Tourism

• Thursday, November 12th 2009 - 05:53 UTC

  First foreign cruise of the season arrives in Punta Arenas; business down 27%

  

  The first international cruise called this week in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile, signalling the official beginning of the 2009/10 season which local tourist operators are anticipating is going to suffer a significant fall from the previous.

• Saturday, November 7th 2009 - 16:35 UTC

  Successful online marketing for Falkland Islands tourism

  

  The results of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board’s first online marketing campaign in the UK have been outstanding, according to Jake Downing, General Manager of FITB.

• Saturday, November 7th 2009 - 16:12 UTC

  British Airways reports record loss and faces threat of strikes

  

  British Airways reported a record pre-tax loss Friday of more than 485 million US dollars, another setback for the airline as it faces the threat of strikes over the Christmas period.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 20:40 UTC

  Chilean eco-tourism expands creating conservation zone in Patagonia

  

  Chile’s largest Eco-Tourism firms, Nomads, plans to develop new tour routes after acquiring 22.000 hectares of un-spoiled land in southern Chile. The company hopes to create a conservation zone to protect various protected species living in the area.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 11:15 UTC

  Buenos Aires looking forward to a “very good cruise season”

  

  Buenos Aires City is looking forward to what it considers a “very good cruise season” with the number of visitors increasing 11% and the number of calls 15%, according to Hernán Lombardi Minister of Culture and Tourism of the Argentine capital.

• Tuesday, November 3rd 2009 - 08:14 UTC

  Aggressive Chilean tourism campaign to attract more Brazilians

  

  Chilean authorities have just launched a new 4 million US dollars advertising campaign to attract more Brazilians to visit Chile. Funded by Tourism Chile and the National Economic Development Agency (CORFO), the promotion aims to increase the number of Brazilian tourists visiting Chile by 30%.

• Monday, November 2nd 2009 - 14:09 UTC

  Antarctica cruise season begins in Ushuaia; 225 calls anticipated this year

  

  With the departure last week of icebreaker “Kapitan Khlebnikov” (*), Ushuaia marked the beginning of the Antarctica cruise season. Located in the extreme south of Argentina Ushuaia has become the gateway for Antarctic cruises virtually monopolizing 92% of the traffic

• Saturday, October 31st 2009 - 11:35 UTC

  “Oasis of the Seas” with its 2.700 cabins on maiden voyage to Florida

  

  The world's largest cruise liner began Friday its maiden voyage to Florida, gliding out from a shipyard in Finland with an amphitheatre, basketball courts and an ice rink on board. The 16-deck Oasis of the Seas spans 360 metres from bow to stern. Its 2,700 cabins can accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,100 crew.

• Saturday, October 31st 2009 - 01:20 UTC

  Gibraltar promotes tourism in Madrid with Spanish airline support

  

  The Gibraltar Tourist Board held a tourism workshop in Madrid, Spain this week, in conjunction with Ándalus Líneas Aéreas, as part of the Rock’s government’s commitment to an ongoing joint marketing drive with the airline in Spain.

• Wednesday, October 28th 2009 - 08:17 UTC

  “Scientific route” one of this season’s amenities at Torres del Paine Park

  

  The Chilean National Service of Tourism (SERNATUR) in November will open a new route through the Torres del Paine National Park, in Chile’s Patagonia, that will offer geologic and physical information about eleven specific sites within the park.