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Tourism

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

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

    The Zaandam will be arriving in Buenos Aires on Saturday. The 2017/18 season is expected to last until 24 April 2018

    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

    Despite Argentine government assertions to the contrary, long gone are the old colonial days when the Governor could nominate members of council

    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

    St Helena and South African flags to receive passengers and special guests in the first commercial flight at St Helena airport

    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

    The Ensenada group of students who are scheduled to arrive in the Falklands this Saturday.

    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

    Lufthansa plans to use Air Berlin planes to expand its Eurowings budget airline business.

    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’s national carrier also won other major awards, including ‘Best Airline in the Middle East,’ ‘Best Business Class’ and ‘Best Long Haul Airline.’

    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

    Minister John Glen said record figures for overseas and domestic holidaymakers were “testament to our world-class attractions and innovation of our industry.”

    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's flight LA804 will depart Melbourne at 7.55pm on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday, arriving in Santiago at 7.00pm the same day.

    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 joins United, Delta, Avianca, Lufthansa, Air Canada, Aeromexico, Alitalia, Latam, Gol among others that no longer serve Venezuela

    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.

  • Saturday, October 7th 2017 - 19:35 UTC

    Argentina hosts UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism in Mendoza

    “The involvement of UNWTO, means we can assert that the whole world convenes in Mendoza to support tourism in Argentina” minister Gustavo Santos said.

    To highlight the relevance of wine and gastronomy as key components of tourism development, the 22nd UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism was held in Mendoza, Argentina on 29-30 September. The Conference was co-organized by UNWTO and the Ministry of Tourism of Argentina, in collaboration with the Region of Mendoza and the Chamber of Tourism of Argentina.