Tourism

Monday, June 1st 2009 - 20:54 UTC
Airbus confirm that an A330-200 operated by Air France has been lost

An Air France plane flying from Brazil to Paris has gone missing with 228 people on board, the airline informed today.
Monday, June 1st 2009 - 13:28 UTC
Uruguay optimistic about tourism industry prospects

Uruguay’s Tourism minister is optimistic about the evolution of the industry and forecasts 2009 will be a better year in US dollars, than 2008. In spite of the global slowdown and the influenza scare the flow of visitors to Uruguay remains steady and is expected to improve 5% over last year.
Sunday, May 31st 2009 - 15:27 UTC
“Swine flu cruise” with 2.000 passengers cancels trip to Great Barrier Reef

Eighty-three passengers disembarked in Australia Saturday from the “swine flu ship” Pacific Dawn after it was allowed to dock in Brisbane, officials said.
Sunday, May 31st 2009 - 00:21 UTC
Big Ben rings in its 150th anniversary on Sunday

Defiantly low-tech yet accurate to the second, Big Ben is having its 150th birthday Sunday, its Victorian chimes carrying the sound of Britain into the 21st century.
Saturday, May 30th 2009 - 15:35 UTC
Barcelona-Gibraltar flights delayed by a month

Aerolineas Ándalus will delay the launch of flights between British Overseas Territory Gibraltar and Barcelona, Spain by at least a month because of low demand. The company began selling tickets several weeks ago but few people were buying, reports the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Friday, May 29th 2009 - 03:49 UTC
Easter Island cruise pier could cost between 20 and 70 million USD

Chile's Ministry of Public Works (MOP) recently announced its decision to fund construction of a new docking pier for Easter Island, near the in Rapa Nui part of the island.
Wednesday, May 20th 2009 - 14:21 UTC
Hundred of Argentines pay tribute to an honest taxi driver

Hundreds of Argentines have donated the equivalent of 32.000 US dollar to a taxi driver who found a bag with 32.500 US dollars in cash in his vehicle and returned it to its owners.
Wednesday, May 20th 2009 - 07:32 UTC
European cruise industry cautiously optimistic

The cruise industry in Europe will grow in 2009, but at a slower pace than in the past three years due to the economic crisis, the European Cruise Council (ECC) predicts, reports Travel Weekly.co.uk.
Tuesday, May 19th 2009 - 14:48 UTC
Survey of Falklands’ domestic tourism

New research published by the Falkland Islands Tourist Board this week puts an estimated value of £1,122,000 per year on domestic tourism. The estimate was made following a telephone survey carried out during March 2009, which also enabled the tourist board to calculate that 11,500 domestic trips are taken by Falkland Islanders each year.
Tuesday, May 19th 2009 - 13:46 UTC
US, UK ‘recession-hit’ economies to impact Falklands’ cruise tourism

The average annual growth of cruise tourism to the Falklands will not be sustained next season confirmed General Manager of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board, Jake Downing.
“Cruise tourism to the Falklands has been growing at an average annual rate of 13.9% since 2000, but there are a number of factors at play this year which mean we won’t be able to sustain that level of growth next season,” said Mr Downing.