Tourism

• Thursday, June 17th 2010 - 22:30 UTC

  Less Europeans travelling to Chile, more Chileans visiting the old continent

  

  The number of Chileans travelling to Europe is up sharply, thanks to the lower value of the Euro – down 9.74% between January and February of this year – which makes travel to Europe more attractive.

• Thursday, June 10th 2010 - 18:30 UTC

  Chile ski resorts still waiting for snow to begin winter season

  

  Though Chilean ski resorts were ready to begin the winter season more than a week ago, the slopes cannot be opened due to lack of snow. A lack of rain in the region has been blamed. The central and southern region of Chile has had a low level of rain this year, causing opening delays for some centres.

• Wednesday, June 9th 2010 - 20:06 UTC

  Uruguay received 910.597 tourists in the first four months of 2010

  

  In the first four months of this year (high season in the southern hemisphere) Uruguay hosted 910.597 tourists who on average stayed nine days (spent over 800 USD per capita) totalling an estimated income of 744 million US dollars, according to Uruguay’s Deputy Secretary of Tourism and Sports Lilian Kechichian.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2010 - 23:48 UTC

  Invasive algae found in Chilean Patagonia threatens ecosystem and tourism

  

  In February, Chris Spelius, owner of the adventure travel company Expediciones Chile, was standing out by the Futaleufu River in Southern Chile waiting for a client, when he looked into the normally clear water and noticed something unusual.

• Tuesday, June 1st 2010 - 02:46 UTC

  Major Brazilian airports on the verge of a “logistics blackout”

  

  Airports in the major cities of Brazil that will be hosting the World Cup in 2014, and the Olympic Games in 2016, are working at their maximum capacity and eight of them are described as “in the edge of operational collapse” according to a report from the Applied Economics Research Institute in Sao Paulo, IPEA.

• Saturday, May 29th 2010 - 05:19 UTC

  Montevideo, Buenos Aires, most liveable cities of South America

  

  According to the 2010 World Ranking of Mercer's Quality of Life, Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Santiago are the best major cities in South America to live although they compare poorly with the top ten mostly from Europe, Canada, NZ and Australia.

• Friday, May 28th 2010 - 11:09 UTC

  Whales centre study to be built in Chile’s Strait of Magellan

  

  Chile is researching the possible construction of a new centre for visitors and scientists to study whales in the Straits of Magellan.

• Tuesday, May 25th 2010 - 00:25 UTC

  Cruise vessels avoiding Chile: another 35% downturn anticipated for 2010/2011

  

  Cruises through the waters of Patagonia and around the most southern point of South America are a popular tourist attraction for US and European tourists. In more recent years however, cruise lines have started avoiding Chilean ports.

• Saturday, May 22nd 2010 - 00:07 UTC

  Magallanes tourism operators want regional official representative removed

  

  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

  

  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.