Tourism

• Tuesday, March 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Singapore's A380 superjumbo starts London route

  

  Amid pomp and ceremony, the world's biggest passenger plane, the Airbus A380 superjumbo, headed for Heathrow airport on its first commercial flight to Europe.

• Tuesday, March 18th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  James Bond expected in Chile March 24 for next film

  

  Accompanied by an entourage of bodyguards, actor Daniel Craig will arrive in a private jet to the Chilean city of Antofagasta on March 24 to film a few scenes of the new James Bond movie, Quantum of Solace.

• Friday, March 14th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Heathrow: Queen set for Terminal 5 opening

  

  Heathrow Airport's controversial Terminal 5 is set to be opened by the Queen in a ceremony involving hundreds of airport and construction workers.

• Thursday, March 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  London the best city but also the most expensive & dirtiest

  

  London was voted the best European city to visit by international travelers in a TripAdvisor survey, despite also being voted the most expensive and dirtiest. In a poll of 1,100 travelers worldwide, London retained its place as the number one city in Europe for nightlife and was also voted the best in Europe for public parks.

• Thursday, March 13th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Greek cruise vessel runs aground: 280 pax rescued

  

  An investigation is underway after 280 foreign tourists had to be rescued on Thursday when their cruise ship ran aground in the Aegean Sea, Greek officials said.

• Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  US cruise passengers to be reimbursed “fuel surcharges”

  One of the world's top cruise operators has agreed to reimburse US passengers for fuel surcharges that were not adequately disclosed, the Florida attorney general announced Monday.

• Tuesday, March 11th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Cruise industry convention to address fuel prices

  

  The major representatives from the world cruise industry are meeting this week in Miami to address the industry's problems that have significantly eroded profits and threaten even more, given the current prices of fuel.

• Monday, March 10th 2008 - 21:00 UTC

  Mercosur ranks poorly in tourism competitiveness

  

  Mercosur countries do not figure among the most attractive environments for developing the travel and tourism industry, according to the second annual Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008, released by the World Economic Forum. Top of the list figure Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Australia, Spain and the UK.

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

  Most foreign tourists this summer opted for Santiago

  Most foreign tourists which arrived in Chile this 2008 summer chose the capital Santiago and its surroundings as the main attraction to visit. Most of the 750.000 tourists came from Argentina, Brazil and United States, according to Sernatur, Chile's Tourism Office.

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

  M/V Marco Polo on her final South Atlantic cruise

  

  She doesn't have the grandeur or the glamour of QE2 but Marco Polo had been on South Atlantic cruises for the last fifteen years and this week saw her final tour of the region. Bahamas flagged, the 22.000 tons old lady belonging to Norwegian Cruise Line/Orient Line from Miami is currently sailing along the coast of Brazil and should be arriving in Lisbon the first week of March.