Tourism

• Monday, November 15th 2010 - 19:05 UTC

  Chile promotes nudism-naturism tourism; holds regional conference in 2012

  

  The nudism and naturism movement in Chile will soon be in the international spotlight, as the country was recently named headquarters for the Latin American Nudism-Naturism Conference, scheduled for March 2012.

• Monday, November 15th 2010 - 18:44 UTC

  Korean vessel fire frustrates Uruguay’s cruise season official launching

  

  A fire which broke out in a Korean flagged fishing vessel docked in the port of Montevideo and which was still burning early Monday forced the suspension of the official launching of Uruguay’s cruise season.

• Friday, November 12th 2010 - 17:41 UTC

  UK holidaymakers moving out of Euro zone to Eastern Europe

  

  It wasn't just the rain-swept, cold day in London that was sending a chill wind down the back of tourism bosses from Western Europe. As heads of the global travel industry met for their annual gathering at the giant World Travel Market (WTM) 2010 event, the damage being caused by the continuing high value of the Euro was the dark cloud hanging over the representatives from Euro zone nations.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 14:36 UTC

  Emergency order to inspect all A380 engines; Qantas grounds its six Super-jumbos

  

  European Union’s air safety regulator has issued an emergency order to inspect all Super-jumbo Airbus A380 passenger jet engines after a Rolls-Royce turbine blew up on a Qantas flight last week.

• Thursday, November 11th 2010 - 00:17 UTC

  Stranded cruise towed to San Diego; Navy choppers supply food to 4.500 pax

  

  Cruise ship “Carnival Splendour” carrying 4,500 passengers and crew members is being slowly towed towards San Diego, California after an engine room fire disabled its ability to move on its own.

• Wednesday, November 10th 2010 - 05:36 UTC

  EU fines eleven airlines 800 millon Euros for a global cargo cartel

  

  Europe's competition watchdog hit 11 airlines with nearly 800 million Euros in fines Tuesday for running a global cargo cartel that included Air France-KLM, British Airways and Japan Airlines.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 18:04 UTC

  Tourism industry expected to expand 2% in 2010 based on strong rebound in Asia

  

  The World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) revised upwards its previous forecasts for the industry reflecting the economic recovery and the faster-than-expected rebound in international travel, particularly in Asian markets.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 17:43 UTC

  Beluga whale concept for a new luxury super-yacht with a 200 million price tag

  

  A beluga whale is the inspiration behind a new concept for a massive luxury yacht and would cost in the range of 200 million US dollars.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 13:53 UTC

  “Carnival Splendor” with 4.500 people towed to Mexico after fire left her adrift

  

  The crew of a Mexico-bound cruise ship “Carnival Splendor” battled an engine room fire for three hours which left the vessel adrift, officials said. On Tuesday the vessel was waiting to be towed to the Mexican port of Ensenada.

• Tuesday, November 9th 2010 - 04:00 UTC

  Paul McCartney in Buenos Aires ready for the first show on Wednesday

  

  Former Beatle Paul McCartney is resting in a farm in the outskirts of Buenos Aires preparing for the scheduled shows of Wednesday and Thursday at the River Plate stadium.