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Montevideo, April 23rd 2024 - 08:19 UTC

Tourism

  • Tuesday, March 22nd 2016 - 15:38 UTC

    Argentine runner wins Falklands' Standard Chartered marathon in record time

    Rafael Lencina receives the Stanley Marathon Cup

    An Argentine long distance runner has won the Falkland Islands “Standard Chartered Stanley Marathon” which is officially the World's Most Southerly AIMS-Certified Marathon. Rafael Lencina from the northern province of Tucuman completed on Sunday the 26 miles in 2 hours 35 minutes and 34 seconds, which is also a new record for the competition.

  • Thursday, March 17th 2016 - 22:55 UTC

    Happy St. Patrick's Day

    Every year on March 17, the Irish and the Irish-at-heart across the globe observe St. Patrick's Day. What began as a religious feast day for the patron saint of Ireland has become an international festival celebrating Irish culture with parades, dancing, special foods and a whole lot of green. Best wishes for a safe, happy & pleasant day of love, peace and joy.

  • Monday, March 14th 2016 - 11:35 UTC

    Falklands experiences steady growth in cruise visitors and leisure tourists

    Tony Mason said the industry will continue to grow as the Falklands has made strategic investments with relevant partners around the world to ensure sustainability.

    By Joshua Peck - The number of cruise passengers visiting the Falkland Islands is projected to increase for the third season in a row. Each tourist season, lasting from October to March, sees numerous cruise vessels arrive in the Falklands, with passengers typically disembarking for a single day onshore. The last cruise vessel for the current season is scheduled to arrive on 31st March.

  • Thursday, March 10th 2016 - 05:40 UTC

    American Airlines axes Caracas New-York until market conditions improve

    In January the Forth Worth-based company wrote off $592 million, stuck in Venezuela due to the government's failure to exchange it for hard currency.

    American Airlines said this week it will ax its Caracas to New York route on April 4 due to low demand just over three months after reinstating it. The surprise move comes amid a years-long battle between American Airlines Group and the Venezuelan government in which the world's largest airline says it has not been able to repatriate revenue.

  • Wednesday, March 9th 2016 - 05:08 UTC

    Sambo fish to combat mosquitoes in the upcoming Olympic Games in Rio

    This fish, native to El Salvador, is known for feeding on mosquitoes—the same insects that transmit the virus said to be causing physical deformities to babies.

    Governments have been using various tools to fight the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America: fumigation, spraying of insecticides and even a plan to distribute mosquito repellents to athletes during the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

  • Tuesday, March 8th 2016 - 07:58 UTC

    South Africa's Comair ready to operate from St Helena's airport with a Boeing 737/800

    Venter said he was optimistic that the inaugural flight should take place by May this year. Nonetheless, Comair announced flight times to the island.

    South African airline Comair will operate the Boeing 737-800, configured to seat about 120 passengers, on the route from the St Helena Island’s airport to Johannesburg. A British Overseas Territory, St Helena is a remote South Atlantic island, where French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was once exiled and died after his defeat at Waterloo.

  • Monday, March 7th 2016 - 04:34 UTC

    Panama wants to be Home Port for cruises, but companies are 'asking too much'

    “We're continuing with the meetings” but demands from the companies are above our estimate of economic return, said Tourism minister Gustavo Him.

    Panama is holding tough negotiations with cruise lines hoping they will return to the country, using local facilities as Home Port, but government authorities admit that the demands from the companies are too high.

  • Monday, March 7th 2016 - 04:26 UTC

    Montevideo/Falklands/Malvinas air link is “viable”, says ex Uruguayan president

    Ex president Lacalle Herrera insisted that an air bridge between Montevideo and the Falklands/Malvinas Islands is 'viable'

    Uruguay's former president Luis Lacalle Herrera said that an air bridge between Montevideo and the Falklands/Malvinas Islands is 'viable' and was optimistic about such an opportunity in the near future.

  • Tuesday, March 1st 2016 - 07:35 UTC

    Gibraltar expects record number of cruise calls this year

    German operator TUI Cruises has included Gibraltar for the first time and has scheduled nine calls by its five ships.

    A record number of cruises are set to call at Gibraltar this year, representing an 11% increase on last year with an estimated 350,000 passengers from 227 visits. Some 18 cruise ships will make their first ever visits to Gibraltar with six of the brand new vessels selecting Gibraltar as part of their maiden season.

  • Saturday, February 20th 2016 - 06:29 UTC

    Uruguay's cruise season recorded 250.000 passenger landings in three months

    The number of calls in Montevideo during November to January was 58, with 156.100 people of which 112.400 (72%) came ashore.

    More than 250.000 passengers and crew members from cruise vessels visited Uruguay during the three months extending from November to January, according to the latest release from the country's Ministry of Tourism. The number of calls in Montevideo during that period was 58, with 156.100 people of which 112.400 (72%) came ashore.