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Montevideo, March 22nd 2026 - 11:51 UTC

Tourism

  • Wednesday, February 28th 2018 - 09:14 UTC

    Mark Twain revival: American Cruise pledges five new Mississippi river boats

    The second riverboat is the sister-ship to “American Song”, which will make its inaugural cruise on the Mississippi River this October.

    American Cruise Lines has announced that construction has begun on the second modern riverboat in the series of five. The second riverboat is the sister-ship to state-of-the-art American Song, the first modern riverboat available in the U.S., which will make its inaugural cruise on the Mississippi River this October.

  • Saturday, February 24th 2018 - 08:10 UTC

    Falklands second commercial air link: “Flight route is done deal” believes Tim Miller

    “There is of course only one economically viable and politically safe second flight route: Santiago-Falklands with a monthly landing en-route at say Neuquen”

    The following was published in the Penguin News, “Your Letters” section in response to the Falklands government last week’s release titled “Progress made towards establishing a second commercial Falkland Islands air link”

  • Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 07:49 UTC

    Falklands: Second flight statement meets approval and dismay

    Sally Ellis, said the tourism industry was “totally supportive” of any progress being made towards increasing air access to the Falklands, particularly in summer

    A statement entitled ‘Progress made towards establishing a second commercial Falkland Islands air link’ released last week by the Falkland Islands Government, but too late for publication in the Penguin News, has met with a mixed reception in the Islands. While some have expressed favor others have reservations and questions as witnessed by readers’ letters in this Friday edition.

  • Friday, February 23rd 2018 - 06:56 UTC

    Falklands/Uruguay strengthening of links is of interest to visiting diplomats

    British ambassador in Uruguay, Ian Duddy in the Falklands during a visit to one of the rookeries (Pic Twitter)

    Two British diplomats based in Latin America were visiting the Falklands this week, arriving on Sunday on the delayed LATAM flight after enjoying an unexpected one-night stopover in Punta Arenas. Making his second visit to the Falklands was His Excellency Ian Duddy, British Ambassador to Uruguay. He was accompanied by Richard Jones, Second Secretary at the British Embassy in Buenos Aires.

  • Saturday, February 17th 2018 - 19:49 UTC

    Chinese New Year marks start of the Year of the Dog (honest, just and loyal)

    On the night before the first day of the Lunar New Year (New Year's Eve), Chinese families gather together for a big reunion dinner.

    February 16 is Chinese New Year and marks the start of the Year of the Dog - one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac. Unlike Western astrology, each sign lasts for a whole year and each year takes the name of an animal whose characteristics color and influence everything that happens for the next 12 months.

  • Thursday, February 15th 2018 - 01:14 UTC

    United States Travel Advisory for Uruguay

    Thefts, burglaries and robberies are common in upscale residential neighborhoods as well, including Punta Carretas, Pocitos, and Carrasco.

    The United States Travel Advisory for Uruguay offered a not very encouraging description of the country for foreign visitors but anyhow is well distanced from most of the rest of Latin American, and neighbors.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

    Gatwick/Buenos Aires air shuttle by Norwegian start from £259 one-way

    A new breed of low-cost carriers such as Norwegian, Wow are taking on the old guard such as British Airways and Air France-KLM in the skies above the Atlantic.

    This Wednesday, the first ever budget flight from London to South America departs from Gatwick airport. Fares on the 14-hour Norwegian Air Shuttle flight to Buenos Aires start from £259 one-way. The seats are tightly packed and food and luggage cost extra, but the no-frills model of flying, so well established on short-haul routes, is becoming increasingly common on intercontinental flights.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:20 UTC

    .UK cruise passengers name 2018 top ships

    The winners of the 2018 Cruise Critic UK Cruisers’ Choice Awards were announced today. The awards name the most popular cruise ships of the year, based entirely on UK reviews posted to the Cruise Critic website. The site boasts the largest online cruise community in the world with more than 350,000 cruise reviews, covering approximately 500 of the most popular cruise ships.

  • Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 07:51 UTC

    Europe welcomed 671 million tourist arrivals in 2017, up 8% from 2016

    According to ETC regional expansion was supported by economic growth in major source markets and recovery of destinations previously affected by security

    Europe welcomed 671 million international tourist arrivals in 2017, an outstanding 8% growth compared to 2016 (+2%), consolidating for the eighth consecutive year, its position as the leading destination worldwide.

  • Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:10 UTC

    Essential EU poly-lingual staff for UK inbound tourism at risk with Brexit

    “The industry needs to hire poly-lingual graduates. This is a group of people the UK is not good at producing but the other EU countries are”. said Jenkins.

    The CEO of the European Tourism Association, ETOA, Tom Jenkins told Parliament that Brexit is already harming the inbound travel industry, damaging productivity and asked for assurances that hiring non-UK EU workers remains free from bureaucratic burdens, since language skills are particularly important in the industry.