Tag: tourism

• Monday, January 13th 2020 - 09:49 UTC

  Cruise vessels have top docking priority in Ushuaia; complaints from cargo operators

  

  Maritime and port operators in Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina are disappointed because they have been relegated which means delays and additional costs, since cruise vessels have top docking priority, and this has been quite a successful season with many visitors' landings.

• Tuesday, December 31st 2019 - 12:00 UTC

  One of the world's largest cruise vessels crashed into the Pier of Palermo, Italy

  

  One of the largest and newest cruise ships in the world has crashed into the pier in Palermo, Italy causing damage. The MSC mega-ship which was only recently christened in early November 2019 has crashed into the pier in Palermo, Italy. No injuries have been reported including passengers and crew onboard the vessel.

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 08:01 UTC

  Carnival Panorama wins the “Best New Cruise Ship of 2019” Award

  

  Carnival Panorama has won the “Best New Cruise Ship” of 2019 in the Cruise Ship Awards. The new Vista-class vessel was up against Spectrum of the Seas from Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Encore operated by NCL, Sky Princess from Princess Cruises, MSC Bellissima from MSC Cruises, Costa Smeralda operated by Costa Cruises, MSC Grandiosa from MSC Cruises and Costa Venezia which is also in the Costa Cruises fleet.

• Thursday, December 19th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Riots, turmoil and the Argentine Peso, a tremendous toll for tourism in Chile

  

  Research undertaken by ForwardKeys, the travel analytics firm, which analyses 17 million flight bookings and 7 million flight searches a day, has revealed that the recent riots in Chile have taken a tremendous toll on tourism to the country.

• Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Strong warning from Chilean cruise industry representatives to port officials

  

  Chilean cruise operators have sent a letter to the administrators of the port of San Antonio warning that if the intermittent service stoppages continue the companies they represent will have to take drastic measures. The current social turmoil and upheaval which has expanded to most of the country are distorting the normal functioning of the economy.

• Thursday, December 5th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Expansion of fly-cruise luxury programs to Antarctica

  

  Silversea is to charter two private jets for a new fly-cruise program to Antarctica in 2021. The 75-seater aircraft will fly from Punta Arenas, Chile, to King George Island in Antarctica as part of the new Antarctica Bridge program which goes on sale on December 10 this year.

• Wednesday, November 27th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  One Ocean Expeditions cancels fourth voyage, an 11-day Falklands itinerary scheduled for December

  

  One Ocean Expeditions, the beleaguered arctic operator that has been cancelling itineraries as it goes through a “difficult period of restructuring,” has canceled a fourth voyage, according to travel agency Swoop Antarctica.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 12:40 UTC

  What is the Airbnb effect on the global tourism industry?

  

  Every so often, industries become disrupted by an innovative idea or different approach to providing services in order to match customer demand. We have seen how Uber changed the landscape for the taxi industry, using a model that offers a quick and easy solution to booking a local taxi via an app and signing up self-employed drivers.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Brazilians desperately cleaning the oil spill ahead of the peak tourism season

  

  Months after thick oil began turning idyllic beaches in Brazil into “black carpets,” workers and volunteers wearing rubber gloves race against time to scrape off the remaining fragments ahead of the country's peak tourism season.

• Monday, November 4th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

  Brazil promoting tourism with increasing connectivity and supply of seats

  

  Brazil is s emerging as an alternative for generating new tourism businesses in 2020, in terms of attracting foreign visitors. The exchange rate situation, the recovery of the economy and the new offerings of products and services are factors that strengthen the tourism sector. According to the World Economic Forum, the country is number one in natural attractions and eighth in cultural ones, with great potential to be explored. Few destinations have so much to offer for tourists.