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Montevideo, May 9th 2026 - 21:38 UTC

Tourism

  • Wednesday, July 31st 2019 - 13:58 UTC

    IAATO announces 2019 Antarctica Fellows: Martina (Argentina) and Daniela (Spain)

    Martina Mascioni project: Antarctic tourism provides an unprecedented understanding of phytoplankton biodiversity in the Western Antarctic Peninsula.

    The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and the Council of Managers of National Antarctic Programs (COMNAP), meeting at Plovdiv, Bulgaria have announced the recipients of this year's IAATO Antarctic Fellowship, funded by IAATO.

  • Tuesday, July 30th 2019 - 13:24 UTC

    Peru confident on double digit growth in foreign tourism for 2020

    Canales explained that the actions taken are part of a bigger, articulaed plan.

    Tourism in Peru is bound to experience a double-digit growth thanks to President Martín Vizcarra's policies, according to the country's Chamber of Turism CEO Carlos Canales.

  • Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:46 UTC

    Caribbean tourists warned of the toxicity of Sargassum on the beaches

    Decomposing Sargassum releases hydrogen sulfide gas and ammonia, which can cause respiratory, skin and neurocognitive symptoms in humans

    Tourists to the Caribbean may not realize that a brown drifting seaweed that's been piling up on beaches in recent years is dangerous, researchers say. Travelers and doctors alike should be aware that prolonged contact with the Sargassum weed, or inhaling the hydrogen sulfide gas it gives off as it decomposes on the beach, can cause heart palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, vertigo, headache and skin rashes, the authors write in the Journal of Travel Medicine.

  • Thursday, July 25th 2019 - 07:20 UTC

    UK preparing for the hottest Thursday on record

    High temperatures have so far been concentrated in southern and eastern England. The mercury rose to 32.4C at Heathrow and 31.9C at St James's Park, London.

    Temperatures continue to soar around the UK as forecasters anticipate what could be the hottest day on record. The Met Office said the highest temperature reached so far on Wednesday was 33.7C at Cavendish in Suffolk.

  • Monday, July 22nd 2019 - 09:40 UTC

    Bariloche airport reopens after closing Saturday due to heavy snow in west Argentina

    Heavy snow and bad weather Saturday had led Bariloche to close the airport and halt all transport services.

    The international airport at the Argentine winter sports resort of Bariloche resumed operations Sunday morning following a decision to close it Saturday due to heavy snowing despite a record-setting peak season demand .

  • Saturday, July 20th 2019 - 07:14 UTC

    Three astronauts will be honoring the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 moon landing

    The Jul 20 blast off comes on the same date that NASA's Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon in 1969

    US, Italian and Russian astronauts are set to blast off into space on Saturday in a launch coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, NASA's Andrew Morgan and Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency will travel to the International Space Station at 1628 GMT from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:36 UTC

    Falklands' Stanley, top rated port in South America according to Cruise Critics

    Stanley during a busy cruise day

    Stanley, in the Falkland Islands, was rated as the top port in South America and Antarctica, according to Cruise Critic's fourth annual Cruisers' Choice destination awards which was published on Wednesday. Likewise Best large-ship line in South America and Antarctica, Norwegian Cruise Line, while Best small-ship line in South America and Antarctica, Hurtigruten.

  • Thursday, July 18th 2019 - 08:22 UTC

    Bad times for the hotel industry in Uruguay

    The Belmont in Carrasco

    Several iconic hotels in Montevideo, Uruguay, have closed or will be converted into office buildings according to the Chamber of Tourism sources. The list includes a top-rated boutique hotel, Belmont, which hosted among others members of the British royal family and political figures such as Fidel Castro, and other world leaders.

  • Sunday, July 14th 2019 - 08:29 UTC

    World Travel Awards Latin America 2019 winners announced in La Paz, Bolivia

    WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism industry.

    The finest travel brands in Latin America have been unveiled at a star-studded gala ceremony in Bolivia. The elite of the travel industry assembled for the World Travel Awards (WTA) Latin America Ceremony in the administrative capital, La Paz, to find out who amongst them would be crowned best of the best.

  • Friday, July 12th 2019 - 16:44 UTC

    First hurdle passed for LATAM Argentina to serve Miami with Chilean planes

    LATAM Argentina serves the Ezeiza-Miami route with an old Boeing 767 that will become obsolete as of January 1.

    Argentina's National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) Thursday agreed with its Chilean counterpart (DGAC) to allow LATAM aircraft under Chilean registration to fly the Ezeiza-Miami route with an Argentine crew on behalf of LATAM Argentina. The lease is yet to be authorised at higher levels.