Tag: Jacqueline Plass

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 05:59 UTC

  Chile launches ambitious tourism campaign at World Travel Market in Sao Paulo

  

  A new international campaign to promote Chile as a tourism destination was launched by the Under Secretariat for Tourism, the institution responsible for the promotion of Chile in overseas markets. The campaign was presented in parallel in Sao Paulo as part of the events at World Travel Market (WTM) Latin America.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2013 - 09:09 UTC

  Chile considers IAATO meeting a great success; many operators looking to work from Magallanes

  

  The Chilean government efforts to develop Puerto Williams in the extreme south of the country as an austral tourism centre and gateway to Antarctica received an ‘excellent’ feedback from the recent IAATO annual meeting held in Punta Arenas.

• Tuesday, April 30th 2013 - 07:22 UTC

  Argentine and Chilean ports publish book to promote cruise visits to Patagonia

  

  Five Argentine and Chilean Patagonia ports have teamed up to promote their tourism attractions and potential for the cruise industry by launching a hardcover limited edition book (1.000), in English and Spanish, with digital support under the heading of “Patagonia, cruises destination”.

• Wednesday, January 16th 2013 - 05:54 UTC

  Record tourist arrivals in Chile during 2012: 3.5million. Target for this year: 4m

  

  Chile received a total of 3.5 million foreign tourists in 2012, a 13% hike over the year before and an all-time record. The 13% gain far outpaced the 6% increase that Latin America scored as a whole last year, Chile's deputy secretary for tourism, Jacqueline Plass, said.

• Monday, September 24th 2012 - 19:46 UTC

  Foreign tourist arrivals in Chile up 16.4% in eight months; August marks new record

  

  Chilean Under Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass said that in the first eight months of the year the number of arriving international tourists increased 16%, while August became the arrivals record month since 1988.

• Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 22:28 UTC

  Brazilian tourists swamp Chilean winter resorts; 30% more in first half of 2012

  

  Chile’s Under Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass reported that the arrival of Brazilian tourists had soared 30% in the first half of the year, attracted mostly to the ski centres along the Andes Mountains and to Patagonia.

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 07:12 UTC

  Tourist arrivals in Chile up 15% in first half of 2012: Argentina, Brazil lead

  

  Chilean Tourism Under Secretariat head Jacqueline Plass made a positive balance of tourism activity during the first half of the year with over 1.85 million foreign arrivals, a 15% increase over the same period a year ago.

• Wednesday, April 11th 2012 - 02:13 UTC

  Half a million Argentine tourists ‘invaded’ Chile during the first quarter of 2012

  

  In the first quarter of this year, 1.2 million foreign tourists arrived in Chile, which represents a 14% increase over the same period a year ago, reported the Under Secretary of Tourism Jacqueline Plass.

• Thursday, December 29th 2011 - 23:20 UTC

  Boosted by Brazilians, Chilean received 3 million tourists in 2011, up 11%

  

  Over three million tourists arrived this year to Chile, an 11% increase over 2010. The number also represents a trebling of foreign tourists in the last two decades, according to Tourism Under Secretary Jacqueline Plass.

• Thursday, October 6th 2011 - 21:59 UTC

  Boost for cruise industry: vessels can operate casinos in Chilean waters

  

  The Chilean Senate unanimously approved this week the bill allowing cruise vessels to operate their onboard casinos while sailing in Chilean waters.