Tourism

• Friday, April 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Heathrow “chaos” T5 cost B Airways loss of 2.8% pax in March

  The London Heathrow airport Terminal 5 debacle hit British Airways' monthly passenger figures for March 2008. Despite the benefit of an early Easter, BA carried just fewer than 2.72 million passengers last month, a 2.8% dip on the March 2007 total according to reports in the British press.

• Friday, April 4th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Antarctica tour operators meeting in Punta del Este

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATA, will be holding its19th Annual General Meeting in Punta del Este, Uruguay from April 28 to May first. The changing industry and challenges, particularly environmental and safety will figure top of the agenda.

• Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Latam air accident rate double world average claims IATA

  

  The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on Monday for the Latin American aviation industry to redouble its efforts to drive down the accident rate in the region and better coordinate safety regulations.

• Wednesday, April 2nd 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile receives less than 30% of S America cruises

  

  Chile receives 2% of the world's cruise tourists, according to a report port experts presented this week to Chile's System of Public Companies (SEP). The researchers recommended Chile take action in order to attract more cruisers to the country's shores.

• Monday, March 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  British Airways £4.5 billion Chaos Terminal in Heathrow

  

  British Airways' passengers are this morning waking up to news that 54 flights at Heathrow's Terminal Five have been cancelled, with the airline admitting it could not predict when the crisis would end.

• Monday, March 31st 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Environmentalist call for curb on Antarctic shipping

  

  Environmental campaigners are calling for greater restrictions on shipping around Antarctica in order to prevent damage to its unique ecosystems.

• Thursday, March 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Global and regional poor rating for Chilean air facilities

  

  Bad flight connections, long waiting lines and restricted flight options are some of the reasons a recent World Economic Forum study placed Chile 7th among Latin American nations in airline services. Worldwide, Chile ranked 50th, with a 3.4 mark on a scale of one to seven.

• Thursday, March 27th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Falkland Islanders shocked by flight price increase

  

  FALKLAND Islanders are reeling from another increase in the cost of a flight on the Royal Air Force airbridge from Mount Pleasant Airport in the Falklands to RAF Brize Norton in the United Kingdom.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Chile: Finnish tourist held over Easter Island ear

  

  The authorities on Easter Island have detained a Finnish tourist on suspicion of trying to steal an earlobe of one of the world-famous moai stone statues.

• Wednesday, March 26th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  James Bond latest thrill begun to be filmed in north Chile

  

  As the mysterious 007 agent he represents in the film, Daniel Craig has been out of the limelight, locked in his hotel since he arrived Tuesday night to Antofagasta, in the north of Chile for the filming of “Quantum of solace”.