Tourism

Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:34 UTC
Cruise industry leaders set course for annual global event March16/19

Cruise Shipping Miami's State of the Industry session, which sets the course of the cruise industry's premier annual event is scheduled for March 16/19 at the Miami Beach Convention Center and will feature the chief executives of the world's largest cruise companies in a wide-ranging discussion of the health and future of the global cruise business.
Friday, February 13th 2015 - 13:56 UTC
A canine brigade in Punta Arenas helps to speed the landing of 4.000 visitors

How do you manage to make the mandatory phyto-sanitary controls when 4.000 visitors come ashore on the same day virtually at the same time, and the port is not a major terminal. Particularly when the country is a main producer of fruit and other agriculture goods and must act with the utmost jealousy to ensure its privileged position as a world leading exporter.
Thursday, February 12th 2015 - 05:26 UTC
Costa Concordia cruise captain sentenced to 16 years in prison for 2012 shipwreck

The former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner was sentenced to 16 years in prison for his role in the 2012 shipwreck, which killed 32 people off the Tuscan holiday island of Giglio. Francesco Schettino was commanding the vessel, a floating hotel as long as three football pitches, when it hit rocks off the island, tearing a hole in its side.
Saturday, February 7th 2015 - 05:41 UTC
Grandeur of the Seas struck by Norovirus cuts shorts Caribbean cruise

A ten-night sailing of Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas cruise ship was cut short by one day after nearly 10% of passengers were struck by norovirus. An unrelated medical emergency expedited the need for the ship to dock early as bad weather made an at-sea transfer impossible.
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.