Tourism

Thursday, September 28th 2017 - 05:11 UTC
“Sustainable Tourism, a Tool for Development”, message by Taleb Rifai

In 2017, the celebration of this Tourism World Day (September 27) focuses on how sustainable tourism can contribute to development and it is held in Doha (Qatar).
Wednesday, September 27th 2017 - 19:54 UTC
London second ranked international travel destination

London has come a close second to Bangkok as a top-ranked international travel destination, according to the annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index released this week.
Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 18:31 UTC
Carnival contracts the building of a new 'Queen class' cruise vessel for Cunard

Carnival Corporation & plc announced that it has signed a memorandum of agreement with Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri S.p.A. to build a new cruise ship for the company’s iconic Cunard brand. The new ship for Cunard will be built at Fincantieri’s shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy, with an expected delivery date in 2022.
Tuesday, September 26th 2017 - 10:19 UTC
IAATO and Argentina step up collaborative efforts to promote responsible tourism

Improvements to Ushuaia Port services and future collaboration between the Antarctic cruise industry and the Argentine government were discussed last week at a meeting organized by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and the Fuegian Institute of Tourism (In.Fue.Tur).
Monday, September 25th 2017 - 13:02 UTC
Ushuaia expects some 300 calls this 2017/18 cruise season; 42 vessels will be touring Antarctica

Ushuaia, capital of Argentine Tierra del Fuego is expecting some 300 calls this 2017/18 cruise season, involving 42 vessels, 31 of which will be travelling on to Antarctica, according to InFueTur, the Tierra del Fuego tourism office.
Monday, September 25th 2017 - 06:53 UTC
Cruise 2017/18 season takes off in Punta Arenas with the “Stella Australis”

The Chilean flagged “Stella Australis” opened this week the Punta Arenas 2017/28 cruise season, which is expected to extend until the end of March. Probably the most experienced company to enjoy the glaciers and fjords of Tierra del Fuego, its cruises make round trips between Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile and Ushuaia, capital of Argentine Tierra del Fuego.
Friday, September 22nd 2017 - 08:32 UTC
Sale of tickets for the commercial air service to St Helena came live this Friday

The sale of tickets for the scheduled air service to the British Overseas Territory of St Helena went live on Friday. Airlink will operate a weekly service between St Helena and Johannesburg and St Helena and Cape Town, via the stopover at Windhoek International Airport in Namibia. Flights will commence on Saturday, October 14.
Tuesday, September 19th 2017 - 09:54 UTC
Joint AECO/IAATO conference to promote responsible polar tourism

More than 90 representatives from the Arctic and Antarctic expedition cruise industry will gather in Iceland for the second AECO/IAATO conference to be held in October 1/4. The topic of the conference is evolution and new challenges in the polar tourism industry.
Sunday, September 17th 2017 - 08:38 UTC
UNWTO newly-formed Disaster Recovery Working Group for the Affected States in the Caribbean.

The program was formed to meet the needs of member states that have been recently impacted by powerful natural disasters such as hurricanes, tropical storms and earthquakes .Speaking at a special meeting of the newly convened recovery program, Secretary General of the UNWTO, Taleb Rifai said, “We cannot just stand still – it is not right.
Saturday, September 2nd 2017 - 12:08 UTC
St Helena/South Africa commercial weekly flights begin this month

The British Overseas Territory, BOT, St Helena Government and Airlink have announced that the sale of tickets for flights to St Helena Island will commence early in September 2017.Airlink will operate a weekly service between St Helena and Johannesburg and St Helena and Cape Town (via the stopover at Windhoek International Airport in Namibia).