The new aircraft are going to increase the company’s passenger transport capacity by 14%. The group’s president recognizes, however, that 2009 should not be an easy year in the oil sector.
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Azul, a new airline in Brazil, is celebrating two months in operation with 120,000 passengers transported and 70% aircraft occupation. It is betting on greater demand despite the turbulence.
Delegation headed by the governor of the state of Santa Catarina, Luiz Henrique, is in the Emirates to invite authorities and businessmen to the annual meeting of the World Travel and Tourism Council.
Sebrae-SP is training samba schools with the objective of increasing income in the communities involved. Training professionals in the schools is helping attract more tourists.
Last year, Brazil recorded entry of 6.2 million people on regular flights from abroad. In December, the country registered 527,000 arrivals on international flights.
The country registered record entry of dollars in 2008, growth of 16.8% over 2007. The figures were disclosed yesterday (26) and include official currency exchanges and international card expenses.
One of the main postcards of Brazil, Iguaçu National Park received 616,900 visitors in 2008, which represents growth of 2.7% when compared to 2007.
The annual clearance sale lasts one month and involves a large share of the emirate’s retail sector, as well as hotels and airlines. Last year, consumers spent US$ 2.7 billion during the period.
The figures were disclosed by Brazilian Tourism Institute president Jeanine Pires. Brazil received almost 6 million foreign visitors from January to November 2008. Spending exceeded US$ 5 billion.
The figure is an annual record. There were 9.3 million visitors from Brazil and 1.7 million foreigners. The city posted US$ 3.5 billion in tourism revenues and hotel occupancy averaged at 68.5%.
Pointing out the diversity of Brazilian tourism and offering foreign tourists different experiences in a trip to Brazil: These are the main objectives of campaign "Sensational Brazil".
The figure is from the Air Transport Directory, launched last Friday by the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac). Contributing factors include low tariffs and seat supply higher than demand.
The minister of Defence of Brazil, Nelson Jobim, said the model for concession to private companies should be ready next year. The first to be tendered should be airports in Rio and São Paulo.
Number of passengers that arrived in Brazil exceeded 630,000 in July, the second best result this year. In the accumulated result for 2008, arrivals total 3.8 million.
