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Companies have signed Tourism Ministry documents in which they promise to open new flights. The government objective is to guarantee accomplishment of National Tourism Plan targets, stated minister Walfrido dos Mares Guia.
Agência Brasil Recife – The president of the Brazilian Tourism Corporation (Embratur), Eduardo Sanovicz, is celebrating a US$100 million surplus in Janaury when Brazilians spent US$196 million abroad, but tourists brought US$296b million to Brazil. Sanovicz is also celebrating Carnival in Recife, where he points out there are more and more foreigners each year because
Agência Brasil Brasilia – United States deputy Secretary of State for Policy, Marc Grossman, met with Brazillian diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Relations yesterday and told them that it will be difficult to give Brazilians a visa exemption, that is, put Brazil on the list of countries that do not require visas, because of
New study by Getulio Vargas Foundation and by the official Brazilian Tourism Agency (Embratur) shows that over 90% of companies that organize fairs and events, and tour operators and agencies are optimistic with regard to 2004. Hotels also expect growth, but an executive in the area says that the year will still be one of evaluation.
Agência Brasil Recife – More than 100 Brazilians who recently visited the United States consulate offices in Recife to get a visa for travel to the US have been fingerprinted and photographed with digital equipment as part of a new identification system for travellers. The consulate in Recife is the first in Brazil to adopt
Negotiation began during the visit president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva made to the Arab countries in December, informed the official Brazilian Tourism Agency (Embratur) business tourism manager, Lawrence Reinisch, to ANBA. Another company, Middle East Airlines, from Lebanon, is also evaluating the possibility of a flight between São Paulo and Beirut. A stopover in Europe is currently necessary.
Foreign charter flights to Brazilian northeast have shown great increase due to partnership between Embratur, Infraero, and CTI-NE. The main destinations are the states of Rio Grande do Norte, Ceará, and Bahia.
