Tourism

• Friday, August 9th 2019 - 08:03 UTC

  Large cruise vessels banned from Venice's historic centre

  

  Large cruise ships are to be banned from entering Venice's historic centre, the Italian government says. Ships weighing more than 1,000 tons will be rerouted away from certain waterways from September. The move follows an accident in June in which a ship collided with a dock, injuring five people.

• Thursday, August 8th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Punta Arenas optimistic about the coming 2019/20 cruise season

  

  Punta Arenas port authorities, in the extreme south of Chile, are optimistic about the coming cruise season and its impact on the local economy.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 10:08 UTC

  Uruguay joins Venezuela, recommends travellers visiting US to take extreme precautions because of violence and hate crimes

  

  After the weekend shootings in El Paso and Dayton, Ohio, which left more than 31 dead, Uruguay followed on Monday Venezuela and warned their citizens to exercise caution when traveling in the United States.

• Tuesday, August 6th 2019 - 08:51 UTC

  British Africa or South America? African Tourism Board welcomes St. Helena

  

  The African Tourism Board declares St. Helena as part of Africa and welcomes Destination Management Company Island Images as their first member on that remote British Island Territory in the Atlantic Ocean.

• Saturday, August 3rd 2019 - 11:12 UTC

  Law banning face-covering clothes in public came into force in the Netherlands

  

  The law that bans face-covering clothes on public transport, in government buildings and at health and education institutions has come into force in the Netherlands.

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

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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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

  

  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 .