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Falkland Islands Tourist Board Launches Accommodation Guide

The Falkland Islands Tourist Board this week launched a comprehensive new accommodation guide, as part of an ongoing strategy to develop and grow the land-based sector of the Falkland Islands tourism industry.

The 15-page accommodation guide includes details on pricing and facilities at self-catering establishments, B&Bs, lodges and hotels across the islands. The tourist board will be distributing the brochures to potential visitors at international exhibitions and travel shows as well as via the FIGO office in London.

As well as the new brochure, the accommodation is also now listed online, as part of the tourist board’s new-look website which was launched last month at www.falklandislands.com.

The new website also contains wildlife information, shore excursion listings for cruise passengers, an events calendar and links through to more than 35 cruise operators who offer the Falklands. Destination guides, birding checklists and factsheets are also available to download.

“The new website aims to combine inspiring ideas with practical information, allowing visitors to easily access the information they need whilst showcasing the Islands and all we have to offer,” said Jake Downing, General Manager of FITB. “One of my personal favourite parts of the new website is the Islander profiles, where visitors can learn more about some of the people they might meet here”.

Since the new website was launched in January 2010, over 15,000 people from 149 different countries have visited. More developments are planned for the website over the next few months, with blogs, podcasts, interactive maps and forums coming soon.

Copies of the accommodation guide can be obtained from the Jetty Visitor Centre, while the online accommodation search facility can be viewed at the tourist board’s website www.falklandislands.com