Tourism
Tourism feedRussian cruise vessel breaks free of the ice and heads for Ushuaia
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.
Falklands’ cruise season with 33 different vessels and 215 calls
Thirty-three different cruise vessels are scheduled to visit a total of around 215 Falkland Islands destinations in the coming season.
Captain Khlebnikov stranded with 105 passengers in Antarctic ice
The Captain Khlebnikov (*) icebreaker of the Far East Shipping Company (FESCO) has stranded in the Antarctic ice.
Gibraltar at UK & Ireland hall of the World Travel Market
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.
South Georgia expects 65 cruise calls this season; “Ushuaia” was the first
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.
Uruguay’s cruise season moves to Punta del Este fuelled by regional demand
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”.
First foreign cruise of the season arrives in Punta Arenas; business down 27%
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.
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.
British Airways reports record loss and faces threat of strikes
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.
