Spanish airline Iberia unveiled a new program with el cheapo fares for those willing to fly from Spain to Santiago de Chile during the month of June. The price of plane tickets varies depending on the destination in Spain and as long as flights take off before June 20. The offer requires the purchase of plane tickets with seven days in advance and 30-day-long stays tops.

The “Sergio Perez” Hotelier and Tourism School in Cuba has just opened its second sommelier course for women with a view to expand the breed of female wine connoisseurs, a specialty men have usually kept a tight grip on for generations. The course includes the wine ritual, the world’s top producers, its benefits and food match. The course will be taught by Marta Señan, Cuba’s only active sommelier.

The Grand France Hotel, hubbed in the Nicaraguan city of Granada that was founded in 1524 and is now considered the oldest village in the American mainland, will have its grand opening tomorrow. Caribbean News Digital has learned the 20-room deluxe establishment will be outfitted with a couple of bars, a restaurant and banquet service.

The hotel is housed in an old building some 30 miles south of the nation’s capital in a city that treasures a glamorous history and culture that was virtually burned down to a crisp in the 19th century by American filibuster William Walker.

Mexican president Vicente Fox has come under fire after unveiling a plan to expand Mexico City’s airport. His critics claim a new terminal should be built, instead.

The new airport could ease air traffic that grew twofold over the last decade as far as passengers are concerned, and three times in terms of cargo handling, the President said.

“Amid the ongoing demand expansion, there’s a need to enhance and streamline the airport infrastructure in order to raise the country’s competitiveness and its opportunities of luring new investments,” Mr. Fox pointed out.

Argentine president Nestor Kirchner appointed German Perez as the country’s new Minister of Tourism and Sports. Undersecretary Perez, who had formerly served as chairman of the Argentine Tourism Chamber, is dry-behind-the-ears hotel entrepreneur with plenty of experience under his belt.

With an initial investment in the neighborhood of $225,000, the Nicaraguan Tourism Institute (INTUR) is keen to peppering up the eight tourist trails the country has to offer with a view to draw in markets and create new jobs.

Francisco Zamorano, chief of INTUR’s New Tourist Products Division, said the intention is to re-chart those destinations currently operating between fifty and a hundred percent of their occupancy capabilities. Around $700,000 have so far been poured into the project’s first two stages, with a remnant of $155,000 to be funneled into the third phase.