Tourism

Wednesday, October 3rd 2012 - 04:35 UTC
Brazilian Low-cost Gol airline purchases 60 Boeing 737 Max; 6bn dollars deal

US manufacturer Boeing announced this week it has sold 60 aircraft to Brazil’s Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes, comprising the largest order ever from a single airline in South America. All 60 of the airplanes will be the 737 Max model, at a value of about 6 billion dollars at list price.
Monday, October 1st 2012 - 14:32 UTC
Falkland Islands 2012/13 cruise ship season brings new luxury visitors

Luxury super yacht MY Sherakhan, is one of four vessels new to the Falkland Islands visiting in the 2012/13 season beginning next month. More often spotted in the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas, she also ventures further afield to Patagonia, Antarctica, French Polynesia, Asia, and Panama.
Monday, October 1st 2012 - 06:23 UTC
Cruise season in Chile begins 6 November; Punta Arenas expects 47 calls

As of next 6 November Chile’s port cities will display their best since on that date the official 2012/13 cruise season begins which extends until mid April and the country has great expectations of recovering a leading position in the region.
Friday, September 28th 2012 - 06:15 UTC
UN highlights role of tourism in achieving sustainable development objectives

United Nations officials highlighted on Thursday 27 September the role that tourism can play in achieving sustainable development objectives, as they marked World Tourism Day.
Wednesday, September 26th 2012 - 21:29 UTC
Carnival cruise operator beats analysts and plans expansion in Asian markets

Cruise ship operator Carnival has reported profits that beat analysts' expectations, sending shares higher. Carnival had said in March that the sinking of its Costa Concordia cruises ship in January could wipe out profits this year as people shunned cruises.
Monday, September 24th 2012 - 19:46 UTC
Foreign tourist arrivals in Chile up 16.4% in eight months; August marks new record

Chilean Under Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass said that in the first eight months of the year the number of arriving international tourists increased 16%, while August became the arrivals record month since 1988.
Monday, September 24th 2012 - 03:23 UTC
Chilean Army begins October demining of route leading to Torres del Paine park

The Chilean Army is scheduled to begin in October the clearance of anti-tank mines which are distributed on the sides of the route leading to the national Park of Torres del Paine from Puerto Natales and which were planted during the seventies at the height of a conflict with Argentina that almost ended in a full-fledged war.
Monday, September 24th 2012 - 01:40 UTC
With 33 days off a year, Argentines enjoy holidays and tourism industry booms

Thousands of Argentines began spilling out of the capital Friday night to make the most of the long weekend, which congress approved just three weeks ago. Monday's Sept. 24th holiday makes for a total of 19 national paid holidays this year. Only Colombia comes close in Latin America, with 18.
Friday, September 21st 2012 - 06:31 UTC
Falklands Tourist Board ‘disappointed’ by political pressure at BA Seatrade

Political pressure on organisers of the Seatrade South America convention held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, last week meant the Falkland Islands was ignored during discussions as a tourist destination in the region.
Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 06:09 UTC
Argentine campaign to promote domestic tourism disqualifying Mercosur options

Argentina launched an aggressive campaign to boost domestic tourism this coming summer season by publishing hotel, food and rent prices of resorts along the Atlantic coast and comparing them with similar options in Mercosur partners such a Uruguay, Brazil and Chile.