Tourism

Friday, December 14th 2018 - 08:58 UTC
Travel group Tui profits up on rise in hotel and cruise bookings

A rise in hotel and cruise bookings has helped European travel group Tui sail through another year with more than 10% growth in profits. It said next year, profits would grow a similar amount as customers also bought more excursions and holiday activities. Tui has seen double-digit growth for the last four years.
Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 06:22 UTC
Falklands goes ahead with negotiations and contract for second commercial flight

The Executive Council has today Wednesday authorised the Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands Government to complete the necessary negotiations with LATAM Airlines Brazil and to finalise a contract, subject to agreement with MLAs, to establish and operate a new weekly route between Sao Paulo and the Falkland Islands.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 09:57 UTC
Emergency dredging in Ushuaia on time to receive “Celebrity Eclipse”

The port of Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina is undergoing an emergency dredging on its southern access ahead of December 16 when the cruise Celebrity Eclipse with its 3.000 passengers and 1.100 crew is scheduled to dock.
Friday, December 7th 2018 - 06:31 UTC
Chile recognized as best adventure tourism destination for third consecutive year

For the third consecutive year, Chile is recognized as the best adventure tourism destination in the world at the World Travel Awards that are considered the Oscars of the international tourism industry. The ceremony was held in Lisbon, Portugal last Sunday.
Friday, November 30th 2018 - 05:52 UTC
Falklands voice dismay and praise for second commercial flight

The proposed second airline service between the Falklands and South America with a once a month stopover in Argentina, drew both strongly voiced concerns and praise at a public meeting held on Wednesday evening in Stanley. Worried citizens suggested Argentina might manipulate Islanders by threatening to interrupt the link to Sao Paulo, Brazil in the longer term.
Thursday, November 29th 2018 - 07:08 UTC
Norwegian Air plans to break British Airways London/Rio do Janeiro “monopoly”

Budget carrier Norwegian Air plans to start flights between London and Rio de Janeiro in March to break what it said was a “monopoly” enjoyed by British Airways between the two cities.
Tuesday, November 27th 2018 - 20:11 UTC
Air link from Cordoba to the Falklands confirmed by UK and Argentina

The governments of Argentina and the United Kingdom reached an understanding to establish a second commercial air link to the islands, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Tuesday followed by an official statement of the embassy of Argentina in the United Kingdom.
Monday, November 26th 2018 - 08:38 UTC
Falklands/Malvinas air link and Cordoba stop over underlines “the historic reconciliation of UK and Argentina”

Argentina's foreign minister Jorge Faurie said that this week's G20 leaders' summit in Buenos Aires not only will it be historic since for the first time a meeting of such significance is taking place in South America, but also because of the symbolic reconciliation and constructive attitude between Argentina and the United Kingdom referred to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands.
Saturday, November 24th 2018 - 03:07 UTC
Labour strike grounds all Aerolíneas Argentinas flights for November 26

Aerolíneas Argentinas has cancelled all flights scheduled for this coming Monday, Nov. 26, due to a workers' strike, it was announced Friday.A total 371 flights are to be grounded, affecting the travel plans of over 40,000 passengers, which will cost the state-run company around 20 million US dollars in losses.
Friday, November 23rd 2018 - 10:10 UTC
Nobody hurt as Peruvian airliner crash-lands at La Paz

A Peruvian Airlines Boeing 737-500 registered OB-2041P, coming from Cuzco, crash-landed Thursday morning at La Paz's El Alto airport after problems with its undercarriage, it was reported.