Tourism

• Friday, December 29th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  British woman makes polar history in Antarctica

  

  British adventurer Hannah McKeand, 33, made polar history on Thursday when she became the fastest person ever to reach the Geographic South Pole solo and unsupported.

• Friday, December 29th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Huge ice shelf adrift in the Arctic, reports Canada

  

  An ice island the size of a small city is adrift in the Arctic after breaking free from one of Canada's largest ice shelves, reported on Friday Canadian scientists.

• Thursday, December 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile expects 640.000 foreign tourists in high season

  

  Tourist activity in Chile expanded 11.5% during 2006 and is forecasted to grow an additional 14% this coming summer season (January, February) according to the National Tourism Office, Senatur.

• Thursday, December 28th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazilian furious travelers storm airport runways

  

  In the midst of persistent chaos in airports Brazilian President Lula da Silva accused airlines of overbooking flights during Christmas while in one incident in Sao Paulo furious travellers stormed a runway to prevent a commercial jet from taking off.

• Monday, December 25th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Successful C 17 airdrop mission over Antarctica

  

  An airpower milestone was reached last week when the first ever US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III completed an airdrop mission that delivered about 70,000 pounds of supplies to the South Pole.

• Sunday, December 24th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Chile's Sky Airline plans to fly to Cordoba and Mendoza

  BUENOS AIRES — Chilean private company Sky Airline, which currently serves the Chilean domestic market, said that it is planning an imminent expansion of its route network to Córdoba and Mendoza in central Argentina, as part of wider plans to also fly to Sao Paulo, Lima and Madrid.

• Friday, December 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Brazil's Varig dismissed from Star Alliance

  Varig, Brazil's former flagship carrier, has been forced to leave the Star Alliance, in a move that could leave the world's largest airline grouping without a Latin American partner for 18 months or more.

• Friday, December 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Brasil's air system in chaos

  

  Chaos returned to Brazil's airports Thursday, with passengers occupying runways and aircraft to protest delayed and cancelled flights, local media reported. The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) said 44 per cent of Thursday's 1,227 scheduled flights were delayed by more than an hour and more than 40 flights were cancelled.

• Friday, December 22nd 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  Rockhopper penguin numbers tumble in South Atlantic

  

  Rockhopper penguins, a type featured in the movie “Happy Feet,” have suffered a mysterious 30 percent decline in numbers over five years in their South Atlantic stronghold, conservationists said on Friday.

• Tuesday, December 19th 2006 - 20:00 UTC

  New FIG website: Introduces the Islands as “a dynamic UK Overseas Territory”

  

  THE Falkland Islands Government has launched an updated website -
  www.falklands.gov.fk
  — which provides visitors with a comprehensive overview of today's Falklands.