Tourism

Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Significant drop in visitors to Antarctica this season

The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators or IAATO has reported that the number of tourists visiting Antarctica is projected to drop significantly in the 2008/09 season according to a report from Outside Online
Saturday, February 14th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Invitation to surf in Falklands' empty, consistent waves

DailyStoke.com one of surf-addicts most popular sites is inviting its followers to try the empty, consistent waves of the Falkland Islands, a British Crown dependency that sits in the South Atlantic, just a few hundred miles off the coast of Argentina.
Wednesday, February 11th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands tourism record: 4.053 visitors in one day

A new record was set for Falkland Islands tourism last week, with 4,053 visitors arriving on board cruise ships on Friday February 6, confirmed Jake Downing, General Manager of the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB).
Thursday, February 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Falklands optimistic about cruise passenger season

This season has brought a “significant increase” in cruise passengers according to the Falkland Islands Tourist Board.
Thursday, February 5th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Punta Arenas expects 4.175 cruise visitors on Saturday

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile will be taken over by 4.175 cruise visitors when two huge vessels, “Star Princess” and “Radiance of the Seas” call in on Saturday. “Carnival Splendour” with 3.700 visitors is expected at the end of the month.
Tuesday, February 3rd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Regional Spanish airline plans flights to Gibraltar

An airline based in the Spanish region of Andalusia, Andalus Lineas Aereas, is planning to restore daily air links between Gibraltar and Madrid as part of an ambitious strategic plan to link regional air routes across Spain and Morocco.
Monday, February 2nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Ushuaia consolidates as south hemisphere cruise hub

With 396 cruise vessel calls this season Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina's Tierra del Fuego confirms its hub condition for the industry in the southern hemisphere, according to local authorities.
Monday, February 2nd 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Argentine tourists “flooded” Chile during January

Tourist activity in Chile during January increased 6.4% compared to the same month a year ago, totalling 424.536 tourists and an estimated 289 million US dollars, up 9% over January 2008, according to the Chilean Tourism Office.
Tuesday, January 27th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Tourism industry expected to contract up to 2% this year

International tourist arrivals in 2008 increased 2% over the previous year but with the advance of the global crisis the rate of growth in the second half came to a stand still and turned negative, a tendency which is expected to continue in 2009, --possibly between 0 and minus 2%--, according to the latest report form the World Tourism Organizations.
Tuesday, January 20th 2009 - 20:00 UTC
Number of tourists to Argentina drops 8% in November

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Argentina during November fell 8% over the same month last year, according to government report from the statistics office INDEC.