Tourism

• Tuesday, September 28th 2010 - 21:22 UTC

  World Cup top star Forlan will promote Uruguay’s tourism attractions campaign

  

  Uruguay’s world soccer star Diego Forlan will become next November the visible face of the official campaign to promote the country’s tourism attractions.

• Friday, September 24th 2010 - 01:18 UTC

  Airlines recovery surprises and boosts profits but 2011 is forecasted as ‘austere’

  

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revised its 2010 industry outlook and is now projecting a profit of 8.9 billion US dollars (up from the 2.5 billion forecast in June), with Asia and Latinamerica leading. However, in its first look into 2011, IATA estimates that profitability will drop to 5.3 billion.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 15:57 UTC

  Argentina promotes tourism in UK; BA direct flights London/Buenos Aires in March

  

  British Airways will start non-stop flights between London and Buenos Aires in March 2011 announced Minister of Tourism Enrique Meyer in Britain’s capital during the official launch to promote investment in Argentina’s tourism industry.

• Wednesday, September 22nd 2010 - 03:12 UTC

  Stowaway owl in the world’s largest cruise vessel returned to its habitat

  

  Florida State wildlife officials were called to the world's largest cruise ship, Royal Caribbean's Oasis of the Seas, to deal with a little stowaway – a burrowing owl.

• Saturday, September 18th 2010 - 09:27 UTC

  Venezuelan government airline grounds all flights for technical review of fleet

  

  The government-owned Venezuelan airline involved in a fatal a plane crash Monday in which 16 people were killed has grounded all flights Friday for 14 days to perform a technical review of its fleet, the Conviasa airline announced.

• Friday, September 17th 2010 - 03:45 UTC

  Uruguay’s “life quality” tourism attracted 1.5 million in eight months

  

  The numbers of tourists arriving in Uruguay during the first eight months of 2010, compared to the same period a year ago, increased 13% and revenue jumped 20.2% according to the latest figures released Thursday by the Ministry of Tourism Hector Lescano.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 10:59 UTC

  Number of tour ships visiting South Georgia to fall for the second year running

  

  The number of tour ships planning to visit South Georgia in the coming summer looks set to fall for the second year in a row, according to a report in the August edition of the South Georgia Newsletter.

• Friday, September 10th 2010 - 03:15 UTC

  Paraguay’s tourism revenue in 2009 totalled 204 million US dollars

  

  Foreign tourists left an estimated 204 million US dollars in land-locked Paraguay in 2009, according to figures made public by the head of the Tourism Office Liz Cramer, during a seminar held this week at the Central Bank.

• Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 00:52 UTC

  Beatle Paul will be back in Chile and Argentina next November

  

  Beatle Paul McCartney will be visiting Peru, Chile, Argentina and Chile as part of his “Up and Coming Tour” next November according to reports in the Argentine and Chilean press.

• Wednesday, September 8th 2010 - 04:16 UTC

  Chilean regional airports international passenger traffic up 55% in five years

  

  Increased travel to Chile’s tourist sites, tax free zones, and mining areas have necessitated greater travel to regional airports, the Civil Aeronautics Board reported last week. As a result, Iquique and Easter Island lead in the number of flights, followed by Arica and Punta Arenas.