Rio Hotels Optimistic for New Year’s Eve Despite Economic Crisis
By Jay Forte, Contributing Reporter RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Despite occupancy rates falling below last year for the New...
December 26, 2016Topic
hotels
Consumer Protection Agency in Rio Reviews Top Hotels for Violations
Police inspections of hotels across Rio’s South Zone beachfronts has found irregularities in nineteen Copacabana hotels and eight in the...
December 16, 2016
Rio 2016 Paralympic Tourists Overwhelmingly Approve of City
Latest results of Brazil’s Ministry of Tourism study show that over ninety percent of international visitors to Rio de Janeiro...
September 23, 2016
Rio Hotel Occupancy for Paralympics Less Than 50%
Despite recent strong ticket sales for the 2016 Rio Paralympics, occupancy rates for Rio hotels during the Games are still...
August 30, 2016
Rio de Janeiro Received 1.17 Million Visitors During Olympics
City's mayor said locals made Rio 2016 a success with many tourists promising to come back to Brazil.
August 24, 2016
Rio Mayor Paes Welcomes Australia Back to Olympic Village
After a three-day delay that forced Australian athletes to stay in hotels due to poor conditions at the athletes’ residences,...
July 28, 2016
Rio’s Santa Teresa Gets Boost from French Hotel Group
Santa Teresa has long been known as Rio’s charming, bohemian neighborhood. Located at the top of winding, cobbled streets, far...
April 18, 2016
Brazilians to be Taxed 25 Percent on Travel Services Abroad
Brazil's government announced it will apply a 25 percent tax over tourism services, such as hotel reservations and car rentals...
January 27, 2016
Brazil Picks Up Prizes in the South American World Travel Awards
Last weekend (October 10th) the South American World Travel Awards ceremony took place in Bogotá, Colombia. An annual event, the...
October 16, 2015