Tourism

Friday, December 29th 2017 - 14:32 UTC
Falkland Islands debates the landing fee for cruise visitors

The Falkland Islands Environment Committee, held a lively debate on the cost of the landing fee for cruise visitors which is scheduled to be increased to £25 per passenger, and which was described as “the highest in the region” by the head of the Islands Tourist Board.
Friday, December 29th 2017 - 10:26 UTC
Argentina aggressively promoting cruise tourism with lower costs for large vessels

Argentina is expecting 490.000 cruise visitors this season and is targeting a million visitors in the following years, and to promote this policy it has announced a drastic cut in port fees and costs, with special emphasis on those vessels which are over 300 meters long.
Friday, December 29th 2017 - 10:09 UTC
Valparaíso planning a cruise pier that can handle a pair of 300-meters ships

The Chilean port of Valparaíso has plans for a specific cruise ships pier, where calls have dropped due to berthing conflicts with the cargo business. Agencias Universales SA, Agunsa, has proposed the pier, designed in conjunction with the Dutch engineering company Royal HaskoningDHV, and it would be able to handle a pair of 300-meter ships simultaneously, with the possibility to expand for bigger vessels in future.
Wednesday, December 27th 2017 - 10:04 UTC
Russian Deputy Prime Minister steps down as president of the country's Football Association

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko stepped down from his role as President of the Russian Football Union. Mutko told reporters in Russia he was stepping down to dispute his Olympic ban at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Wednesday, December 27th 2017 - 09:29 UTC
Antarctica cruise revolution: hybrid electric LNG powered icebreaker

French luxury shipping line Ponant announced a world first with a hybrid electric-LNG powered icebreaker. The luxury vessel promises to deliver around 300 passengers to places never before visited by cruise passengers in ultra-luxury – and with the least damage to the environment.
Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 10:43 UTC
Falklands' Concordia Bay ferry resumes operations

The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Thursday that Concordia Bay ferry operations will resume from midday on Friday 22 December.
Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 10:42 UTC
Peru, “Best culinary destination” in the world for the sixth year running

For the sixth consecutive year, Peru receives the recognition as ‘Best Culinary Destination’ in the world, while Machu Picchu was awarded as ‘Best Tourist Attraction’ by the prestigious World Travel Awards (WTA), held in Phu Quoc, Vietnam.
Monday, December 18th 2017 - 07:23 UTC
Norovirus strikes again: Royal Caribbean's “Independence of the Seas” en route to Jamaica

Passengers of Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas expressed relief early Saturday as they returned to Florida after more than 200 people fell ill aboard the five-night cruise. Royal Caribbean said 220 passengers came down with a gastrointestinal illness during the cruise, which left Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades last Monday for Labadee and Jamaica.
Friday, December 15th 2017 - 08:38 UTC
Falklands' call for “the world's greenest cruise ship”, MS Roald Amundsen

From an environmental perspective, it’s easy to see how cruise ships have long been one of the harshest modes of travel. They’re big, slow, fuel-hungry, and rife with excess. However, forward-thinking cruise line Hurtigruten is looking to change the game with the launch of what they’re calling “the world’s greenest cruise ship.”
Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:05 UTC
Falklands, next call for Indian Navy sailboat with an all-women crew

The Indian Navy sailboat INSV Tarini left New Zealand on Tuesday for the next leg of its journey towards Falkland Islands, after completing the second leg of its circumnavigation voyage, an official statement said. Tarini, with its all-women team of Indian Naval officers, had arrived in New Zealand on November 29.