Tourism

• Wednesday, October 25th 2017 - 09:15 UTC

  Falkland Islands sets its Economic Priorities for the coming Decade

  

  Over recent months the Falkland Islands Government have undertaken a review and refresh of the Economic Development Strategy for the Islands.

• Tuesday, October 24th 2017 - 06:22 UTC

  Buenos Aires cruise season takes off next Saturday; 320.000 visitors expected

  

  Next Saturday the Holland America cruise Zaandam is expected in Buenos Aires signaling the start of the 2017/18 season, which according to Argentine officials is going to be the best following on four years of sustained retraction. So far the number of docking requests include 110 calls with an estimated number of 320.000 visitors, although there are possibilities the final figure, by 24 April 2018, could reach 328.000.

• Friday, October 20th 2017 - 05:18 UTC

  Some thoughts about the 9 November Falklands' general election

  

  By John Fowler - At the time of going to press, so far sixteen brave or foolhardy souls have declared their candidature for the General Election. This is one more than in 2013 and may be the most ever. With an average age of less than fifty years this group is almost certainly the youngest. Gone, it would seem, are the days when only the wealthy, retired, unemployed, or possibly unemployable old were available to stand.

• Sunday, October 15th 2017 - 03:47 UTC

  St Helena opens to the world with first commercial air link to South Africa

  

  Saturday 14 October marked an exciting new chapter in St Helena’s history when the first ever commercial flight from South Africa touched down at St Helena Airport at 1.59pm.

• Saturday, October 14th 2017 - 08:10 UTC

  Argentine teenagers travel to Falklands in high school graduation trip

  

  Eighteen Argentine high school graduates from a Catholic institution in the port-town of Ensenada, next to La Plata should be arriving in the Falkland Islands this Saturday after connecting with the LATAM flight in Rio Gallegos. The trip was planned and agreed two years ago and since then they have been collecting funds with different activities to make possible a lifetime's dream.

• Friday, October 13th 2017 - 14:05 UTC

  Ryanair set to challenge Lufthansa deal to buy failed Air Berlin

  

  Ryanair is set to challenge a Lufthansa deal to buy parts of failed German carrier Air Berlin. The budget Irish airline said it would take the €210m deal to European competition authorities.

• Wednesday, October 11th 2017 - 15:39 UTC

  Qatar Airways named “Best Airline” at the Business Travelers Awards

  

  Qatar Airways has been named ‘Best Airline’ at the highly-respected 2017 Business Traveler Awards, held on Monday 9 October at London’s Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington. In addition to being voted ‘Best Airline’ by travelers from around the world, Qatar’s national carrier also won a raft of other major awards at the ceremony, including ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘Best Business Class’ and ‘Best Long Haul Airline.’

• Wednesday, October 11th 2017 - 14:53 UTC

  UK tourism industry booming: 40 million overseas visitors during 2017

  

  Tourism is booming in the UK with nearly 40 million overseas people expected to have visited the country during 2017 - a record figure. Tourist promotion agency VisitBritain forecasts overseas trips to the UK will increase 6% to 39.7 million with spending up 14% to £25.7bn this year. Britons are also holidaying at home in record numbers.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 06:29 UTC

  LATAM non-stop flights between Santiago de Chile and Melbourne

  

  LATAM launched on 5 October non-stop flights between Melbourne and Santiago. The route will offer the only direct connection between Melbourne and Latin America and see three flights per week on a Boeing 787-9.

• Tuesday, October 10th 2017 - 02:48 UTC

  Aerolineas Argentinas suspends flights to Venezuela because of security concerns

  

  Aerolineas Argentinas has become the latest carrier to suspend flights to Caracas. The company said it had concerns over security in Venezuela because of increasing criminal violence and political uncertainty. It joins dozens of airlines who have taken similar action.