The new planes’ premium business seats offer 100 percent reclining capability, and cabins feature individual 15-inch touch screen monitors. Prepared by renowned chefs, menus offer meals made with natural ingredients from different South American regions. Wines were selected by Hector Vergara, described by Wines of Chileas the only master sommelier in Latin America.

Economy class travelers will enjoy snacks, ergonomic seats, adjustable headrests, and individual nine-inch touch screen monitors. Premium business and economy class passengers will receive hot meals and on-board entertainment, including, movies, TV programs, games and music.

The discounted routes include roundtrip economy class flights between Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Miami, Los Angeles, or San Francisco (starting at $899) and New York (starting at $999) on LAN Airlines and/or its affiliated carriers. Also discounted are economy class roundtrip flights between Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Miami and New York (staring at $799) and Orlando (starting at $999).

Medellin customers will be able to connect from Fort Lauderdale to other U.S. and Caribbean destinations including Austin, Texas; Boston; Hartford, Conn.; New York (JFK and LaGuardia); Newark, N.J.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Washington, D.C. Latin American and the Caribbean destinations now make up almost one-third of JetBlue’s route network.

Medellin will be Jet Blue’s third Colombian destination. JetBlue also offers nonstop service between Bogota and both Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, as well as nonstop service between Cartagena and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK).

Traveling from Argentina to Chile on a series of lake cruises across lakes Mahuel Huapi, Frias and Todas los Santos, the tour will then drive through South America’s first national park, Parque Nacional Lanin. In Santiago, clients will ride the cable car up Cerro San Cristobal for views of the capital city, the Andes, and the Statue of the Immaculate Conception. In Peru, the itinerary covers both Lima and Cuzco, including the Ollantaytambo ruins and Machu Picchu. Departures will be Sept. 2013 to April 2014. Prices start at $3,898 per person, land only.

Flights are expected to go on sale in January 2013, subject to government approval.

Latin American and the Caribbean destinations now compose nearly one-third of JetBlue’s route network. Medellin will be JetBlue’s 79th destination and its third in Colombia. JetBlue also offers nonstop service between Bogota and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Fla., plus nonstop service between Cartagena and New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport.

In addition to the new nonstop service to South Florida, Medellin travelers will be able to connect onwards from Fort Lauderdale to other destinations in the United States and the Caribbean including Austin, Texas; Boston; Hartford, Conn.; New York (JFK and LaGuardia); Newark, N.J.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Washington, D.C.

“JetBlue’s addition of nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and Bogota earlier this year has performed so well that we’re adding a second option for the Colombian community in South Florida,” said John Checketts, director of route planning for JetBlue Airways.

Prices start at $1,875.

The company’s six-day mountain biking tour travels from the high Andes to the lowland tropics (and not the reverse), passing through scenic river valleys and historic ruins via back roads.

It provides the opportunity to explore colonial towns, the Chicamocha Canyon, and to visit an organic coffee hacienda.

The “Andes to Caribbean Multisport Tour” gives clients the opportunity to hike, bike and raft in the Andes before descending to the Tayrona National Park.

The package provides a good view of Colombia’s history, culture and diverse landscape for active travelers.

The “Coffee Triangle and Medellin Multisport” tour explores nature reserves and several historic cities of the Central Andes.

The tour begins by sampling Colombia’s world-famous coffees in the Coffee Triangle and continues with hiking and biking through high altitude ecosystems and cloud forests, and concludes with a class III and IV rapids rafting trip on the Rio Buey.

It also includes city tours of colonial Santa Fe de Antioquia and Medellin.

Adventure Life was founded in 1999 and offers more than 100 adventures in South and Central America with an emphasis on local culture, ecology and life from remote villages, bustling city markets, jungles and mountains.

The company is headquartered in Missoula, Mont.

Lucky for vacationers this holiday season, IHG is promising a rocking Holiday escape and a joyful and culturally-rich celebration at any of their family of hotel brands in Latin America and the Caribbean.

From golden beaches and charming colonial towns to vibrant cosmopolitan cities, IHG plans to turn wintery holiday travel plans into extra bright and warm ones with its “Free Night Holiday Celebration Package”.

Valid on hotel stays from December 14, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the package provides guests who book a minimum of four nights with one complimentary night.

The package also includes breakfast buffet for two adults and children staying in the same room; a 4 p.m. late check-out to enjoy every last moment of the Holidays; and a $25 USD credit for phone calls or Internet use, so guests can stay connected with loved ones.

–IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG, NYSE: IHG (ADRs)], one of the world’s largest hotel companies, launches the “Free Night Holiday Celebration Package”, providing families and travelers looking to celebrate the Holidays in Latin America and the Caribbean with a good reason to rejoice.

Valid on hotel stays from December 14, 2012 to January 31, 2013, the “Free Night Holiday Celebration Package” provides guests who book a minimum of four nights with one complimentary night.

The package also includes breakfast buffet for two adults and children staying in the same room; a 4 p.m. late check-out to enjoy every last moment of the Holidays; and a $25 USD credit for phone calls or Internet use, so guests can stay connected with loved ones.

The Free Night Holiday Celebration Package promises travelers a rocking Holiday escape and a joyful and culturally-rich celebration at any of the IHG family of hotel brands in Latin America and the Caribbean, including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Hotel Indigo®, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express® and Staybridge Suites®. From golden beaches and charming colonial towns to vibrant cosmopolitan cities, Latin American and the Caribbean destinations have plenty to offer to those looking for a Holiday getaway.

The Free Night Holiday Celebration Package can be reserved from now until January 15, 2013.

Priority Club Rewards members who book this package can earn Priority Club® points on their hotel stay.

For reservations and the full terms and conditions of this offer, please visit www.ihg.com/celebrate in English, www.ihg.com/celebrar  in Spanish or www.ihg.com/celebre  in Portuguese.

The Colombia property’s guest rooms now feature new bedding and furniture, plus enlarged spaces that incorporate the balcony and terrace spaces in each room’s interior.

All rooms also feature high-definition televisions, alarm clocks with MP3 player connection, and wireless Internet access.

The hotel also features a refurbished pool complex with new non-slip marble floor and landscaping. Renovated room rates start at $139.

All sailings include two-for-one fares and bonus savings of up to US$15,000 per suite when booked by 31 December 2012.

As part of the introduction, the ultra-luxury line is offering a complimentary one-night, post-cruise luxury hotel package on all 2013-2014 Winter Collection itineraries booked by 31 December 2012.

Additional collection highlights include three new ports, five Grand Voyages with exclusive amenities, and special offers on pre- and post-cruise land programs.

Recognised as The Most Inclusive Luxury Cruise Experience™, all Regent Seven Seas Cruises sailings also include all-suite accommodations, 97 percent with private balconies, gourmet cuisine, premium spirits and fine wines, free shore excursions, gratuities, and a one-night pre-cruise luxury hotel stay, at no additional cost.

Regent’s new winter collection offers travellers added opportunities to explore a specific region of the world in further depth with complimentary shore excursions in each port and enriching land programs.

It’s all included on Regent, from a one-night pre-cruise hotel stay to specialty restaurants, fine wine and even gratuities. Coupled with our hallmark personalised service and spacious all-suite accommodations, we provide an ultra-luxury cruise experience that is unmatched in the travel industry.

2012-2013 Winter Collection Highlights

From November 2013 through June 2014, the all-suite, all-balcony Seven Seas Voyager visits the South Pacific and Asia with stops in Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Bali, Vietnam, China, Japan, and India offering guests a variety of itineraries ranging from 10- to 136-nights, including four Grand Voyages.

Regent Seven Seas Cruises offers a specially priced three-night pre-or post-cruise land program for US$499 per person on select South Pacific and Asia itineraries.

These include Angkor Wat, Beijing and the Great Wall of China, Hong Kong, as well as Dubai and Kuala Lumpur, two new land programs.

Seven Seas Mariner returns to South America where guests can sail along the mighty Amazon, cruise around Cape Horn, explore the Panama Canal and visit the largest Magellanic Penguin colony in the world.

Sailings range from 10- to 70-nights, including the coveted “Circle South America” Grand Voyage.
In March, the 700-guest, all-suite, all-balcony ship heads back to the Mediterranean with a grand crossing from Rio de Janeiro to Barcelona featuring maiden calls in Dakar, Senegal and Tangier, Morocco.

About Regent Seven Seas Navigator

The newly refurbished, all-suite Seven Seas Navigator explores the tropics from November 2013 to April 2014 with 16 departures roundtrip from Miami to the Eastern and Western Caribbean ranging from seven- to 24-nights including a maiden call in La Romana, Dominican Republic. The ship then departs Miami on 21 April 2014 for an 18-night voyage to San Francisco transiting the Panama Canal to begin its highly popular cruises through the natural beauty of Alaska.

For More Information
For more information and Regent reservations, contact Wiltrans International on 1800 251 174.

Among the new tours for 2013 are Exploring South Africa, Victoria Falls and Botswana; Treasures of South America; Journey through the Andes, Andean Lake Crossing and Chilean Wine Country; Experience South America; and The Complete South America.

The most popular of the exotic tours are Tropical Costa Rica and The Plains of Africa. The brochure features some tours that combine land excursions with an ocean cruise, including Collette’s Cruising the Yangtze River; Patagonia — The Marvels of Argentina and Chile; Ecuador — Avenue of the Volcanoes and the Galapagos Islands; The Galapagos Islands and Machu Picchu; and Antarctica.