Tourism

• Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 00:25 UTC

  Between 1.600 and 1.700 vessels cross the Magellan Strait annually

  

  An estimated 1.600 to 1.700 vessels cross the strategic Magellan Strait annually according to the Chilean Navy that last week celebrated the 161th anniversary of its patrolling task along the country’s coastline of almost 6.500 kilometres.

• Monday, August 31st 2009 - 08:00 UTC

  Third “expedition cruise” vessel for Australis from Punta Arenas

  

  The Chilean cruise company Cruceros Australis which operates from Punta Arenas is having a third vessel built in Valdivia which should be operational for the 2010/2011 season, according to Branco Ivelic, manager of Cruise Operations.

• Monday, August 31st 2009 - 07:08 UTC

  Japanese couple, best tango dancers of world competition in Argentina

  

  The Japanese couple Kyoto and Hiroshi Yamao won on Saturday night the Buenos Aires World Tango Salon category during a competition with the participation of sixty couples from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

• Thursday, August 27th 2009 - 08:38 UTC

  South Georgia attracted 7.700 tour visitors during the 2008/09 season

  

  The annual Tourism and Visitor report for the 2008/9 season shows that despite more tour ships than ever visiting South Georgia Island last season, overall cruise passenger numbers fell slightly.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 09:04 UTC

  “This is Chile” website in three languages launched by President Bachelet

  

  President Michelle Bachelet launched a new website Monday afternoon aimed at informing foreigner about Chile.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2009 - 15:12 UTC

  Uruguayan operators optimistic about the coming cruise season

  

  Uruguayan cruise operators believe the coming season could unveil some interesting surprises in spite of the global recession. The fall in value of the US dollar compared to the strength of the Euro and Latinamerican currencies could see a drastic change in the nationality of visitors with Europeans and Latinamericans compensating the US deficit.

• Thursday, August 20th 2009 - 15:57 UTC

  Buenos Aires and Santiago among cheapest cities in the world

  

  Oslo, Zurich, Copenhagen, Geneva, Tokyo and New York are considered the world's most expensive cities based on a standardized basket of 122 goods and services from the UBS “Prices and Earnings” survey.

• Wednesday, August 19th 2009 - 23:28 UTC

  Falkland Islands Tourist Board launch marketing campaign in the UK

  

  The Falkland Islands Tourist Board has launched an innovative marketing campaign in the UK this week, to help protect the islands from the impact of the economic recession.

• Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 08:04 UTC

  Chileans take advantage of vacation packages to Mexico and the Caribbean

  

  More Chileans are choosing the tropics this year as vacation package prices to Cancun and the Caribbean have dropped an average of 30% in 2009.

• Thursday, August 13th 2009 - 07:49 UTC

  InterContinental Hotels report loss: “business remains elusive”

  

  The British group which manages InterContinental Hotels, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn revealed that it plunged into losses in the first six months of 2009 and forecast a “tough” second half as the recession keeps business travellers at home. That compares with a net profit of 163 million dollars in the same part of 2008.