Latin American Travel Association

We were delighted to help connect some of our members to help compile the Post Office Travel Money's annual Long Haul Holiday Report, with Santiago, Rio de Janeiro, Cancun and Lima in the top 20 best value long haul destinations. The full report can be viewed online at https://lnkd.in/eQfAcu84 and a breakdown of costs is given in the attached tables. Thanks to Christine Ball and Beth Harvey.

We're delighted to announce the LATA WTM Party is returning on Tuesday 5 November from 6.30pm in conjunction with Visit Buenos Aires and will be at GAUCHO on Charlotte St for a true taste of Argentina. LATA members are invited to join us for an evening of great food, plentiful drink and relaxed networking with colleagues from across the Latin American travel industry. Members should apply for their two complimentary tickets through their profile on the LATA website. Places are limited so book your space soon! https://lnkd.in/eirSJMgE

Every month, we share our members' news across the wider membership, outlining new product, special offers and business updates. Thanks to all our members for their submissions. 📷 Poseidon Expeditions GmbH https://lnkd.in/eb4c_khT #membernews #LATAUK

We are looking forward to this webinar next week, addressing the travel industry's elephant in the room when it comes to sustainability. Moderated by Megan Parkinson, we will be joined by Lara Maughan, Pedro J de la Fuente and Léa Jouannin experts from IATA who will discuss the future of sustainable aviation and share actionable insights on how aviation can move towards a more sustainable future. Key topics covered: ✈ UK political & policy developments: Gain insights into the latest sustainable aviation initiatives from a UK perspective. ✈Latin American market overview: Learn about sustainable policy developments within the Latin American aviation sector. ✈IATA’s global efforts: Discover IATA’s new policy roadmap and global strategies aimed at advancing sustainability in aviation. We hope you can join us. https://lnkd.in/ed-fwktf

Thank you to those who were able to join us last night at GAUCHO to announce the winners of the #LATAMediaAwards 2024. The awards celebrate the best travel content published in the United Kingdom, recognising and rewarding articles, blogs, photography and social media content that promote travel to and around Latin America. It is testament to all our members that we received so many entries to the awards this year, as it shows that writers, editors and content creators can find stories across Latin America, and can bring those stories to life. There really are some exceptional experiences to be had. Congratulations to all our winning and highly commended entries. The full list is online here: https://lnkd.in/e2qpevXM Special thanks to Sarah Bradley, Naomi McKee, Gabriel Laing (O’Rorke), Kate McWilliams and Martin Johnson for your valuable time and efforts in judging the awards. 📷 Gregg Brown

LATA members are invited to join EMBRATUR - Brazilian Tourist Board in partnership with TAP Air Portugal, and the Amazonas trade for an immersive webinar on the Amazonas at 4pm (BST) on 24 September. Register here: https://lnkd.in/ea7XS5ap

LATA was delighted to join so many industry friends and partners in celebrating 50 years of Bradt Guides last night at the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). Congratulations Hilary and all of the Bradt team past and present. Hilary summed up the lost art of getting lost perfectly, saying ‘you’re never lost, you’re just seeing new places’. Adrian Phillips did a wonderful job of hosting the discussion between Hilary, Colin Thubron and Nicolas Crane, and perhaps found a new career as an auctioneer.

It was great to see so many LATA members at The TRIP Group masterclass on travel risk management yesterday. There were many thought-provoking sessions, covering topics on geopolitics and the travel risk landscape, personal safety, emergency response planning, traveller health and wellbeing, travel insurance, and accommodation and transportation safety. Thank you to Lloyd Figgins MSyl, Christine Shacklady and everyone at the TRIP Group for putting on this informative masterclass and to the speakers for their input and insights. We're so pleased to be able to offer attendance at these events to our members as part of the LATA membership. Here are our key takeaways from the day's sessions.

We’re looking forward to joining this next week. The link below will show the full schedule so you can take part in the sessions most relevant to you and your business. 💚💚💚

We hope you can join our webinar on Thursday discussing the Holiday Head with Kathy Atkinson from the Safer Tourism Foundation - looking forward to hearing how we should all be engaging our brains more when we travel! Next week, we are hosting an exclusive webinar, moderated by Megan Parkinson, helping to understand B Corp certifications and what it means for businesses. We will welcome B Corp-certified LATA members to discuss their journey to certification, what it means for them and their value chain. We will also discuss the collective force of Travel by B Corp, a UK association of UK B Corp travel businesses and the work they are doing to drive positive impact. Thanks to our panellists Thomas Power, Rochelle Turner, Simon Heyes, Reyna Oleas and Zachary Rabinor for your time and insights. LATA members can register here https://lnkd.in/eW7T82eH