SCARBOROUGH, Tobago, Jan 16 2015, CNS – Effective January 31, Brazil's largest airline, GOL, will begin a weekly direct flight between Tobago and Sao Paulo Brazil with one stop in Barbados.
The decision by the airline to fly to Tobago follows two years of negotiations between the Division of Tourism and Transportation of the Tobago House of Assembly and the airline's management.
The flight will take seven hours, which significantly reduces the time that guests take to get from Brazil to Tobago and nationals heading to the South American country.
Secretary of Tourism and Transportation Tracy Davidson-Celestine said the flight opens up new opportunities for the Tourism Industry in Tobago.
"This is a significant move because it opens up the South American market and Brazil in particular. With strong connections in Argentina, Chile and other South American markets it makes it easier for the growing South American middle class to access Tobago," Davidson-Celestine said.
