Tourism

Saturday, July 9th 2011 - 06:43 UTC
Volcanic ash again cancels hundreds of flights in the Southern Cone

Clouds of ash spewing from Chile's Puyehue volcano again grounded flights at airports in Uruguay and Argentina, where a major football tournament is being held. Scores of local and international flights were delayed or cancelled in and out of Buenos Aires, regional airport authority Aeropuertos Argentina 2000 said on its website on Friday.
Friday, July 8th 2011 - 15:25 UTC
Falkland Islands: 64,000 visitors this year predicts Tourist Board

VISITOR arrivals in 2011 including inbound overnight tourists, cruise passengers and domestic tourists are expected to total almost 64,000, spending £6.85 million, according to the Falkland Islands Tourist Board forecast for the first quarter of 2011.
Friday, July 8th 2011 - 15:05 UTC
Punta Arenas fans charter DAP plane to support Chile in match against Uruguay

Early Friday morning a DAP aircraft with over fifty passengers left Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, on a chartered flight for Santiago and then Mendoza, Argentina to be present at this evening’s Chile-Uruguay match for the Copa America.
Thursday, July 7th 2011 - 09:54 UTC
Trump opens 70-story luxury hotel in Panama, the tallest building in Latin America

Untied States billionaire Donald Trump marked his entry into Latin American real estate Wednesday with the opening in the capital of Panama of his 70-story luxury resort, the tallest building in Latin America.
Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 16:29 UTC
How seafood, oil and tourism made ’squidionaires’ and the Falklands’ rich

Caroline Graham from London's Mail on Sunday visited the Falkland Islands for a week and chance had it she arrived when a commercial oil strike was announced by one of the several companies exploring offshore the Islands.
Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 06:14 UTC
Argentina announces aid for areas suffering from the volcanic ash cloud

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced a package of measures to mitigate the effects of ash spewing from Chile's Puyehue volcano that has upended air travel, tourism and farming in Patagonia.
Tuesday, July 5th 2011 - 05:49 UTC
Argentina/Chile agree to jointly promote receptive tourism in far distant markets

Argentina and Chile have reached an understanding to join efforts in promoting receptive tourism in far distant overseas markets. The document was signed last week by Chile’s Deputy Secretary for Tourism Jacqueline Plass and the Argentine Tourism minister Enrique Meyer at the Argentina embassy in Santiago de Chile.
Friday, July 1st 2011 - 01:38 UTC
Beijing-Shanghai high speed train link begins commercial operations

High speed trains linking Beijing and Shanghai made their commercial debut on Thursday on a 33 billion US dollars track China hopes will open a new page to the country’s rail history and help ease its overloaded transport system.
Thursday, June 30th 2011 - 21:04 UTC
Chile plans to invest massively in developing tourism in Mapuche territory

Home to pristine forests and the indigenous Mapuche people, Chile’s Araucanía Region is rich with tourism potential. However, according to the government, the area needs a facelift in order to capitalize on its resources.
Thursday, June 30th 2011 - 07:11 UTC
Chilean ski slopes prepare for an exceptional invasion of Brazilian tourists

Between 80 and 90% of hotel capacity has already been reserved at Chile’s leading ski resorts for the 2011 season. At Valle Nevado, Portillo, and Termas de Chillán - three of Chile’s leading ski resorts - reservations are up 10 to 20% compared to 2010, according to the Federation of Tourism Businesses (Fedetur).