The most wretched pirates... During five days in 1709, pirate Woodes Rogers and his crew sojourned in Guayaquil, taking their sweet old time to loot the city’s every house (including the tombs of the cemetery), taking with them a 400-ton…
A Tale of Two Teams... Passion for one of Guayaquil’s two rival football/soccer teams is central to Guayaquileño identity. You are either a barcelonista or an emelexista. There’s no grey area. No middle ground. Fans prepare for weeks (sometimes months)…
Malecón Simón Bolívar, Guayaquil’s makeover The riverside walkway has had its share of names. For several years after its intensive regeneration process, it was known as Malecón 2000, referring to the year in which it was completed. The project turned…
“New” Buyers who are attending TravelMart LatinAmerica (TMLA) for the first time sometimes ask us why they should request appointments. It’s a good question, and we always tell them Buyers are not required to request appointments, but having appointments already…
Occasionally we get this question from TravelMart LatinAmerica (TMLA) Suppliers! Not often, but every once in a while. The TMLA “Select Match” pre-scheduled appointments system is constantly refined and updated; there isn’t another system like it. Anywhere. But mistakes can…
Year after year TravelMart LatinAmerica Buyers, Suppliers, Sponsors, and Hosts report TMLA consistently offers opportunities, results, and value. Here are a few reasons why: Buyers are senior executives representing Tour Operator organizations from worldwide markets who make “rates and dates”…
Surveys and personal interviews confirm that 96% of Buyers at TravelMart LatinAmerica ’16 (TMLA) held last year in Iguassu Falls, Brazil report TMLA was “very productive” and/or “productive.” These survey results have been consistent since the first TravelMart LatinAmerica over…
Waiting until the last minute to register for TMLA can cause Suppliers to lose opportunities. Here are 5 ways registering early can improve a Supplier’s results and experience at TMLA. There is always a “wait list” for accepting Supplier registrations…
Waiting until the last minute to register for an event usually doesn’t make much difference. But here are 5 reasons why registering early can improve a Buyer’s results and experience at TMLA. There is usually a “wait list” for accepting…
A Buyer Suggests.... "How Suppliers Should Request Appointments!" Note: Here are some suggestions from an experienced Buyer who has been participating at “pre-scheduled appointments events” for more than 30 years. This Buyer submitted these ideas confidentially, but we will share…
