Tourism

• Friday, August 7th 2009 - 12:02 UTC

  Falklands: Cruise numbers to slump as major operator pulls the plug

  

  Retailers in Stanley are being urged to work smarter for the tourist dollar as future domestic cruise seasons face potentially devastating losses.

• Thursday, August 6th 2009 - 16:30 UTC

  First Chilean Cup soccer game played in Easter Island

  

  Chile’s top league team Colo Colo easily defeated Rapa Nui in the first official match in Easter Island. The Chilean heavyweights won the Chilean Cup match 4-0. The locals, who didn't count with any professional footballers, but artisans, fishermen and dancers, played a decent game but were, as was expected, outplayed.

• Wednesday, August 5th 2009 - 12:58 UTC

  First man on the moon on Falklands cruise next November

  

  The legendary astronaut Neil Armstrong who landed on the moon 40 years ago, is set to visit the Falkland Islands this coming cruise season. The pioneer who took that first “small step for man” will be aboard the National Geographic Explorer for a 21-day cruise to South Georgia, the Falkland Islands and Antarctica in November.

• Tuesday, August 4th 2009 - 10:54 UTC

  Chile to invest 180 million USD in tourism infrastructure

  

  In a nod to the luxury cruiser industry, Chile’s government says it will invest more than 180 million US dollars to improve and expand tourism infrastructure to convince foreign travellers to visit the country.

• Tuesday, August 4th 2009 - 09:36 UTC

  Thousands of “eclipse tourists” expected to flock to Easter Island in July 2010

  

  Thousands of visitors are set to fly to Chile’s Easter Island to view the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century scheduled for July 11, 2010. But Easter Island inhabitants warn the tiny isle cannot accommodate so many people.

• Friday, July 31st 2009 - 06:55 UTC

  Cruise tourism brings £ 4.2 million to Falklands’ economy

  

  Cruise tourism brought almost £ 4.2 million (almost 7 million US dollars) revenue to the Falkland Islands in the 2008-09 season, according to the Friday release from the Falklands Islands Tourist Board.

• Monday, July 27th 2009 - 12:15 UTC

  Fin whale wedged to the bow of cruise ship in Canada

  

  A rare whale was discovered wedged on to the bow of a cruise ship when it docked in a Canadian port Saturday morning. The 21 metres fin whale, a threatened species in Canada, was found when the Sapphire Princess docked at the Port of Vancouver, the cruise company said.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2009 - 08:31 UTC

  Growing number of Chileans opting for domestic tourism

  

  Given current health and budget concerns, fewer Chileans are travelling abroad these days. Domestic tourism, however, continues to be a booming internal industry.

• Monday, July 20th 2009 - 13:34 UTC

  Number of tourists arriving in Argentina falls for eighth month running

  

  In May, for the eighth month running the number of foreign tourists visiting Argentina has dropped, mainly because of the global crisis, the A/H1N1 virus flu pandemic and domestic inflation.

• Monday, July 20th 2009 - 13:24 UTC

  From pumas to penguins in Southern Chile Patagonian safaris

  

  The Chilean Patagonian steppe is the setting for the development of a series of projects designed to link the region's landscape with its native fauna. Pumas, rheas, guanacos and hares feature among the major attractions in this emerging tourist sector.