Tourism

• Sunday, August 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires City, more expensive for foreigners

  

  Due to the inflation, estimated between 10 and 20 percent and to the drop in the dollar's value, Buenos Aires City is more expensive than last year, but it still ranks among the cheapest cities in the world for foreigners, according to a international survey on the cost of life carried out by Mercer pollsters.

• Thursday, August 28th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Airbridge new contract announced

  

  FALKLAND Islanders are to have 'higher frequency' of flights to the UK via the British Forces airbridge under the conditions of the Joint Position Statement (JPS) signed between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in respect of civilian use of the facility.

• Sunday, August 24th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Madonna's tour “Sticky & Sweet” in Chile December 10

  The guessing is over: Madonna will perform in Santiago de Chile on Wednesday December 10th according to the “Sticky & Sweet” tour official site www.madonna.com. A devoted fan club presale of tickets will start on midnight Wednesday 27 until September 5. Regular tickets sale goes on Wednesday September 10.

• Wednesday, August 20th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Uruguay received 13.7% more tourists in first half of 2008

  

  In the first half of this year the number of overseas tourists arriving in Uruguay increased 13.7% compared to the same period in 2007, according to Benjamin Liberoff, chief advisor of the country's Ministry of Tourism.

• Monday, August 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Who pays for port expansion to dock larger cruise vessels?

  

  As the cruise industry keeps advancing and vessels become larger a controversy has erupted in Punta Arenas as to who should pick the bill for the expansion of port facilities both for docking and landing tourists.

• Thursday, August 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  South Georgia Island visited by 8.000 cruise ship pax

  

  Analysis of the figures from the 2007/8 tourist season shows that tourism to South Georgia in the South Atlantic continues to increase. Sixty-four cruise ship visits were made by 29 different vessels (13 more visits than last year), bringing more than 8000 cruise ship passengers.

• Wednesday, August 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Octopus did you say? Not exactly, it's six arms and two legs

  

  A giant Pacific octopus called Mavis has helped researchers to prove that the one thing everyone knows about the creatures is wrong. The name octopus is derived from the Ancient Greek for eight feet. Mavis, who lives in a tank at Weymouth Sea Life Centre, actually has six arms and two legs.

• Tuesday, August 12th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Further growth in Falklands tourism anticipated this year

  

  THE Falkland Islands is anticipating a growth of nearly 9% in cruise ship visitors in the coming season.

• Monday, August 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Minerva II opens Montevideo 2008/09 cruise season

  

  The first vessel to call in Montevideo port, Uruguay, this coming 2008/09 cruise season is Minerva II which will be arriving November 21st, according to an official report from local authorities.

• Friday, August 1st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Cruise liner hit by Pacific storm leaves 40 passengers injured

  

  An estimated 40 passengers were injured when a P&O Cruises ship encountered a storm about 400 miles from New Zealand, officials reported in Auckland.
  
  Passengers were treated for broken bones and minor flesh wounds after the Pacific Sun encountered seven meter swells and strong winds Wednesday night, The Daily Telegraph reported.