Foreign tourism in Uruguay during January injected 535 million US dollars to the economy, which is higher than the first two months of a year ago (515 million US dollars), according to the latest release from the Ministry of Tourism.
Chile’s main airline LAN announced Friday it would raise its international air fares by between 8 and 12” because of higher global oil prices.
China plans to build at least 45 new airports in the next five years to serve booming travel, the top industry regulator said last week.
THE decision by Chile to reduce the costs of port access and docking operations was welcomed by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board today.
Surging oil prices due to political turmoil in the Middle East spell very, very big challenges for airlines, said International Air Transport Association chief Giovanni Bisignani on Wednesday.
Chile announced Wednesday that cruise vessels operating in Chilean waters will benefit from significant rebates in port access and docking operations with the implementation of recent modifications to the ruling on rates and charges from the Maritime Transport and Merchant Navy Department.
The tourism industry in Chile is going through a very bad moment with a notorious drop in the number of visitors in recent months claim the private sector and local councillors from the city of Viña del Mar, one of the country’s main sea resorts.
Chile’s Public Works Ministry (MOP) will invest 9.1 million US dollars to remodel infrastructure surrounding Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in order to reduce traffic and improve experiences for air travellers.
London has beaten New York, Tokyo and Paris to become the world's highest grossing shopping city.
The UK capital, which boasts more big-name stores than any other, had the highest retail sales last year, with shoppers spending £62.4billion.
The number of foreign tourists visiting Argentina jumped 27.1% in 2010 compared to the year before, while dollars spent increased 25.9% according to air and sea arrivals and City of Buenos Aires numbers compiled by the country’s Statistics and Census Office, Indec.