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Nov. 18th 2009 - 5:57 am UTC

Russian cruise vessel breaks free of the ice and heads for Ushuaia

M/V Kapitan Khlebnikov

An expedition vessel with 184 passengers and crew onboard—including 51 British guests and a BBC film crew—is on the move again after being wedged in the ice of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea since Friday.

Nov. 18th 2009 - 5:53 am UTC

Falklands’ cruise season with 33 different vessels and 215 calls

Plancius ready for her maiden cruise to Antarctic waters

Thirty-three different cruise vessels are scheduled to visit a total of around 215 Falkland Islands destinations in the coming season.

Nov. 16th 2009 - 1:06 pm UTC

Captain Khlebnikov stranded with 105 passengers in Antarctic ice

Icebreaker Captain Khlebnikov

The Captain Khlebnikov (*) icebreaker of the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) has stranded in the Antarctic ice.

Nov. 12th 2009 - 4:17 pm UTC

Gibraltar at UK & Ireland hall of the World Travel Market

Tourism is an important source of revenue for the Rock

Gibraltar is participating this week at the World Travel Market (WTM) at the ExCel exhibition centre in London. For the first time Gibraltar’s stand will be located in the United Kingdom & Ireland hall of the event.

Nov. 11th 2009 - 11:49 pm UTC

South Georgia expects 65 cruise calls this season; “Ushuaia” was the first

MV “Ushuaia” a former vessel from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in Grytviken

South Georgia received the first cruise ship of the season “Ushuaia” October 6th when she arrived at Grytviken. The Panamanian flagged vessel operated by Argentina’s Antarpply Expeditions, based returned on a separate cruise on the 27th.

Nov. 11th 2009 - 11:26 pm UTC

Uruguay’s cruise season moves to Punta del Este fuelled by regional demand

MSC Musica will inaugurate the cruise season in Punta del Este

Uruguay’s 2009/2010 cruise season is scheduled to begin next November 20th in Montevideo with the arrival of “Minerva” and four days later in Punta del Este with “MSC Musica”.

Nov. 11th 2009 - 9:53 pm UTC

First foreign cruise of the season arrives in Punta Arenas; business down 27%

“Prince Albert II” with 155 passengers

The first international cruise called this week in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, signalling the official beginning of the 2009/10 season which local tourist operators are anticipating is going to suffer a significant fall from the previous.

Nov. 7th 2009 - 8:35 am UTC

Successful online marketing for Falkland Islands tourism

Successful online marketing for Falkland Islands tourism

The results of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board’s first online marketing campaign in the UK have been outstanding, according to Jake Downing, General Manager of FITB.

Nov. 7th 2009 - 8:12 am UTC

British Airways reports record loss and faces threat of strikes

The carrier is planning to cut winter capacity by 6% and eliminate 3.000 jobs

British Airways reported a record pre-tax loss Friday of more than 485 million US dollars, another setback for the airline as it faces the threat of strikes over the Christmas period.

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