Tourism

Wednesday, June 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Gibraltar allows norovirus infected cruise visitors to land

Passengers on board the cruise ship MV Ventura were allowed to visit Gibraltar despite a handful of the passengers being ordered to remain on board because of a recent virus outbreak, according to the Gibraltar Chronicle.
Tuesday, June 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
“Disney Magic” cruise pays record Panama Canal toll

The US cruise ship “Disney Magic” paid a record 331,200 US dollars to cross the Panama Canal. The 295-meter-long cruise owned by a subsidiary of Walt Disney Co, broke the transit record on May 16, the Panama Canal Authority said.
Thursday, June 5th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Madonna show next December in Buenos Aires and Chile

Madonna is coming to Argentina and Chile sometime in December according to reports in the Argentine edition of the Rolling Stones magazine, quoting sources from the record industry in Buenos Aires.
Wednesday, June 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Ushuaia doubling air terminal tourist capacity

The expansion of the main building of the Ushuaia airport terminal, in Tierra del Fuego, is scheduled to be finished early next year helping to further promote what is rapidly becoming the main industry of Argentina's most southern province.
Sunday, June 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Significant outlays in Punta Arenas airport concession renewal

Next July 24 the Chilean Public Works ministry will announce the name of the company that will be awarded the concession of the Punta Arenas airport, in the extreme south of the country, said Juan Francisco Miranda the regional representative for the ministry.
Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Whales are back in Patagonia and can be seen on internet

Franca whales are back in Argentine Patagonia, more precisely at Peninsula Valdes and the provincial government of Chubut has resorted to internet video to share whale watching with a world audience.
Saturday, May 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC
TACA passenger jet crashes in Honduras; 5 killed

A jetliner overshot a runway and raced onto a busy street in the Honduran capital on Friday, killing the pilot, two passengers and a motorist on the ground. At least 65 people were injured.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Fuel prices force Lan Chile to cut flights to US cities

Lan Chile one of the leading air carriers in South America said it expects slower growth in 2008 because of rising fuel prices and lower than expected passenger volume, which will force it to scale down international flights.
Thursday, May 29th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Lan resumes flights to center and extreme south of Chile

Lan Chile and Sky Airlines resumed flights on Thursday to the south of Chile which earlier this week had to be suspended because of the high ash concentration in the atmosphere originated in the eruption of the Chaitén volcano.
Tuesday, May 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC
Peruvian government promises to revamp Machu Picchu ruins

The Peruvian government will invest an estimated 35.7 million US dollars in archeological research in the Machu Picchu ruins area of influence.