Peru

Meliá Hotels International’s first luxury hotel in Peru, The Meliá Collection Lima, will start welcoming guests in July 2026, as the hospitality giant expands its footprint in Latin America.

The latest addition to the A&K Sanctuary fleet, Pure Amazon, has set sail on the waterways of the Pacaya-Samiria National Reserve in the Peruvian Amazon.

A lack of awareness about the ease of travel to South America and the breadth of product available across the continent is preventing the destination from achieving its true tourism potential, according to Unique Latin America Director Rebecca Espinoza.

In a world where the word luxury is increasingly commonplace, Delfin Amazon Cruises CEO Aldo Macchiavello is pushing back, instead highlighting what stands the company apart.

With a burst of high profile players set to enter the space, Peruvian river cruise pioneer Delfin Amazon Cruises has adopted a new visual identity that coincides with a website refresh to clearly drive its message home.

White Desert, Antarctica’s leading expedition company, has released The Dr. Jones Collection, which will kick off in September 2025. The first of a series of new South American itineraries, the program begins with a trip from Peru to Patagonia.

&Beyond will launch the Amazon Explorer, a luxury river expedition yacht, on the Peruvian Amazon on 29 September 2026, with the vessel currently under construction at the SIMA Shipyard in Iquitos, Peru.

Aussies will be able to visit Peru’s legendary Machu Picchu without even leaving the country thanks to the imminent launch of the Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru exhibition at Sydney’s Australian Museum.

Adventure World recently hosted seven travel advisors from Australia and New Zealand on an unforgettable famil to Peru, culminating at the world-famous Machu Picchu.

Windstar Cruises will offer voyages in South America for the first time beginning in December of 2025 onboard all-suite yacht Star Pride. The diversification to the region creates new opportunities for the small ship cruise line’s well-travelled guests to experience bucket-list destinations, like Machu Picchu in Peru and Galapagos Islands in Ecuador.

Aqua Expeditions has launched four new seven-night sailings on the Amazon aboard Aqua Nera in February 2024 following a spike in travel to Peru and the Amazon region.

Abercrombie & Kent reports that Latin America has quickly risen the ranks of culinary talent to become one of the world’s gourmet hotspots after a record four regional restaurants made it into the top 10 at the prestigious World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards, unveiling essential destinations for the travelling gourmand.