Tourism

• 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.

• Tuesday, August 11th 2009 - 06:52 UTC

  The Hospitality Industry Drives Mixed-Use Development in the Emerging Markets of Central America

  

  This article explains trends in hotel development models and patterns throughout Central America, as well as identifies the countries within the region offering the greatest potential for hotel development.

• Saturday, August 8th 2009 - 14:10 UTC

  Uruguay’s flag carrier plans to fly Santiago de Chile/Punta Arenas

  

  A third operator could be joining Lan and Sky Airline in cargo and passenger traffic between Santiago de Chile and Punta Arenas, according to an official request presented before Chile’s Civil Aeronautics Agency last July 24, reports La Prensa Austral.

• 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.