Tourist arrivals to the Falklands expected to increase 14.6% by end of 2012
Tourist arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by 14.6% in 2012 with a significant 28% increase in the number of leisure visitors, mainly driven by the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war according to the September Falklands Forecast from the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
In total 7.616 overnight tourists are expected to visit the Islands in 2012 spending around £6.3 million.
Cruise passenger arrivals are forecast to remain unchanged in the 2012/13 season, totalling around 35.000 day visitors. However, the sector is highly vulnerable to the weather, with almost 10.000 passenger arrivals lost in 2011/12 season due to cruise cancellations. Expenditure by cruise visitors is expected to total over £1.8 million over the season.
Domestic tourism is forecast to grow in 2012, albeit at a moderate rate of 3.5% and will generate 14.300 trips and £1.25 million in expenditure.
Overall, visitor arrivals in 2012 by inbound overnight tourists, cruise passengers and domestic tourists are expected to total over 57.000, spending over £9.3 million. (PN)
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More tourists,
, more money
More wealth,
More status,
More popular,
,,,
Less Argentina
Less dependent on them,
Don’t need them
Don’t want them
Won’t miss them.
.
It means more argentines are visiting our islands.
www.malvinas.com.ar/malv01.html
www.viajeamalvinas.com/
Indeed you can visit, just like any other tourists. Remember your passport though eh...even Argentinians need one when travelling outside their own country.
Why not come and see if you can bear to shift the chip off your shoulder, join the ever growing numbers of satisfied people who've enjoyed visiting the Falklands.
Kelpers return to Malvinas for the summer vacation.
And bring tourist dollars!
Enjoy.
@ #2 islas/m,
They are not your lslands,
They are ours
@ #4 rg sunshine,
don't you like penguins & barren landscape?
don't come if you don't want to.
lts all the same to us.
Just a shame it's so expensive and difficult to get to; otherwise I'd be there like a shot! (incidently and off topic, is there a shooting scene in the Falklands? If so, what? Bunnies like the UK? Just curious)
barren landscape in the middle of nowhere..that´s my preference.
Customs would probably arrest me before I board the plane in the UK if I get out of the dream world for one minute (not Argentina's dream world, god no, not that one!) and step back into the real one.
No Argies. The visitors couldn't put up with the crying, sulking and whinging.
Just the sort of ignorant, parochial worldview I've come to expect from all Malvinistas. Maybe one day when you grow up and remove you head from your arse you'll learn to appreciate the whole world rather than just a few cities.
The Malvinas “house” for tourists?
Ask the thousands of rich tourists that go there every year, and return.
Though enjoy smoky cities if you want, with their marvellous high rise buildings and traffic.......
It's Malvina House not Malvinas. Malvina is a Scottish womans name and was the name of the daughter of the owner of the hotel.
the tourist wants comfort a good hotel with good food and recreation.
keep the islands in your arse and don't forget to irrigate it with your big box !
conchuda!
Stop blaming Sussie,,,,,,I am briton the one with the big name,,,,,
I mean arse,,,,,,
you want to try it?
tell me when,,,,,,, :)
you won't feel sorry,,,,,,,
I only charge per bang.....
lol
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