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DAP Airlines is the main provider of Drake Passage flights for cruise guests.

More options for cruisers who hate the Drake: Demand grows for Antarctica flyoverSkipping the notoriously choppy two-day crossing of the Drake Passage appeals to people who prefer shorter sailings or fear...

Locals packed the streets, parks, churches and restaurants of downtown Cuenca on a Sunday.

Dispatch, Ecuador: Drug war seems a world awayWandering the streets of Quito's old town on a beautiful sunny day last week, it would have been hard to guess that Ecuador was...

Agricultural terraces and ancient houses in Machu Picchu. The daily visitor cap for Machu Picchu is expected to rise from 4,044 to 4,500 this year.

Peru on the comeback trailMachu Picchu is once again full of tourists, with travel rebounding from a stoppage caused by political unrest that erupted...

Relaxing in the pool at the Rio Celeste Hideaway Hotel on a Geluxe tour in Costa Rica.

G Adventures softens a trip's rougher edges with GeluxeWith its new line of Geluxe tours, G Adventures aims to fill what the tour operator said is a gap in premium adventure travel.

Francisca Qquerar Mayta, one of the leaders of the Ccaccaccollo Women's Weaving Co-Op in the Cusco region of Peru.

G Adventures shows the fruits of community tourism in PeruG Adventures created the GX Summit to celebrate community tourism, which benefits travelers, suppliers and locals through a...

A family explores the Amazon with Lindblad.

Family vacations on a 'grand' scale with LindbladLouisa May Alcott once said, "Every house needs a grandmother in it." The same might be said for a travel advisor's Rolodex.

Kicker Rock at San Cristobal Island, Galapagos.

Tour operators call for limits on Galapagos land visitorsThe International Galapagos Tour Operators Association wants the Ecuadorian government to adopt a zero-growth tourism strategy...

Doreen Burse and Glenn Hollister, United Airlines

United sales execs on NDC plans and agency relationshipsAirlines editor Robert Silk spoke with Doreen Burse and Glenn Hollister about the carrier's broader plan for NDC and its...

United's move to restrict basic economy fares to direct and NDC channels is expected to impact OTAs but not TMCs.

United Airlines will pull basic economy fares from legacy GDSsBasic economy will only be bookable via United.com, the United app and NDC-enabled channels -- including NDC offerings in the...

Las Vegas showgirls were on hand for the arrival of the first Avianca flight into Reid Airport on July 15.

Avianca debuts seasonal San Salvador-Las Vegas flightsThe carrier is offering three weekly flights from San Salvador to Las Vegas.