Tourism

• Friday, February 6th 2015 - 23:02 UTC

  Qatar Airways takes 10% of IAG, owner of British Airways and Iberia

  

  Qatar Airways has emerged as the owner of a 10% stake in International Airlines Group (IAG), the owner of British Airways (BA) and Iberia. The Gulf airline is already a member of the Oneworld Alliance.

• Wednesday, February 4th 2015 - 08:16 UTC

  A record 56.4 million tourists visited New York last year

  

  A record 56.4 million tourists visited New York last year, drawn by its diverse culture, low crime and “dynamism,” and generating 61.3 billion for America's largest city, officials said this week.

• Monday, February 2nd 2015 - 03:46 UTC

  “Good cruise season” for Punta Arenas with some 60.000 visitors

  

  Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile is expecting some 60.000 visitors this cruise season (2014/15) according to estimates from the local port authority Empresa Portuaria Austral, EPA, which is considered a 'good season' and an improvement over previous years.

• Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 18:45 UTC

  Eighteen cruise ships with 2.000 passengers call at South Georgia

  

  There were 24 harbor visits to Grytviken during December, the majority, eighteen, from cruise ships and charter yachts which between them brought nearly 2000 passengers to visit South Georgia, according to the SG Newsletter.

• Thursday, January 22nd 2015 - 06:26 UTC

  US/Cuba talks take off and are described as “productive and constructive”

  

  US and Cuban officials launched historic talks to shed their Cold War-era hostility on Wednesday, complimenting each other on the first day's progress despite persistent differences over migration policy.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 07:08 UTC

  Falklands 'holds a place in my heart', says UK presenter Sue Cook

  

  British TV presenter and author Sue Cook has been on what she described as an incredible three-week journey to Antarctica which relived Sir Ernest Shackleton’s unique voyage 100 years ago, but admits to have fallen in love with the amazing Falklands, according to a report from the Banbury Guardian.

• Tuesday, January 20th 2015 - 06:53 UTC

  Dramatic rescue of a passenger vessel who fell overboard triggers safety debate

  

  A Disney cruise ship’s dramatic rescue of a Royal Caribbean passenger after he fell overboard apparently unnoticed has raised questions as to whether cruise ships have adequate technology to detect when someone goes overboard.

• Saturday, January 10th 2015 - 07:06 UTC

  The ten safest airlines in 2014 has Australia's Qantas top of the list

  

  With 2014 having the dubious distinction of being the year of some of the most tragic and mystifying aviation incidents in modern history, the announcement of AirlineRatings.com’s top 10 safest airlines and top 10 safest low cost airlines for 2015 is timely.

• Monday, January 5th 2015 - 09:06 UTC

  Falkland Islands Tourist Board focuses on Tourism to the next Generation of Travellers.

  

  Tony Mason, Managing Director of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board today discussed plans on marketing to a new generation of travellers.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 02:44 UTC

  Ushuaia expects 22.000 cruise visitors during January, says local tourist office

  

  Ushuaia, in the extreme south of Argentina is expecting 22.000 cruise visitors during the month of January to which must be added to the 17.000 that already landed in Tierra del Fuego since the current 2014/2015 season officially opened last September, according to the provincial Tourist office.