Tourism

• Monday, May 12th 2014 - 23:51 UTC

  Lima ranks as the Latin American with best reputation for making business

  

  Lima, capital of Peru outstands as the leading Latin American city to make business, followed by Santiago de Chile, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil, although these last two actually dropped from the previous ranking, according to an annual list made by the Bogotá Rosario University.

• Saturday, May 10th 2014 - 07:55 UTC

  Falklands among the best 30 Islands in the world

  

  The Falkland Islands has earned eleventh place in a list of the 30 best islands in the world. The list was created by Lee Abbamonte who is the youngest American to visit every country in the world and is recognized as one of the world’s most-travelled people.

• Monday, May 5th 2014 - 06:42 UTC

  Foreign tourists in Britain expected to spend 46 billion dollars by 2017

  

  Spending by foreign tourists in Britain is set to rise 34% to over 27 billion pounds (46 billion dollars) a year by 2017, according to research published on Friday, boosting the country's retail and leisure industries.

• Tuesday, April 29th 2014 - 21:24 UTC

  IATA calls on Venezuela to honor payment of airline funds, totaling 3.9bn

  

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Venezuelan government urgently to honor its commitment made in March to permit the repatriation of 3.9 billion dollars of airline funds at fair exchange rates. The funds are from sales of airline tickets in Venezuela and are being held in contravention of international treaties.

• Monday, April 28th 2014 - 23:29 UTC

  IAATO estimates 36.545 tourists will travel to Antarctica next season 2014/15

  

  New figures released on Monday by the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO), estimate that 36,545 tourists will travel with IAATO members to Antarctica next season, 2014-2015. The information was reported at the first day of the 37th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in Brasilia, which IAATO attend as Invited Experts.

• Thursday, April 24th 2014 - 07:42 UTC

  Falkland Islands' “Agency of the Year” for Sulivan Shipping

  

  “Agency of the Year”, for Sulivan Shipping and “Managing Director” to Roddy Napier, were among the outstanding performers of the Falkland Islands third Tourism Awards presentation which took place at Government House, Stanley, with the presence of Acting Governor John Duncan, tourist board and industry representatives and a large crowd.

• Tuesday, April 8th 2014 - 18:17 UTC

  Airport chaos anticipated for Brazil's World Cup as terminals remain unfinished

  

  As if problems with the delayed stadiums was not enough, and with less than 10 weeks until the start of the World Cup, work on crucial new airport terminals has fallen behind in most of the dozen Brazilian host cities, heightening the risk of overcrowding and confusion during the tournament.

• Saturday, April 5th 2014 - 04:07 UTC

  Brazilian officials claim Italian cruise vessel had crew members in 'slave-like conditions'

  

  Brazilian police say they have rescued 11 crew members working in “slave-like conditions” on an Italian cruise ship. The operation was carried out the north-eastern city of Salvador, where the MSC Magnifica had docked for the day with more than 3,000 passengers.

• Sunday, March 23rd 2014 - 08:54 UTC

  Falklands included in Norwegian and Windstar cruises, announces Sulivan

  

  The Norwegian Cruise Line operating in South America will be returning to the Falkland Islands for the 2015/16 season after a four year absence, announced Sulivan Shipping Service Ltd. Coordinator Sammy Marsh, who together with the Falklands Tourist Board Manager Tony Mason attended the latest edition of the Cruise Shipping Miami conference.

• Thursday, March 13th 2014 - 05:52 UTC

  Falklands, trade, Mercosur/EU, oil and gas, in Swire's agenda in Uruguay

  

  Bilateral trade, Mercosur/EU talks, oil and gas cooperation, and Falkland Islands, plus some audacious comments on the coming World Cup match Uruguay/England, were some of the issues addressed by Foreign Office minister for Latin-American Hugo Swire during his one day visit to Uruguay on Wednesday.