Tourism

Tuesday, December 30th 2014 - 08:40 UTC
Hotel stays for New Year's Eve in Europe don't come cheap

Edinburgh ranks as the most expensive city in Europe in which to spend New Year's Eve, according to a new survey from a hotel room tourism website. The survey compared 30 major European destinations based on the cost of their lodging for December 31, 2014.
Monday, December 22nd 2014 - 22:28 UTC
Travellers advised to check before flying a drone in Antarctica

IAATO warns security measures essential for this relatively new activity. Tour operators may have to ban the use of unmanned vehicles out of environmental concerns
Saturday, December 13th 2014 - 19:19 UTC
BBC airs advance of Top Gear Patagonia program to be shown December 27/28

The controversial two-part episode of BBC's Top Gear filmed in Argentina will be shown on Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28 on BBC Two at 8pm on both days. A few seconds advance of the show was aired this week in anticipation of the major launching.
Thursday, December 11th 2014 - 12:16 UTC
Busy weekend in Ushuaia for Antarctica cruises: 1.249 visitors

Over the weekend 1.239 visitors in six luxury cruise vessels landed in Ushuaia en route to Antarctica according to local reports from Tierra del Fuego, to which must be added another two that called in on Monday and Tuesday.
Saturday, November 29th 2014 - 04:47 UTC
Argentine swimmer crosses the Falklands' sound in 2 hours and 7 minutes

Argentine amateur distance swimmer Agustin Barletti (53) swam across Falklands Sound on November 9 in 2 hours and 7 minutes. The Argentine, who has also swum the Strait of Gibraltar between Europe and Africa hit it lucky with calm weather and the swell only increasing as he finished.
Tuesday, November 25th 2014 - 06:57 UTC
Busy October in South Georgia: 21 harbor calls and 400 paying cruise visitors

October was a busy month for shipping activities in South Georgia with 21 harbor visits to Cumberland Bay and nearly 400 paying passengers visiting, according to the latest edition (October) of the South Georgia News and Events release.
Thursday, November 20th 2014 - 04:39 UTC
Uruguay expects fifty cruise calls less this season, reveals tourism official

Uruguay will be receiving fifty cruise calls less this 2014/15 season, which is 26% down compared to a year ago, revealed the country's Deputy Tourism and Sports minister, Antonio Carambula during the official launching of the season. This means Montevideo will be hosting 104 calls and Punta del Este, 70, compared to the 237 between both terminals (121 and 116) in 2013/14.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 13:51 UTC
Gibraltar with new air links: to Bristol and Morocco

The Gibraltar Chamber of Commerce has welcomed the announcement of new air links to the UK and to Morocco, highlighting the tourism and business opportunities they will create. In a statement, it said the addition of the Gibraltar-Bristol route would open up additional markets for visitors, both business people and tourists, from Wales and the south west of England.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:18 UTC
Ushuaia gateway to Antarctica: of 295 cruise calls this season 60% will travel south

Ushuaia, the world's southern most city and gateway to Antarctica cruises expects this 2014/2015 season an estimated forty vessels and 295 calls, according to Tierra del Fuego province port authorities. As usual the first vessel to arrive was Chilean flagged Stella Australis with 210 passengers, at the end of September, which is also expected to close the season in April next year.
Tuesday, November 18th 2014 - 07:12 UTC
Punta Arenas expects 60.000 visitors this cruise season

An estimated 60.000 visitors will be landing in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile during this 2014/2015 cruise season, according to the manager of the Austral Ports Company, Ignacio Covacevich Fugellie. This includes 54.000 from international vessels and another 6.500 of Chilean flagged cruises on domestic tours.