Swiss-run Colombian destination management company Pelecanus SAS today announced its participation in the upcoming 2026 IAGTO North American Convention (NAC) in Cancun, June 1–4, 2026. At the convention, Pelecanus will meet with leading tour operators from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Germany during the convention's structured B2B sessions — part of an expanded strategy to grow its share of North American inbound travel.
Founded in 2017 by Swiss banker-turned-entrepreneur Frank Spitzer, Pelecanus operates a portfolio of 24 destination websites across five languages — English, Spanish, German, French, and Portuguese — and the COLOMBIAFRANK YouTube channel with over 117,000 subscribers. The company specializes in custom luxury, golf, wildlife, and corporate-event programmes across Colombia's six tourism regions, from the Caribbean coast at Cartagena to the Andean altiplano around Bogotá (at 2,600–3,000 meters above sea level) to the Pacific Chocó and the Amazon basin.
"Colombia is one of the few year-round travel destinations in the Americas, with playable temperatures from 14°C in the Andean cities to 30°C on the Caribbean coast every month of the year," said Frank Spitzer, founder of Pelecanus. "The North American market currently accounts for roughly half of our international client base, and we see significant room to grow. Our participation in IAGTO NAC reflects a deliberate focus on operators serving US and Canadian travelers, particularly given Colombia's expanded role in the PGA Tour Americas calendar and its consistent rise in international tourism arrivals."
Colombia received 6.7 million international visitors in 2024, according to data from Colombia's Migración Colombia agency — an all-time record.
Pelecanus has been profiled in Swiss national media including NZZ am Sonntag Magazin, Tages-Anzeiger, and Swiss public broadcaster SRF, as well as Colombian editorial outlets El Espectador and La República. The company holds IAGTO membership, registration with the Colombian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism under National Tourism Registry number 51402, and is a member of the Cámara de Comercio Colombo-Suiza (Swiss-Colombian Chamber of Commerce).
For the North American market specifically, Pelecanus is expanding multilingual programmes for travel advisors, corporate event planners, and direct-to-consumer luxury travelers. Founder Frank Spitzer holds an MBA from Universidad de los Andes in Bogotá and previously served as a First Lieutenant in the Swiss Army before his Latin American business career.
ABOUT PELECANUS SAS
Pelecanus is a Bogotá-based destination management company specializing in luxury, golf, corporate-event (MICE), and custom tourism across Colombia. Founded in 2017 by Swiss entrepreneur Frank Spitzer. Operates 24 destination websites in five languages. IAGTO member · RNT 51402 · NIT 901012952-7.
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