LanChile Launches LanChile Incentives; Carrier Leading the Way in Educating Planners on Chile.

Business & Travel Editors

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2002

With more than 70 years of experience in providing quality passenger air service, LanChile is spreading its wings and spearheading efforts to promote the diverse destinations available throughout the country of Chile for meeting and incentive planners. The airline this month is launching LanChile Incentives to cater to the growing demand from planners. LanChile Incentives, in conjunction with various products within Chile, is leading the way in educating planners on the endless meetings and incentives opportunities available throughout Chile.

"Chile is without a doubt becoming the new, safe and exciting destination of choice for meetings and incentives," says Martin Mosley, LanChile's Director of Marketing for North/Central America and Asia. "We have partnered with some of Chile's most experienced tourism products to showcase the best of what Chile has to offer to groups of all sizes and interests and together we are educating planners throughout North America."

This year, LanChile Incentives is heading the efforts of "Chile, The Incentive Partnership," a group of upscale Chilean tourism products that cater to the specialized needs of the meetings and incentive markets. "Chile, The Incentive Partnership" includes Turismo Turavion, LanChile, Explora Hotels, Hotel del Lago, Patagonia Connection and Cruceros Australis. LanChile and The Incentive Partnership are educating planners across the U.S. and Canada during a series of seminars scheduled throughout the year. Planners interested in attending one of the workshops should contact LanChile Incentives at [phone].

Chile, The Incentive Partnership

Turismo Turavion -- with more than 65 years of experience in Chile, this full-service destination management company specializes in providing the highest level of service for meetings and incentive groups throughout all of Chile.

LanChile -- already recognized as the best airline in Latin America, LanChile is well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming one of the top 10 airlines in the world. LanChile's vast route network reaches a large number of destinations throughout the world with service from 16 U.S. cities, including daily non-stop and direct flights from its Miami, New York and Los Angeles gateways to Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Bogota, Caracas, Quito, Guayaquil and Punta Cana. Passengers traveling with LanChile, LanPeru or LanExpress may accumulate mileage in American Airlines AAdvantage, LanChile's LanPass, or any of the oneworld(TM) member frequent flyer programs.

Explora Hotels -- an enterprise founded to encourage a new attitude towards travel in remote regions of Chile, a philosophy of travel born out of the desire to explore the natural and cultural environment of the remote through sophisticated exploration programs. The details, the simplicity and the real joy of life are central elements to the Explora experience. Explora offers two diverse signature properties in Chile, one in the Atacama, the driest desert in the world, the other in southern Patagonia in the renowned Torres del Paine National Park. Unparalleled accommodations provide all that you need for relaxation, while a choice of daily excursions offer the opportunity to explore untouched areas of natural beauty during adventures while hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking and much more.

Hotel del Lago Resort & Casino -- located in Chile's lake district in the town of Pucon, Hotel del Lago Resort & Casino offers picturesque views overlooking Lake Villarrica at the foothills of the Villarrica Volcano. Whether you prefer the excitement of casino gaming, the relaxation of a full-service spa and thermal baths, or the adventure of hiking, mountain biking, rafting, horseback riding or fishing, the possibilities are endless. Guests may indulge in fine dining from a selection of restaurants and bars, and relax at the end of the day in comfortable accommodations where natural materials combine in harmony with the surroundings of the region.

Patagonia Connection -- offers excursions along Chile's southern fjords, Laguna San Rafael and the 1,000-year-old San Rafael Glacier aboard the luxurious catamaran Patagonia Express. Guests stay at the Termas de Puyuhuapi Hotel & Spa, offering the perfect setting for complete relaxation in its thermal pools and full-service spa, as well as an array of outdoor adventures, such as trekking, fly fishing, and much more.

Cruceros Australis -- an expedition cruise like no other that takes travelers on mystical adventures to the end of the world where the legendary natural wonders of the Patagonian Pampas and Tierra del Fuego, and the richness of its glaciers, penguins, and native flora and fauna are abundant. These unique educational excursions provide the opportunity to explore the same remote and untouched southernmost regions of South America, chartered by explorers centuries ago, aboard the flagship M/V Terra Australis and soon the new M/V Mara Australis. The intimate 141-passenger vessels sail around the island of Tierra del Fuego, through the Strait of Magellan and the Beagle Channel. Guests embark on a variety of daily land and sea excursions, accompanied by multilingual guides, while sailing legendary channels, bays and fjords, along the way passing glaciers, snow-capped peaks, islands and unexplored forests of incomparable beauty.

Already recognized as the best airline in Latin America, LanChile is using its expertise to offer the best meetings and incentive product with the same level of quality service and safety for which the airline has become known.

For additional information, contact LanChile Incentives toll-free at [phone] or at [phone].

Visit LanChile Airlines' (NYSE: LFL) website at http://www.lanchile.com.