Tourism

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 23:46 UTC

  Gay-friendly Buenos Aires experiences massive inflow of homosexual tourism

  

  Argentina expects an important inflow of gay tourists this coming season, more specifically the capital Buenos Aires following pioneering legislation making marriage among same sex people legal.

• Wednesday, November 3rd 2010 - 04:28 UTC

  Bill to lift ban on cruise casinos and gambling while in Chilean territorial waters

  

  A bill allowing cruise vessels to operate their on board casinos and other gambling activities while in Chilean territorial waters was presented Tuesday in the Chilean congress. The proposal is a long standing demand from the international cruise industry.

• Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 - 04:29 UTC

  Tight squeeze for the giant new cruise ship ‘Allure of the Seas’

  

  It was a tight squeeze for a giant new cruise ship sailing from Europe to its home port in in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, over the weekend.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 05:36 UTC

  Two presidents will head “Chilean Antarctica Day” celebrations

  

  Punta Arenas launched Sunday the “Chilean Antarctica Day” celebrations that are programmed to last a full week including the visit of Chilean president Sebastián Piñera and his Ecuadorean peer Rafael Correa, specially invited for the occasion.

• Monday, November 1st 2010 - 05:01 UTC

  Punta Arenas based DAP incorporates new aircraft for Antarctic charters

  

  Chile’s DAP airlines, which at one time was the link between Punta Arenas and the Falkland Islands, has incorporated a second BAE-146 for seasonal charter flights to Antarctica.

• Saturday, October 30th 2010 - 18:57 UTC

  Peru proposes South American Pacific countries free movement zone

  

  Peruvian President Alan Garcia is proposing to Chilean President Sebastian Piñera a zone for free movement of goods, people and capital, a zone that would include Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and Chile.

• Thursday, October 28th 2010 - 05:01 UTC

  LAN Airlines completes acquisition of second largest operator in Colombia

  

  Chile’s flag carrier, LAN Airlines announced Wednesday an agreement to acquire 98.942% of the outstanding shares of Colombian airline AIRES, through the purchase of its parent entities.

• Monday, October 25th 2010 - 20:50 UTC

  Uruguay’s official cruise season begins November 13; 197 calls anticipated

  

  Next November 13 the Holland America Line “Veendam” will be calling in Montevideo with 1.400 passengers signalling the official beginning of the cruise season in Uruguay expected to extend until April 4.

• Sunday, October 24th 2010 - 02:41 UTC

  First cruise of the season, National Geographic Explorer calls in Buenos Aires

  

  Buenos Aires received on Friday the first cruise call of the season with the arrival of the “National Geographic Explorer” and 139 visitors.

• Sunday, October 24th 2010 - 02:07 UTC

  Chile promotes eco-tourism in bio-diverse Patagonia

  

  Chile's Patagonian region is home to one of the most incredibly vast expanses of virtually untouched ecosystems on the planet. Within this ecological haven lies a region known as the Aisén Region, a sprawling epicentre of glacial waterways and biodiversity, soon to be subject of a new ecotourism operation run by the Centre for Ecosystem Research in Patagonia (CIEP).