Tag: Falklands cruise season

• Saturday, October 18th 2014 - 13:40 UTC

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board's Managing Director Confirms Future Plans.

  

  Tony Mason, Managing Director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board has today confirmed with MercoPress he will be expanding the tourist boards operation in London early next year.

• Sunday, August 31st 2014 - 10:36 UTC

  Falkland Islands: “looking good for cruise ship season”

  

  THE 2014/15 cruise ship season is looking good for the Falklands, with approximately 52,000 passengers due to land with 86 calls to Stanley and a further 113 calls to various Camp landings as well.

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 17:51 UTC

  Falklands’ tourist board on 'path to worldwide recognition'

  

  “We are encouraged to see the natural progression of the Falklands tourist board on a path to worldwide recognition”, said Managing Director Tony Mason who announced plans for the establishment of an Islands' tourist board branch in London.

• Tuesday, October 23rd 2012 - 20:46 UTC

  Tourist arrivals to the Falklands expected to increase 14.6% by end of 2012

  

  Tourist arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by 14.6% in 2012 with a significant 28% increase in the number of leisure visitors, mainly driven by the 30th Anniversary of the Falklands war according to the September Falklands Forecast from the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.

• Monday, October 1st 2012 - 14:32 UTC

  Falkland Islands 2012/13 cruise ship season brings new luxury visitors

  

  Luxury super yacht MY Sherakhan, is one of four vessels new to the Falkland Islands visiting in the 2012/13 season beginning next month. More often spotted in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, she also ventures further afield to Patagonia, Antarctica, French Polynesia, Asia, and Panama.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:43 UTC

  Falklands’ new Tourism managing director targets the US market

  

  Tony Mason, the newly appointed managing director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB), has just taken up his position in Stanley, the Falklands’ capital. Originally from Atlanta, Mason is responsible for overseeing the tourism strategy.

• Thursday, July 12th 2012 - 07:23 UTC

  Boom year for the Falklands’ tourism industry propped by the war’s anniversary

  

  Tourist arrivals to the Falkland Islands are expected to increase by 14.9% in 2012, with a significant 28.8% jump in the number of leisure visitors, mainly driven by the 30th anniversary of the Falklands War.