Tourism

• Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 18:28 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government publishes Budget for 2023/24

  

  Community and stability are at the heart of the Falkland Islands Government Budget for 2023/24. The Budget recognises these two themes are essential with the global cost of living crisis and in the global recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic.

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• Monday, May 22nd 2023 - 10:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands foreign travel advice

  

  The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office announced its Falkland Islands foreign travel advice (22 May), with updated information on the South Atlantic Airbridge.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2023 - 10:44 UTC

  Tierra del Fuego claims a record cruise season with 503 calls and 220,000 people

  

  Argentine province Tierra del Fuego authorities have said that 2022/23, has been an excellent cruise season with a record 503 calls and a turnover of some 220,000 people between passengers and crew members. Expectations for the next season are even better with at least 591 calls anticipated.

• Wednesday, May 10th 2023 - 10:00 UTC

  IAATO confirms the Falklands Development Corporation in its family

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators welcomed five provisional operators and eight associates. Bunker One A/S, Freestyle Adventure Travel, South America Shipping, UnWild Planet Travel and Polar Tourism Guides Association were approved by IAATO members during an inter-session vote at the end of 2022 while Avila Reizen, Falkland Islands Development Corp. and Summit Aviation were voted in at the organization's recent annual meeting in Hamburg.

• Saturday, May 6th 2023 - 10:20 UTC

  Flight bookings to UK increased 149% for trips during Coronation of Charles III

  

  When in October 2022, Buckingham Palace announced that the Coronation of King Charles III, would take place on Saturday, 6 May 2023, international flight bookings to the UK increased 149% for trips during those regal events.

• Friday, May 5th 2023 - 17:35 UTC

  Latam: no turning back on higher air fares to Punta Arenas, “ample competition”

  

  Chile's National Economic Prosecution threw out a request to begin an investigation into the hike of air travel to Punta Arenas, decided by Latam Airlines. “It is highly unlikely to verify a conduct of excessive prices taking into account the many verification standards of such an incompetitiveness crime”, points out the resolution.

• Tuesday, May 2nd 2023 - 10:03 UTC

  Unvaxed travelers allowed back into the US shortly

  

  The United States administration of President Joseph Biden has lifted the mandatory requirement of Covid-19 vaccination for travelers wanting to enter its territory, effective May 11, it was announced in Washington DC. The measure was in force since 2021.

• Sunday, April 30th 2023 - 18:14 UTC

  Uruguayans flock to Argentina due to the convenient exchange rate

  

  Uruguayan drivers stayed in line for up to 7 kilometers Saturday trying to cross to Argentina for the long Labor Day weekend to capitalize on the favorable exchange rate, it was reported.

• Thursday, April 20th 2023 - 10:45 UTC

  First Quarter sees over a million tourists flocking to Uruguay

  

  The Ministry of Tourism of Uruguay announced that in the first quarter of the year, more than one million tourists visited the South American country, generating revenues of 741 million US dollars. This was presented on Wednesday, indicating an increase in the sector.

• Monday, April 17th 2023 - 23:45 UTC

  Ushuaia ready to inaugurate the port's extension and already thinking on a further expansion only for cruise vessels

  

  Ushuaia, the extreme southern port in the Argentine Tierra del Fuego province is preparing for the inauguration of its extended port and logistics facilities sometime in the coming weeks but is also requesting more funds from the central government given the growing demand for berthing and the fact that cruise vessels are being built ever so larger.