Tourism

Tuesday, August 17th 2010 - 09:09 UTC
“Miracle” in Colombia: Lightning downs aircraft: one dead, 114 injured

A Boeing 737-700 from Colombian air carrier Aires operating as Flight 8250 from Bogota Eldorado Airport to San Andres Island in the Caribbean split into three pieces on landing after being struck by lightning, according to statements from Colombia’s national police.
Saturday, August 14th 2010 - 02:47 UTC
Merger of Chile’s Lan and Brazil’s Tam to become the region’s largest carrier

Two major South American airlines announced on Friday plans to merge and create the biggest carrier in the region. Brazil's largest airline TAM Linhas Aereas will be teaming up with Chile's LAN.
Friday, August 13th 2010 - 03:16 UTC
Cruise company cautions ports must prepare for ships with over 5.400 passengers

Royal Caribbean announced that during the coming tourist season several of its ships will make 27 stops between Montevideo and Punta del Este in Uruguay. The announcement was made by Michael Ronan, Royal Caribbean's Vice President of Government Relations, Caribbean, Latin America & Asia, in a meeting with different Uruguayan authorities held in Montevideo.
Thursday, August 12th 2010 - 18:00 UTC
Spain top of the list for European pensioners seeking to relocate

Sun, sea and sangria come top of the list for European pensioners seeking to relocate for retirement, a new survey showed this week. The survey by employee management consulting firm Aon Corporation found that one in four Europeans wishing to retire abroad would like to move to Spain, followed by France, Italy and the United States.
Tuesday, August 10th 2010 - 03:22 UTC
Punta Arenas on the move to recover cruise industry lost activity

The business community in Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile has begun to campaign to ensure the cruise industry does not abandon the city and is asking authorities for a radical change in the costs policy, which seems one of the main causes for the current situation.
Sunday, August 8th 2010 - 07:23 UTC
Punta Arenas anticipates drastic 33% fall in cruise visitors this season

Less than a month for the beginning of the official cruise season 2010/11, prospects for Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile are not at all encouraging with an anticipated activity contraction of 33% over last year, according to the Empresa Portuaria Austral, EPA, which manages local port activities.
Wednesday, August 4th 2010 - 06:55 UTC
North of Chile, land of telescopes, preparing to promote “astronomy tourism”

With the installation of the world's biggest telescope planned in northern Chile many communities there are hoping the tourism industry will benefit from the world of astronomy.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 15:13 UTC
Low fares airline has Gibraltar/UK summer flights fully booked

Low fares airline Monarch is adding even more flights from Gibraltar to the UK this summer with an additional Friday service to London Luton, which will operate between 24 September and 29 October 2010, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 06:05 UTC
What happens if Chilean maritime costs force cruises to cancel the Pacific leg?

A Uruguayan cruise industry expert has brought up an interesting debate about the whole business for South America if Chilean port and auxiliary services costs remain so high that they end convincing some of the cruise companies to drop the traditional Pacific and Chilean leg of the tours.
Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 05:11 UTC
The 3.000 pax Celebrity Eclipse on her inaugural cruise to Gibraltar

An introductory plaque exchange ceremony took place on the new cruise liner Celebrity Eclipse when she made her inaugural call to Gibraltar this week.