Tourism

• Monday, July 6th 2009 - 10:10 UTC

  Buenos Aires expects 155 calls next 2009/2010 cruise season

  

  Buenos Aires port cruise terminal expects 155 calls during the coming 2009/2010 season, which is 13 more than last summer according to the latest information from the Argentine Ports Administration Office. This represents an increase of 13 over the previous season.

• Friday, July 3rd 2009 - 01:13 UTC

  IMO to Consider Ban on Heavy Fuel Oil in Antarctic Waters

  

  Earlier this week we published the position of CLIA, Cruise Lines International Association on some of the possible effects of the heavy fuel oil ban in Antarctic water for the industry, if the initiative is passed and approved by the International Maritime Organization.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2009 - 04:26 UTC

  Antarctica heavy fuels ban effect on Falklands’ tourism to be impressed on London

  

  The potential catastrophic effect of the Antarctic heavy fuel oil ban on the Falkland Islands economy is to be impressed on the British Government by Falklands’ politicians.

• Wednesday, July 1st 2009 - 08:38 UTC

  Gibraltar expects record 248 cruise calls and 380.000 visitors this year

  

  The great success of Gibraltar’s cruise industry with record 248 calls scheduled for this year with an estimated 380.000 passengers was underlined by Minister for Development Joe Holliday in his intervention before the local Parliament during the Budget Debate for 2009.

• Tuesday, June 30th 2009 - 15:10 UTC

  Improvements in Falklands’ public jetty in advance of cruise season

  

  In anticipation of the next cruise season the Falkland Islands Tourist Board is overseeing several infrastructure projects at the Stanley public jetty which should improve conditions making “visitor safety and comfort first”.

• Monday, June 29th 2009 - 10:46 UTC

  Punta Arenas expects 30% drop in cruise 2009/2010 activity

  

  The Maritime Chamber from Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile estimates that the number of visitors for the coming 2009/2010 cruise season could drop up to 30% which is equivalent to 29.000 people less.

• Saturday, June 27th 2009 - 16:34 UTC

  Sustainable Tourism Projected For Chile’s Easter Islands

  

  The impact of heavy tourist traffic on Easter Island - 3,500 kilometers from the Chilean coastline – prompted the EuroChile Business Foundation to introduce a new sustainability program aimed at alleviating the growing pressure on the island’s fragile ecosystem, while at the same time benefiting the local community and businesses.

• Wednesday, June 24th 2009 - 08:00 UTC

  South African airways adds flights to Buenos Aires

  

  South African Airways (SAA) has added capacity to its African network in keeping with its African strategy, while strengthening its network with additional flights from Perth, Western Australia and Buenos Aires, Argentina.

• Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 08:58 UTC

  Foreign tourism in Argentina slips 6% during April

  

  Tourists arriving in Argentina through the country’s main international airport, Ezeiza dropped 6% last April compared to the same month a year ago according to the Statistics and Census office, INDEC.

• Thursday, June 18th 2009 - 08:53 UTC

  Caribbean cruise interrupted because of A/H1N1 influenza

  

  A Spanish cruise ship has been turned away from two Caribbean ports following an outbreak of the A/H1N1 influenza on board. Pullmantur said “Ocean Dream” was refused permission to dock in Grenada and Barbados on Wednesday, with several confirmed cases amongst the crew of the virus.