All Entries in the "On the Road" Category
Ask the Concierge – Renaissance São Paulo Hotel
Lincoln de Melo has worked at the Renaissance São Paulo Hotel for three years, the last two at the concierge desk. De Melo, 30, says one of the best aspects of his job is discovering new things about his ever-evolving hometown and sharing them with visitors from around the world.
The Stars Still Shine Over Acapulco
In 1946, Hollywood star Rita Hayworth touched down on the glittery shores of Acapulco Bay, turning a small but stylish hotel called Boca Chica into her home base as she filmed “The Lady from Shanghai” with actor/director — and then-husband — Orson Welles.
Ask the Concierge – Real InterContinental Guatemala
Concierge Jhennifer Calvillo at the Real InterContinental Guatemala in Guatemala City likes to show off her native country to guests, especially foreign visitors. The 26-year-old Cavillo worked in the airline industry before joining the hotel group three years ago. Guatemala, she says, has “many beautiful cultures that the world doesn’t know very well.”
What restaurant would [...]
Medellin: No Longer Strictly Business
Art and culture make a splash in this modern business center.
Ask the Concierge: Gran Meliá in Caracas
Tips from concierge July Fonda at the Gran Meliá in Caracas, Venezuela. Fonda was born in Guayaquil, Ecuador but moved to Venezuela at the age of five. She started out five years ago as a receptionist at the Meliá, and has been a concierge at the hotel for nearly three years.
Wine is Argentina’s Newest Tourist Attraction
MENDOZA, Argentina – The chance to sleep surrounded by vineyards and take part in winemaking activities is attracting more local and foreign visitors to Argentina’s Mendoza province.
Numerous hotels and inns have opened in the nation’s wine country catering to oenophiles. Latin Trade visited one, the Cavas Wine Lodge, which offers guests the opportunity to stay [...]
A Glacier With a View
From your computer, you can watch a YouTube clip of giant glaciers breaking into the waters of Patagonian lakes. Or, as the cognoscenti know, the town of El Calafate, perched on the edge of Argentina’s region of majestic glaciers, is the headquarters for exploration, observation and relaxation.
Ask the Concierge – El San Juan Hotel & Casino
Tips from Yvonne Ramos, the concierge at El San Juan Hotel & Casino, which is part of the Waldorf Astoria Collection of hotels.
For Airlines, Loyalty In Hard Times
Frequent flyer programs, almost three decades old in the United States, are taking off at Latin American airlines.
Nevis: Plantation Charm
Nevis is a quaint island with a rich history, and it offers exclusive – and selective – experiences, in part by remaining off the beaten track.
Ask the Concierge – Swissôtel in Quito, Ecuador
Tips from concierge Nelson Cárdenas at the Swissôtel in Quito, Ecuador
What restaurant would you recommend for a business lunch or dinner outside your hotel?
Try La Belle Époque, the restaurant in the hotel Plaza Grande, located in the city’s historic downtown area known as the Centro Histórico.
I have only 24 hours to spend in Quito. What [...]
Brazil’s Island Paradise
Mention the words “Fernando de Noronha” to most Brazilians and a dreamy, almost jealous, expression spreads across their faces. A tiny speck of paradise in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, Noronha is hopelessly out of reach, geographically and financially, to all but a handful of the country’s 185 million inhabitants.
Located 210 miles off the [...]
London Calling
Every July, thousands of tennis fans from around the world descend upon the storied grounds of Wimbledon for that sport’s most prestigious tournament. In the backdrop is one of Europe’s most prominent cities: London, with flitting images of double-decker buses and Hyde Park transmitted to millions of television viewers between matches.
Tennis might take center stage [...]
Books: Bestselling Crisis
Journalists, investors and pundits scramble to turn the global financial meltdown into book, sales.As fast as market indices around the world have plummeted, publishers have rolled out “the definitive” book on the crisis. In the interest of helping readers identify value, Latin Trade presents reviews of the best titles in the three main groups of [...]
Ask the Concierge – São Paulo World Trade Center Hotel
Can you recommend a traditional restaurant to impress my clients in Sao Paulo?
“When foreigners come to Brazil there is pretty much one type of restaurant they all want to go to and that’s our ‘churrasco’ (Brazilian barbecue). I’d recommend Figueira Rubaiyat restaurant or Bolinha restaurant. Figueira is where you go for the traditional, but upscale [...]
The Good Life, Caracas Style
Business travelers look to squeeze the last drops out of Venezuela’s oil boom.
