Tourism

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 21:36 UTC

  UK magazine names hotel in Torres del Paine Park among top 100 best in the Americas

  

  The prestigious British magazine Condé Nast Traveller has nominated the Hotel Salto Chico in Chilean Patagonia among the Americas and Caribbean best hotels.

• Monday, September 12th 2011 - 03:17 UTC

  Chile’s Torres del Paine Park, world’s best for outdoor activities, says Wikiexplora

  

  Chilean Patagonia Torres del Paine national park has been nominated as the best place in the world for trekking and outdoor activities according to the latest rating from Wikiexplora, reports Santiago’s El Mercurio.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  International tourism picking up in first half with South America best performer

  

  International tourism grew by almost 5% in the first half of 2011 totalling a new record of 440 million arrivals according to the World Tourism Organization, the United Nations organization for the sector.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 22:17 UTC

  Falkland Islands Assembly Member removed from Tourism portfolio

  

  In a move signalling some disquiet in the Falkland Islands’ Legislative Assembly, three-quarters of the elected members decide to remove the Hon Emma Edwards as the Tourism Representative. The portfolio was transferred to MLA Mike Summers who is currently overseas.

• Tuesday, September 6th 2011 - 22:12 UTC

  Emirates airline to open daily non-stop service Bangkok/Rio do Janeiro/Buenos Aires

  

  Two of South America’s most iconic cities will soon have a faster link to Bangkok when Emirates commences its daily non-stop service to Rio de Janeiro and extension to Buenos Aires from 3rd January 2012.

• Friday, September 2nd 2011 - 20:30 UTC

  Air Titan Boeing 767 takes over Falklands-Brize Norton airbridge contract

  

  Air Titan is to take up the airbridge flight as from this weekend as Air Seychelles makes its last journey from Brize Norton to the Falkland Islands under the current contract with the Ministry of Defence.

• Thursday, September 1st 2011 - 01:26 UTC

  Germany against airports full-body scanners following false readings

  

  The German government has backed down on plans to install full-body security scanners at airports around the country after the devices reportedly performed poorly during a 10-month testing phase.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 13:29 UTC

  Five new ships for the coming cruise season in the Falkland Islands

  

  Five ships will make their inaugural visits to the Falklands during the coming cruise ship season, reports the Penguin News.The luxurious Seabourn Sojourn (450 passenger capacity) will be among these, along with Island Sky (118 pax) mega yacht L’Austral (264 pax) MS Artania (1200 pax) and Adonia (710 pax).

• Monday, August 22nd 2011 - 07:49 UTC

  Argentina and Chile jointly promoting tourism to attract more Aussies

  

  Argentina and Chile are jointly promoting their countries in a round of events in Australia with the purpose of drawing more Aussie tourists. The promotion coincides with the recent announcement of Australia’s flag carrier Qantas direct flights to Santiago de Chile.

• Wednesday, August 10th 2011 - 17:51 UTC

  Tourism second largest contributor to Cuban economy; 2.7 million expected in 2011

  

  Cuban revenue from tourism jumped 13% percent in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2010, the National Statistics Office, or ONE, reported on its Web site.