Tourism

• Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Air traffic at 12 month high in April

  Chile's air traffic reached an historic high this past April, with 54,000 domestic passengers and 68,000 international travelers. The 680,665 passengers flying in April represent a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

• Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  £1m to find Loch Ness monster

  

  A £1 million reward has been offered to anyone who can find conclusive proof that the Loch Ness monster exists.

• Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Alternative route to Torres del Paine Park cuts distance by half

  

  A new alternative route linking Puerto Natales with the renowned Torres del Paine National Park, cutting in half the distance from 140 to 70 kilometres, was opened this week in Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile.

• Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands split over limits to cruise ship visits

  

  Remarks made about cruise ship tourism made by Falkland Islands Governor, Mr.Alan Huckle, during his recent 'state of the nation' address to the Islands' Legislative Council have brought a mixed reaction from the local tourism industry.

• Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Dancing with whales, live to the world from Patagonia

  

  The filming and live broadcasting to the world of the annual coming of the whales to Peninsula Valdes in Patagonia begun this Friday and will extend until next Sunday courtesy of the Chubut province government site Whales Alive plus Google and Messenger.

• Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Outraged Argentine government summons US Ambassador

  US State Department travel advice to Argentina-bound citizens has caused outrage among Argentine authorities and resulted in the summons of the US Ambassador Earl Wayne to the Foreign Ministry last night so that Argentina could communicate its “displeasure” over the report.

• Tuesday, May 22nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Decolonization: UN calls for “strategies” for each remaining 16 territories

  

  Strategies should be found for determining the future of each of the world's 16 remaining territories that are not yet self-governing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a United Nations seminar on decolonization in the Caribbean island of Grenada on Tuesday.

• Sunday, May 20th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  LAN airlines forced to abort take-off from collapsed Ezeiza

  

  The argentine air force reported a new aircraft near miss, the second since May 7, although air unions claim that since that date there have actually been four near misses amid Argentina's collapsed air traffic system.

• Friday, May 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Cuba to spend $185 million for tourism

  

  Cuba says it will spend about $185 million to upgrade more than 200 resorts, golf courses, marinas and other facilities in a bid to reverse a dip in tourism to the island.

• Tuesday, May 15th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Labour strife forces Lan Argentina to cancel most flights

  

  LAN Argentina was forced to cancel on Tuesday morning an additional five flights following the support from ground crews to the airline' pilots, technicians and crew members strike.