2009-10-08

Avianca eyes up Central American market

Colombian airline company Avianca is looking to establish new partnerships in order to place the company firmly on the map in Central America. To this end, Avianca has announced an agreement with Central American airline company Taca International Airlines (Taca). Moreover, Avianca acquired Brazilian airline Ocean Air at the beginning of September in a deal worth USD 200mn (EUR 135.86mn). Businessman German Efromovich is the head of Grupo Sinergy, a conglomerate which owns Avianca and SAM, and which is the main shareholder in Ecuadorian firm Vipsa as well as Colombian firms Tampa Cargo and Helicol. Efromovich and Avianca president Fabio Villegas called a press conference on 7 October 2009 in which they envisage gaining an increasing share of the Latin American market.

Publication: Esmerk - News monitoring
Provider: Esmerk
October 8, 2009

2009-10-06

Marriott to open first five-star hotel

Marriott International is set to inaugurate its first five-star hotel in Colombia, in Bogota in particular, on 6 October 2009. The new hotel will form part of the Bogota Corporate Center, which also encompasses an office building. The new Marriott hotel boasts 239 rooms in ten floors and will be operated by Real Hotels and Resorts, a subsidiary of Grupo Poma of El Salvador. Moreover, Marriott International plans to open a new 265-room hotel in Bogota in May 2010.

Publication: Esmerk - News monitoring
Provider: Esmerk
October 6, 2009

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