Tourism

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 16:10 UTC

  Gibraltar new iconic Air Terminal readies for its inauguration

  

  Gibraltar’s new iconic £50m Air Terminal, flagged as an architectural symbol of the Government’s program of infrastructure development and a pivotal piece of the expansion of the local aviation industry, will be opened for viewing to the general public on November 3rd.

• Friday, October 28th 2011 - 04:56 UTC

  IDB loan to promote tourism destinations and activities along the River Uruguay

  

  The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) approved a loan for 5 million dollars to promote tourism in six Uruguayan departments with the aim of boosting foreign exchange earnings, income, and employment.

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 06:24 UTC

  Ushuaia feeling the pinch from Chile’s seduction policy to attract cruise vessels

  

  Argentina’s extreme south city and Antarctica cruise hub, Ushuaia is feeling the pinch from the latest Chilean measures to attract more vessels and is requesting a costs adjustment to improve competition conditions.

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 05:40 UTC

  Uruguay anticipates 230 cruise calls this season from November to May

  

  Uruguay expects a record cruise season beginning November with over 230 calls split between Montevideo and Punta del Este, 80 miles to the east on the Atlantic coast line, according to Deputy Tourism minister Lilian Kechichián.

• Monday, October 24th 2011 - 23:17 UTC

  South Georgia expects 51 cruise calls and 5.000 visitors for the 2011/12 season

  

  Fifty one cruise visits have been booked for the current 2011/12 season in South Georgia, extreme South Atlantic, with a potential number of 6.350 visitors (were they all to be full), but with the actual figure likely to be nearer to 5.000. Two cruises “L'Austral” and “Island Sky” will be making their first ever visit to South Georgia.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 07:15 UTC

  Another face of American Airlines

  

  ”Welcome to our oneworld Alliance!” In his jovial and gentlemanly manner, Art Torno, American Airline's Vice President - New York, welcomed members of the Foreign Press Association on board the world of alliances and other topics regarding today's aviation industry.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2011 - 01:25 UTC

  Good prospects for Falklands’ tourism arrivals, with cruise visitors up 17%

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has just completed its latest Falklands Forecast and all indications are showing a positive increase across the board for the 2011-2012 tourism season.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2011 - 18:42 UTC

  As volcanic ash cloud recedes air traffic returning to normal in Argentina and Uruguay

  

  Regular operations have gradually resumed at the main airports of Buenos Aires and in Montevideo’s Carrasco air terminal, where most flights had been cancelled since Sunday due to ash cloud generated from Chile's volcano eruption, authorities said.

• Monday, October 17th 2011 - 03:57 UTC

  Volcanic ash forces flights’ suspension at Argentina and Uruguay main airports

  

  Argentina and Uruguay suspended flights at major airports Sunday due to dangerous ash from neighbouring Chile's Puyehue volcano, which has disrupted global travel since it erupted earlier this year.

• Friday, October 14th 2011 - 07:41 UTC

  Brazil sets tough rules for three airport terminals concessions

  

  Operators interested in running Brazil's largest airport will be required to make a minimum bid of 1.3 billion dollars, Brazil's aviation authority said on Thursday.