Tourism

• Saturday, April 16th 2022 - 08:26 UTC

  Canadian appointed South Georgia new Visitor Management Officer

  

  After a thorough recruitment and selection process, and in anticipation of the coming tourist season, the Government of South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands have announced the appointment of Allison Kean as the new Visitor Management Officer.

• Wednesday, April 13th 2022 - 09:13 UTC

  The majestic Norwegian tall ship marked the end of Ushuaia's cruise season

  

  With the departure on Monday of the Norwegian flagged three-mast tall ship Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Ushuaia, extreme south of Argentina, considered the “successful” 2021/22 cruise season over. According to local port authorities from the province of Tierra del Fuego, Ushuaia received more than 200 calls and some 60,000 visitors, since the arrival last 7 November of NatGeo Endurance, and was the only Latin American port that did not interrupt its summer activities.

• Monday, April 11th 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  Uruguayans wait for hours to drive through to Argentina for Tourism Week

  

  Scores of Uruguayan travelers flocked the land crossings into Argentina as they waited to reach their destination for the entire week, probably to capitalize on a favorable currency exchange rate.

• Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:48 UTC

  Falkland Islands Government seeks to resume air links with Chile from July

  

  Following the announcement last month, concerning the relaxation of COVID-19 measures in the Falkland Islands, the government is now seeking to resume the airlink with Chile from 2 July 2022, provided that all necessary permissions are granted and mainland airports are open.

• Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 09:13 UTC

  UKAHT hiring workers to monitor penguins in Antarctica

  

  The UK Antarctic Heritage Trust is offering part-time job opportunities for qualified candidates willing to spend several months at Port Lockroy, Base A.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 20:34 UTC

  Colombian low-cost airline cleared to land in Buenos Aires in June

  

  Argentina's National Civil Aviation Administration (ANAC) has issued the green light for Colombian budget carrier Viva Air to start linking Buenos Aires' Ezeiza International Airport with Bogotá and Medellín as of June this year.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentina complains over Falklands tourism stand at WTM in Sao Paulo

  

  Argentina expressed concern and requested specific measures from Brazilian authorities because of the presence in Sao Paulo at the World Trade Market, Latin America fair, of a Falkland Islands' stand.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:26 UTC

  Falklands expects air links fully operational for the next tourist season

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) expects to reestablish commercial air links with Chile early next July, and with Brazil in November in time for the tourist high season, plus the humanitarian flights for the Argentine next of kin of the combatants buried at the Argentine military cemetery in Darwin.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  Foreign Office travel advice for Argentina: watch out for petty crime, strikes and Falklands' related protests

  

  The latest travel advice on Argentina from the Foreign Office points out that in 2019, (the last normal year), 126,548 British nationals visited Argentina in 2019 and most visits are trouble-free.

• Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  US to admit “X” option on passports of gender-neutral citizens

  

  The United States Government of President Joe Biden has agreed to issue passports marked with an “X” in the gender box to adjust to the bearer's self-perception, it was announced Thursday during celebrations of the Transgender Day of Visibility.