Tourism

• Wednesday, January 5th 2011 - 08:55 UTC

  New agreement between LAN and Jetstar

  

  Chile's LAN has announced an agreement with the Australian budget airline, Jetstar, owned by Quantas airways.

• Tuesday, January 4th 2011 - 18:57 UTC

  Antarctica Cruise Canceled After 'Signs of Wear' Are Discovered

  

  There's more trouble in Antarctica, but this time, the notoriously rough Drake Passage isn't to blame. Citing mechanical problems, small-ship adventure operator Abercrombie & Kent has canceled a 15-night Antarctic cruise on the 264-passenger Le Boreal that was slated to depart from Ushuaia on Tuesday.

• Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 23:33 UTC

  Air traffic growth moderates: begins to expand at historic rates, says IATA

  

  International scheduled air traffic results for November showed an 8.2% year-on-year passenger traffic growth and a 5.4% increase for freight, according to the latest report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

• Sunday, January 2nd 2011 - 21:54 UTC

  Britain expects increase in tourist numbers to reach 30 million this year

  

  Overseas visits by foreign residents to Britain are likely to increase by 300,000 next year, UK's tourist chiefs have predicted. Numbers will be around 30 million - a 1% rise on the 2010 figure, the VisitBritain organization said.

• Thursday, December 30th 2010 - 11:53 UTC

  Lima and Santiago airports are Latin America’s leaders

  

  The annual ranking by the British consultants Sky Research puts Lima’s Jorge Chávez Airport in front of all South America’s airports, with Pudahuel Airport in Chile coming in just behind.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:57 UTC

  LAN and TAM ready to become Latam’s largest airline

  

  Chile's flag carrier LAN expects its planned merger with Brazil's TAM to clear regulatory hurdles and take flight in mid-2011, a top executive of the Chilean airline said in a radio interview on Friday.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:46 UTC

  European vehicles for the Dakar Argentina-Chile Rally undergo inspection

  

  The Grande Brasile has arrived at Delta Rock, where the European vehicles participating in the 2011 Dakar Argentina-Chile Rally were unloaded during the night.

• Monday, December 27th 2010 - 08:28 UTC

  Iguazu Falls will complete a record year of visitors

  

  Over a million tourists (1.064.731) had visited until Christmas Argentina’s Iguazu Falls national park, a number which should reach 1.2 million when the 2010 calendar year is completed according to Iguazu Argentina that have the park’s concession.

• Sunday, December 26th 2010 - 22:51 UTC

  ”Challenges ahead” for Uruguay’s tourism sector, reports online guide

  

  The publisher of www.UruguayNow.com says that Montevideo’s neglected downtown and deteriorating levels of personal safety are problems that will hamper the growth of tourism in the country

• Wednesday, December 22nd 2010 - 05:35 UTC

  EU raps European airports for failing to deal with freezing weather

  

  The European Union has strongly criticized European airports for failing to deal with recent freezing weather, which has left thousands of travellers stranded. Around 1,000 flights were cancelled across the continent on Tuesday.