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Montevideo, April 18th 2024 - 01:22 UTC

Tourism

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 20:09 UTC

    Maduro reopens Colombian border after eight days

    Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (right) spoke with his Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos (left) before deciding to reopen the border

    The government of Nicolás Maduro Tuesday reopened its border with Colombia, eight days after closing it to combat smuggling, it was announced.

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 06:44 UTC

    Four people die as Colombian freighter fails takeoff attempt

    An Aerosucre Boeing 727 freighter crashed right after takeoff killing 4 of the 5 people onbard

    A Colombian freighter belonging to the airline Aerosucre failed to get properly airborne from Puerto Carreño and ended up crashing onto the ground and bursting into flames five nautical miles from the runway.

  • Wednesday, December 21st 2016 - 01:12 UTC

    Falklands' additional air link to South America has a target launch date: October 2017

    (L-R) Argentine Amb Sersale di Cerisano stands next to Sir Alan Duncan, and Deputy minister Pedro Villagra Delgado with UK ambassador in BA, Mark Kent

    Argentina, United Kingdom and Falkland Islands representatives have agreed on a process for an additional air service to the Falklands, from either Brazil or Chile, with a target launch date of October 2017, and likewise will address scientific data exchange in relation to fish stocks in the South Atlantic, particularly regarding the migratory Illex stock.

  • Monday, December 19th 2016 - 08:28 UTC

    A bus to tour Buenos Aires' football stadiums starts operating Monday at no cost

    The football stadiums of Buenos Aires certainly are a tourist attraction

    A bus tour of Buenos Aires focused solely on its most traditional football stadiums will be available starting Monday, the city's Tourism Authority announced. Under the name of “Barrios Futboleros” (Football Neighbourhoods) the new service will make stops at Boca Juniors, River Plate, San Lorenzo, Huracán and Argentinos Juniors.

  • Saturday, December 17th 2016 - 16:54 UTC

    Norwegian low cost airline wants to operate in Argentina

    Low-cost carrier Norwegian wants to start operating in Argentina

    Norwegian Air Shuttle, one of the largest low cost airlines in Europe, has made the decision to start start operating in Argentina in November next year. “We have taken that decision and for that we have already taken some concrete steps to be able to fly domestic and regional routes in Argentina,” said Norwegian spokesman Alfons Claver.

  • Wednesday, December 14th 2016 - 08:16 UTC

    Airlines operating in Brazil allowed to charge for pax' luggage: lower fares?

    Within Brazil, passengers can check one piece of luggage weighing up to 23 kg for free. For international flights leaving Brazil, two suitcases at a maximum of 32 kg.

    The Brazilian government authorized airlines operating in the country to charge for passengers luggage, among other rules that are scheduled to become effective on 14 March 2017. The new rules were approved unanimously and made public on Tuesday by the country's air transport regulator National Civil Aviation Agency, ANAC.

  • Wednesday, December 14th 2016 - 05:35 UTC

    IAATO's 25 years pioneering performance recognized with place-names in Antarctica

    The place-names selected includes a group of islands in the Grandidier Channel named the IAATO Islands

    The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has been recognized in a recent suite of Antarctic place names made by the United Kingdom.The place-names selected for inclusion in a place-naming theme for the pioneers of safe and environmentally responsible Antarctic tourism, includes a group of islands in the Grandidier Channel named the IAATO Islands, to reflect the organization’s role, over the past 25 years, in advocating and promoting the practice of safe and environmentally-responsible Antarctic tourism.

  • Saturday, December 10th 2016 - 18:06 UTC

    Italian national killed in Brazilian favela

    Italian biker Roberto Bardella in one of his last pictures, wearing the helmet with a camera mounted on it, which eventually cost him his life, Pic FB

    Recalculating his route did not become an option for the Italian national Roberto Bardella who was shot and killed by drug dealers, who mistook him for a policeman, after his navigation system led him into the Morro dos Prazeres favela in Rio de Janeiro.

  • Tuesday, December 6th 2016 - 11:28 UTC

    LATAM Airlines to launch its longest nonstop flight ever between Santiago and Melbourne

    The nonstop`flight will take 15 hours approximately

    LATAM Airlines Group today announced it will operate a new, non-stop service between Santiago and Melbourne, Australia, from 5 October 2017. The westbound Santiago-Melbourne leg – measuring more than 11,000 km in distance with a flight time of approximately 15 hours – will become the longest non-stop flight in LATAM´s history.

  • Thursday, December 1st 2016 - 13:01 UTC

    UK Faster entry available to Chile with the Registered Traveller Service

    Immigration Minister Robert Goodwill said “UK is open for business and I am excited we are going to be able to share benefits of Registered Traveller with Chile”

    Regular visitors to the UK from Chile, as with other founding members of Mercosur, are now eligible to apply to join the UK’s Registered Traveller Service. The Service provides approved members, who have undergone advanced security checks an expedited clearance through the UK border.