach Vendors’ Livelihoods
Record Barbados sargassum is piling onto south-coast beaches in 2026, and vendors fear the rotting seaweed will drive visitors away...
July 12, 2026
Medellín’s Flower Festival Returns July 31 With Its Famous Parade
Medellín's Feria de las Flores runs July 31 to August 9, 2026, with the Silleteros parade on Sunday, August 9....
July 11, 2026 TAP Air Portugal Expands Its Americas Network for 2026
TAP Air Portugal is adding US and Brazilian routes in 2026, including Orlando, Curitiba and a return to Caracas, widening...
July 11, 2026
Two Officials Are Selling Nicaragua to the World as Sanctions Bite
US visas revoked for 2,000+ Ortega officials, yet two co-directors still push Nicaragua tourism at fairs in Spain, Russia, China...
July 11, 2026
Europe Keeps Its New Border System and Delays the €20 Travel Permit
The €20 ETIAS travel permit now slips to 2027, but the EES border system stays. What the ETIAS delay means...
July 11, 2026
San José Airport Is Getting Biometric Gates to Cut Long Queues
San José airport activates 6 biometric eGates by July 2026, clearing passengers in 10–15 seconds—here's who boards first and what...
July 11, 2026