Tag: sernatur

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 19:13 UTC

  Chilean cruise industry wants to 'catch' 'repeaters' with new options

  

  The official 2014/2015 cruise season was recently launched in Chile with the announcement that in the November/April period an estimated 200.000 passengers with 168 vessels calling, will be visiting the country. However in an interesting twist for the industry, Chileans admit that together with the cruise companies they are intent in concentrating efforts in what is called 'repeaters'.

• Monday, November 10th 2014 - 09:27 UTC

  Tourism 'high season' in Chile has extended to include first half of March

  

  In Chile the summer 'high season' is traditionally January and February when most families chose to take their annual holidays and March the month when things 'return to normal', mostly because children return to school.

• Thursday, September 4th 2014 - 05:42 UTC

  Magallanes received 630.000 tourists in 2013, expects a 5% increase this year

  

  Magallanes Region economy (in the extreme south of Chile) received an injection of 220 million dollars from the 630.000 tourists that arrived by air, sea or land to the area during 2013, according to the latest release form the regional Tourism Office (Sernatur).