Tourism

Tuesday, September 1st 2026 - 17:37 UTC
Venezuela's main airport reopens with temporary modules two months after the earthquake

Simón Bolívar international airport, located in Maiquetía and Venezuela's principal air gateway, resumed domestic and international operations on Tuesday, two months after the double earthquake of June 24 destroyed its facilities.
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Tuesday, August 25th 2026 - 21:39 UTC
Argentine trips abroad fall 21.2% as Brazil and Uruguay lead arrivals

The number of Argentine residents leaving the country in July fell 21.2% year on year, to 1.22 million people, according to the international tourism statistics report released on Tuesday by the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses. In the opposite direction, 830,200 foreign visitors entered the country, 17.9% more than a year earlier.
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Tuesday, August 11th 2026 - 10:00 UTC
American Airlines resumes its seasonal Montevideo-Miami route in December

American Airlines will restart its seasonal service between Carrasco International Airport and Miami International Airport on December 3, once again becoming the only carrier offering nonstop flights between Uruguay and the United States during the peak summer season.
Wednesday, August 5th 2026 - 14:17 UTC
South Georgia Visitor Permit fees; online portal for visiting vessels

The Commissioner of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands has published a notice in the Gazette setting out visitor permit fees for the next three seasons, with effect from July first 2026.
Wednesday, July 29th 2026 - 07:46 UTC
Wildfires in Spain and France hit the world's two largest wine-growing nations

The wildfires affecting Spain and France since mid-July have reached an unprecedented scale in both countries, which together account for nearly a quarter of the world's vineyard area. Spain declared a national wildfire emergency for the first time, while French President Emmanuel Macron described the situation as the most severe recorded in his country since the Second World War.
Sunday, July 26th 2026 - 09:45 UTC
Chilean shipping company weighs a monthly route between Punta Arenas and the Falklands

Chilean company Easter Island Naviera (EIL) is considering establishing a monthly cargo shipping service between Punta Arenas and the Falklands, following a visit to the archipelago in which its representatives held around a dozen meetings with local businesses and presented the project to the Islands' chamber of commerce.
Monday, July 20th 2026 - 19:01 UTC
Scientists begin first study of whisky matured in Antarctica

A team of scientists has begun the first analysis of a whisky matured in Antarctica, aiming to determine what three years at temperatures as low as -35°C did to the spirit's maturation, chemistry and taste.
Wednesday, July 8th 2026 - 19:14 UTC
LATAM resumes direct winter flights from Sao Paulo to Ushuaia, four weekly frequencies

Aviation and Tourism publications are reporting that after several years without regular services. Latam has returned to the Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego airport to offer nonstop flights from its main hub Sao Paulo on the continent.
Tuesday, June 9th 2026 - 23:38 UTC
Falklands: good news for FIGAS, next NB Islander assembly “scheduled in the coming weeks”

Falkland Islands Government Air Service, FIGAS, Britten-Norman has confirmed that the first new Islander to be produced through its fully reshored UK production line has reached 75% completion at the company’s Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, with final assembly scheduled in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, June 3rd 2026 - 08:12 UTC
Falklands, South Atlantic Airbridge will change UK terminal to East Midlands for four months

The Royal Air Force and British Forces South Atlantic Islands have informed to the Falkland Islands community of temporary changes to the South Atlantic Airbridge, SAA, which links the Islands with RAF Brize Norton in England.