Premium Travelers Name LAN Top in Central/South America Global Traveler Readers have Chosen the Airline as the Best in Latin America

Global Traveler announces LAN as an award winner.

(PRWeb) January 21, 2007 -- Global Traveler is pleased to announce that LAN has won the GT Tested Award for Best Airline in Central/South America. LAN was awarded this honor by Global Traveler readers who participated in a survey that ran in the magazine from February 2006 to August 2006.

The airline will be recognized at an awards luncheon on January 23, 2007 at the Jumeirah Essex House in New York City. Francis X. Gallagher, publisher and CEO of Global Traveler, will honor the winners at the gala ceremony, accompanied by Cynthia Nixon, star of Sex and the City. Nixon will speak to attendees on behalf of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

"The awards luncheon is a celebration of the accomplishments of all our award winners," Gallagher said. "Our readers have recognized them as the cream of the crop; however, this luncheon also reminds all of us that it's time to give back. By benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, we have the opportunity to help and celebrate personal good fortune by helping those hindered by misfortune. However, I do want to congratulate all of our winners for their achievements in the world of travel and the work they do that puts them a step ahead of the competition."

"By recognizing LAN as the Best Airline in Central/South America, the readers of Global Traveler are acknowledging the hard work and dedication of every LAN employee toward maintaining the highest standards in service, efficiency and safety. Thank you for this tremendous honor," said Carlos Roman, marketing director, LAN.

For a complete list of winners and to read the full awards article, visit www.globaltravelerusa.com.

About the Survey

Global Traveler conducted the third annual survey of its readers from February 1, 2006 to August 31, 2006, with open-ended questions for the best in 42 categories of business and luxury travel. A total of 13,653 completed questionnaires were received. The questionnaires were made available as a six-page insert in subscriber copies of the magazine and online at the Global Traveler website www.globaltravelerusa.com/readersurvey. Only those questionnaires in which more than 50 percent of the questions were completed were counted; those answering fewer than 50 percent of the questions were discarded. Responses were also screened for duplication. Members of the travel industry and employees of FXExpress Publications were not allowed to participate.

Survey respondents spent a mean number of 61 nights last year on international business trips and 76 nights on domestic business trips. They took an average of 18 international flights and 21 domestic flights per person during that period. Of all respondents, 76 percent were male and 24 percent were female; average age was 45.

About LAN

LAN Airlines (NYSE:LFL) and its affiliates, LAN Argentina, LAN Ecuador and LAN Peru, offer a united spirit of reliability and charm that provides passengers the highest level of service and safety with the complete travel experience throughout the skies of the Americas.

LAN's vast route network reaches a large number of destinations throughout the world, including the Americas, Europe and the South Pacific. LAN and its affiliates offer flights from North America to Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela with service from 29 North American cities, including daily flights from its Miami, New York and Los Angeles gateways. Passengers traveling with any of the LAN affiliates may accumulate frequent flyer kilometers/miles in LANPASS or American Airlines AAdvantage. Additionally, passengers traveling with LAN Airlines or LAN Peru also may accumulate frequent flyer miles in any of the oneworld™ member frequent flyer programs. LAN Airlines is a member of oneworld™ and LAN Peru is an affiliate of oneworld™; LAN Ecuador and LAN Argentina are scheduled to become affiliates of oneworld™, the world's leading quality alliance, in the near future.

About Global Traveler

A business travel publication that takes into account the sophisticated lifestyle interests of today's executive travelers, Global Traveler is the publication of choice among seasoned business travelers. Circulated nationally, Global Traveler is the only ABC-audited American magazine for the international business traveler, with ABC paid circulation of 60,055. The magazine has increased its frequency to12 issues per year, effective with the January 2007 issue.

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