Sudamérica Conecta
FEDESUD · SOUTH AMERICAN TOURISM FEDERATION

South America isn’t a sum of destinations. It’s a destination in itself.

Sudamérica Conecta is FEDESUD's tourism integration platform: it brings together companies from across the region to co-create transnational routes and take them, together, to long-haul markets.

ONU Turismo · FEDESUD · LATAM Airlines
WHAT IS SUDAMÉRICA CONECTA

A network selling South America as a single destination

Driven by FEDESUD together with national tourism chambers and federations, with an ecosystem that includes IDB, FONPLATA, UN Tourism, IATA, LATAM, Amadeus and JetSMART.

01

Co-creation

Workshops where companies from different countries design transnational routes together.

02

Business connections

Business roundtables with tour operators from Europe and other long-haul markets, at the industry's major trade fairs.

03

Positioning

A shared brand to showcase South America's diversity and make multi-destination travel easier.

TIMELINE

From a co-creation workshop to a regional network

2024
MONTEVIDEO

Route co-creation workshop

50 inbound operators from 9 countries, 4 international workshops and 11 multi-destination routes.

2025
FITUR MADRID

First business roundtable

More than 80 South American and European tour operators meet at FITUR.

2025
SANTIAGO, CHILE · JUNE

Institutional meeting

Chambers, ministries and promotion bodies agree on a shared regional agenda.

2026
MADRID · FITUR 2026

Second business roundtable

60 South American companies and more than 250 attendees.

2026
FIT BUENOS AIRES · ABAV SÃO PAULO

Innovation and 2027 launch

Seminar on AI and tourism data, and official launch of Sudamérica Conecta 2027.

NEXT MILESTONE · January 19, 2027, Madrid →
IMPACT

Since 2024, building South America as a destination

+190

company participations

in co-creation workshops and business roundtables

11

inspirational routes

co-created by South American companies

9

connected countries

AR · BO · BR · CL · EC · PE · PY · UY · VE

4

international workshops

of regional product co-creation

PARTNER ECOSYSTEM
IDB · FONPLATA · UN Tourism · IATA · LATAM · Amadeus · JetSMART

Cumulative participations 2024–2026 (Montevideo, FITUR 2025 and FITUR 2026). The same company may have taken part in more than one event.

CO-CREATED BY SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANIES

INSPIRATIONAL ROUTES

These are not fixed packages: they are multi-destination itineraries designed jointly by tour operators from the region to inspire long-haul markets. Network companies can operate them, adapt them or create tailor-made programs.

Inspiration, not a packageMulti-destinationTailor-made programs
Flavors of South America
3 ROUTES

Flavors of South America

Urban South America
1 ROUTE

Urban South America

Capitals, neighborhoods with character and a contemporary cultural scene across five countries in a single trip: the urban face of South America.

South American Nature
4 ROUTES

South American Nature

Origins of South America
3 ROUTES

Origins of South America

Click on each route to see the full itinerary. Duration and countries are for reference: each company can adapt the program to its market.

NETWORK COMPANIES

South American companies with transnational offerings

Tour operators, DMCs and tourism products operating in two or more countries in the region, or designing tailor-made programs based on the inspirational routes.

Tour operators and DMCs

With offerings combining two or more South American countries.

Multi-country products

Cruises, hotels and experiences with bi- or tri-national offerings.

On-demand programs

Ability to build tailor-made trips inspired by the routes.

THE NETWORK IN 2026

55 companies from 7 countries

Argentina · Brazil · Chile · Paraguay · Peru · Uruguay · Venezuela

Meet the companies here ↓

Does your company have a transnational offering? Join the network

Register for Sudamérica Conecta 2027 →
2027 EDITION

International Business Roundtable 2027

January 19, 2027 · Madrid · On the eve of FITUR

WHAT'S NEW IN 2027

Scheduled B2B meetings

Pre-arranged meetings with European buyers through an online platform.

Sudamérica Conecta Seal

A distinction for participating companies.

New landing page

Inspirational routes and the company network, all in one place.

HOW TO TAKE PART
  1. NOV 5 · Online information session
  2. DEC 11 · Registration closes
  3. JAN 7–14 · Meeting scheduling
  4. JAN 19 · Sudamérica Conecta 2027, Madrid

Priority: tour operators and DMCs with bi-national or multi-country offerings. Free participation · Limited spots.

Register here →Enquiries: coordinacion@fedesud.com
SPONSORSHIP 2027

Connect your brand with South America

Visibility with European tour operators and tourism companies from across the region, during the key week for tourism in Europe. Three sponsorship levels:

BRAND PRESENCE

Route

5 spots
  • Logo on event screens
  • Logo in mailings, landing and social
  • Mention in acknowledgments
  • 2 cocktail invitations
BRAND + COUNTER

Bridge

3 spots
  • Everything in Route + featured logo
  • Counter with merchandise giveaway
  • 30-second corporate video
  • Dedicated FEDESUD social post
  • 4 cocktail invitations
MAIN SPONSOR

Continent

1 spot · exclusive
  • Everything in Bridge + main logo
  • Brand activation to be defined
  • 1-minute corporate video
  • Access to participant database
  • Category exclusivity
  • 6 cocktail invitations