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Montevideo, April 2nd 2025 - 08:32 UTC

Tourism

  • Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 00:07 UTC

    Magallanes tourism operators want regional official representative removed

    Punta Arenas reports a significant drop in tourists to the region

    Tourism operators from the extreme south of Chile in Punta Arenas are demanding that the regional representative of the national Tourism Office, Senatur, Christian Miranda resign and be immediately replaced.

  • Monday, May 17th 2010 - 05:17 UTC

    Brazil and Argentina promote tourism and trade in Qatar

    Qatar Airways next month begins flying to Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires

    Both Brazil and Argentina have pitched a strong case for the Arab world to broaden its trade and tourism scope to South America. In a workshop held over the weekend at the Doha Marriott Hotel, trade and tourism representatives from the two countries urged Qataris to seek trade and leisure opportunities following the announcement that Qatar Airways will be flying to both Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires from June 24.

  • Saturday, May 15th 2010 - 03:03 UTC

    Brazilian tourists captivated by Chile’s ski slopes and vineyards

    However for the merry Brazilians Santiago is a “destination for older people”

    A new tourism review shows that Brazilians love Chile’s ski slopes and vineyards, but say that national flights are expensive and inflexible.

  • Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 02:33 UTC

    Taiwan and China Open Tourism Offices in Beijing and Taipei

    China-friendly Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou

    Taiwan set up its first government office in China this week sending a strong sign of improved relations following decades of hostilities that saw little official contact while the two sides stood at the brink of war.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 23:30 UTC

    Cuba Boosts Tourism Industry and Plans to Develop “Virgin Regions”

    Cuban emigrants have become the main source of tourists for the island said Minister Manuel Marrero

    Cuba received a record one million tourists in the first four months and announced a policy of “real estate development” associated with boosting marinas, golf courses and other tourist investments, mainly in “virgin regions”.

  • Wednesday, May 5th 2010 - 21:28 UTC

    Fresh Volcanic Ash Cloud Delay Hundreds of Flights in Scotland and Ireland

    Thousands of passengers are facing long delays after airports in Scotland and Ireland closed because of a fresh cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland. Flights have been grounded in Glasgow, Prestwick and Derry since 0700 BST, while the airspace over Dublin, Belfast and Edinburgh has also since closed.

  • Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 18:19 UTC

    Falklands’ Land-Based Tourism Down 10% in 2009/2010 with 16% Britons Less

    Malvina House Hotel with new extension to the right

    Falkland Islands land-based receptive tourist operators estimate that this season there was a 10% contraction in in-bound numbers compared with 2008/09. However bookings for 2010/2011 are back at good season levels, according to a report in the latest edition of the Islands weekly Penguin News.

  • Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 02:31 UTC

    Brazilian Tourists Fully Book Chilean Ski Resorts for Winter Holidays

    Snow and cheap prices the big magnet for Brazilians

    Brazilians are hanging up their swimsuits and donning snowsuits for this year’s winter ski season in Chile. Ski resorts have built strong campaigns with Chilean operators, agencies and media to increase visits from Brazil to the country’s ski slopes.

  • Monday, May 3rd 2010 - 07:49 UTC

    Organizers Confirm Argentina and Chile will Host the 2011 Dakar Rally

    Over 300 drivers are expected to compete in the long distance endurance race

    Organizers have unveiled the route for the 2011 Dakar Rally which will start and finish in Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires and include a section through Chile. The 33rd edition of the “the world's toughest motor-sport event” will be the third to be run in South America after concerns about terrorists moved the rally in 2009 from its traditional route through the Sahara desert in North Africa.

  • Tuesday, April 27th 2010 - 21:40 UTC

    Canadian Fund Invests in Uruguay’s Flagship Carrier PLUNA

    A Uruguayan flagship carrier PLUNA aircraft

    Jazz Air Income Fund has agreed to invest 15 million US dollars for an indirect stake in Uruguay's flagship carrier, Pluna. The fund behind Air Canada's regional affiliate, Jazz Air, said that it will get a one-third, non-voting interest in Latin American Regional Aviation Holding Corp., which owns 75% of Pluna Lineas Aireas Uruguayas. The remaining 25% of Pluna is held by the government of Uruguay.