Tourism

• 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.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2009 - 07:06 UTC

  Falklands’ iconic Cathedral trees face the chop

  

  Three large Cupressus macrocarpa trees have become a growing cause for concern for the members of the Council of Christ Church Cathedral in Stanley, Falkland Islands and are now set to be chopped down.

• Tuesday, June 16th 2009 - 13:02 UTC

  Falkland Islands: New look site for holiday company

  

  HOLIDAYING in the Falklands for both local and overseas clients has been made an even more tempting prospect, courtesy of the stunning photography and imaginative ideas on the brand new website launched by Falkland Islands Holidays.

• Friday, June 12th 2009 - 18:08 UTC

  Lack of snow postpones beginning of Chile’s ski season

  

  Ski addicts will have to wait a little longer this year before they can begin gliding down Chilean slopes. Although ski resorts were set to open this week, the lack of precipitation - and consequently of snow – has forced ski resorts to postpone their openings until at least the end of June.

• Thursday, June 11th 2009 - 06:39 UTC

  Buenos Aires and Santiago most liveable cities of Latinamerica

  

  Santiago de Chile is Latinamerica’s second best city in terms of “liveability,” according to a new report by British magazine “The Economist.”

• Tuesday, June 9th 2009 - 12:52 UTC

  Vancouver, Canada chosen as the most liveable city in the world

  

  The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) announced Monday that Vancouver, British Columbia is the best city in the world to live, followed by Vienna, Austria and Melbourne, Australia.

• Monday, June 8th 2009 - 20:23 UTC

  Four New Directors Appointed at the Falkland Islands Tourist Board

  

  A new Board of Directors was appointed at the Annual General Meeting of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, held on Thursday 4th June. Five of the existing directors will remain on the board, with four new directors joining them.

• Monday, June 8th 2009 - 14:04 UTC

  World airlines 'face $9bn loss'

  

  The global airline industry has nearly doubled its expected losses for the year to $9bn amid what it calls an unprecedented crisis.