Tourism

• Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 03:33 UTC

  All United Airlines grounded for almost two hours because of computer problems

  

  All United Airlines flights were grounded for almost two hours early Wednesday due to a computer hardware problem, creating travel headaches for tens of thousands of passengers that stretched into the afternoon. United said 800 flights had been delayed, with four flights canceled on its main carrier and 55 on its regional partners. A similar situation happened on 2 June when United flights were also grounded due to “automation issues.”

• Thursday, July 9th 2015 - 02:55 UTC

  Italy's MSC Cruises with 'Opera' becomes first major line to homeport in Cuba

  

  Italian owned MSC Cruises will be the first major cruise line to homeport in Cuba, with the 2,120-passenger MSC Opera embarking on week-long cruises from Havana starting December 22, reports Travel Weekly.

• Wednesday, July 8th 2015 - 08:30 UTC

  Carnival cruises to Cuba expected for next May; waiting for Havana green light

  

  Carnival Corporation, the world's biggest travel and leisure firm, plans to launch cruises to Cuba in May, following the historic thaw between the Castro brothers nation and the United States. US Treasury Department and Commerce Department granted the company approval for the plans, Carnival announced Tuesday, though it has yet to receive Cuban authorization.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:32 UTC

  Uruguay experienced poor 2014/15 cruise season; costs in the region limited vessel calls

  

  The 2014/15 cruise season was not encouraging for Uruguay which reported a drop in the number of vessels calling; passenger landings and money spent by the industry and visitors, according to the official assessment of the season presented by Tourism ministry officials and other government offices involved in the different operations.

• Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:05 UTC

  South Georgia received record number of visitors during 2014/15 cruise season

  

  The island of South Georgia attracted the highest ever number of cruise ship passengers in the 2014/15 season, in contrast to falling numbers of tourists visiting the Antarctic, according to the May edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2015 - 04:38 UTC

  Falklands have a bright future and Islanders the resolve to face harassment and bullying

  

  The Falkland Islands have a bright future, not without challenges, or harassment or bullying, but the Islanders will face them with the same strength, tenacity and resolve that helped them through the conflict 33 years ago, said Foreign Office minister Hugo Swire at the annual Falklands' Government Reception in London.

• Tuesday, June 2nd 2015 - 06:09 UTC

  Malaysia Airlines 'technically bankrupt' contracts 'Terminator' to restructure the company

  

  Malaysia Airlines is “technically bankrupt”, its chief executive has said, as he announced a restructuring program and plans to cut about 6,000 jobs. The announcement follows the twin air disasters which forced its nationalization last year.

• Tuesday, June 2nd 2015 - 05:58 UTC

  Spain's Iberia resumed flights to Cuba after a two-year absence

  

  After two years of absence, the Spanish airline Iberia on Monday resumed flights to Havana. The Cuban tourism ministry confirmed last Friday that on June first, the flight marking the resumption of operations between Madrid and Havana would arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport.

• Tuesday, May 26th 2015 - 05:57 UTC

  Three 'Queens' sail along Liverpool's Mersey to mark Cunard's 175th anniversary

  

  Three famous ocean liners have sailed together in Liverpool for the first time to mark Cunard's 175th anniversary. The Queen Mary 2, the Queen Victoria and the Queen Elizabeth saluted the city where Samuel Cunard began his transatlantic line in 1840.

• Wednesday, May 20th 2015 - 22:45 UTC

  Cruise ship freed off the coast of Bermuda with the arrival of high tide

  

  A cruise ship with thousands of passengers headed to Boston in the US east coast was freed late Tuesday night after running aground off the coast of Bermuda. With the arrival of high tide, the ship was able to be freed and was moved to a nearby anchorage position, officials reported.