By 2017 total passenger numbers are expected to rise to 3.91 billion—an increase of 930 million passengers over the 2.98 billion carried in 2012, according to the prediction of International Air Transport Association (IATA). IATA released its forecast for travel between 2013 and 2017 this week showing that airlines expect to see a 31% … Read more
Demographics, mobile phones and rising wealth are helping emerging regions catch up with mature online markets
Best in Travel 2014. Top 10 rankings from Lonely Planet. Looking for travel inspiration for 2014? Lonely Planet’s biggest travel guide of the year “Best in Travel 2014” presents the year’s best trends, destinations, journeys and experiences. Drawing on the knowledge, passion and miles travelled by Lonely Planet’s staff, authors and online community, the guide … Read more
In the everybody is talking about the growth of the BRICs , the group that consists four countries: Brazil , Russia , India and China who have undergone a great development in the last twelve years. China emerged immediately by its disproportionate amount of people who are potential customers (and real) luxury goods. Brazil, has a … Read more
Chef Gaston Acurio’s Lima restaurant Astrid y Gaston was crowned the best in Latin America at the inaugural edition of the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, a spin-off of Restaurant magazine’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards. Gastón Acurio has been Peru’s best known celebrity chef for more than a decade, with a fine-dining … Read more
Brazil is a country with 200 million inhabitants and a market that has spent the last five years of market potentially feasible for a country with strong financial stability and a number of qualified consumers who arrive in significant numbers, surpassing 62 million people with high power consumption and billions of dollars in hands. The World … Read more