Why LATA
LATA Members represent an ever growing travel community with unrivalled passion and knowledge for Latin America.
Membership benefits
- Profile on the LATA website
- Events and networking
- Marketing and communications
- Media exposure
- LATA Safety Scheme
Our Vision
To responsibly promote Latin America as a leading tourist destination. The association is comprised of over 400 companies including tourism boards, airlines, hotels, tour operators, cruise operators, representation companies and the travel press.
Our Mission
- Create and represent an ever-growing community of travel businesses that are passionate about Latin America.
- Be a trusted, leading voice for travel and tourism to Latin America.
- Facilitate meaningful connections between our members and encourage a collaborative culture that benefits all.
- Promote travel that supports, preserves and positively impacts people and environments of Latin America.
- Inform members of travel trends and serve as a valuable resource for best practices and industry guidance
- Celebrate the diversity of travel experiences throughout Latin America.
- Advocate a community that fosters a culture of inclusion, equity and diversity regardless of gender, age, ability, ethnicity or sexual orientation
How do we meet our objectives
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Our EPIIC Values
We are experts on travel and tourism to Latin America and provide reliable information and insights that empower our members and their travellers.
Our actions will consistently advocate responsible and sustainable tourism that benefits local communities, preserves the environment, and contributes to economic growth in Latin America.
We demonstrate honesty, transparency and ethical behaviour in all our actions and decisions, always holding ourselves accountable to our members.
We aim to inspire wonder and adventure by sharing the diverse beauty and culture of Latin America.
We promote cooperation among our members, open communication, and opportunities to work together to amplify our impact.
The LATA Executive team
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Danny Callaghan
CEO
Danny joined LATA in 2017 and is responsible for the day to day running of LATA. He has worked in the adventure travel industry since 2004, having been Finance and Operations Director of travel publisher Wanderlust.
Megan Parkinson
Head of Sustainability and Impact
Megan joined LATA in 2014 as LATA’s first full time member of staff. She has over 17 years experience working in the Latin American travel industry. She has travelled extensively throughout the region and studied Spanish and Portuguese at University.
Danny Callaghan
CEO
Danny joined LATA in 2017 and is responsible for the day to day running of LATA. He has worked in the adventure travel industry since 2004, having been Finance and Operations Director of travel publisher Wanderlust.
Katie Cosstick
Communications and PR Manager
Katie joined LATA in 2024 as the Communications and PR Manager, bringing with her 18 years of travel industry experience. Katie has travelled extensively in Latin America both independently, on FAM trips and hosting several press trips.
Membership benefits
- Profile on the LATA website
- Events and networking
- Marketing and communications
- Media exposure
- LATA Safety Scheme