Tourism

• Saturday, February 2nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Bad weather cancels QE 2 Falklands call; RAF farewell display

  The much anticipated final visit to the Falkland Islands by the Queen Elizabeth 2 passenger liner has had to be cancelled, reports FIRS.

• Saturday, February 2nd 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Maradona's “hand of God” apology “too little, too late”

  England's goalkeeper Peter Shilton has branded Diego Maradona's apology for his sly “Hand of God” goal in the 1986 World Cup as “too little, too late”.

• Thursday, January 31st 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands waiting for majestic QE2 on her final world cruise

  

  The world-famous Queen Elizabeth 2 passenger liner on her final world cruise left Montevideo on Wednesday and is expected to call in the Falkland Islands on Friday. It was her tenth and last call to Montevideo.

• Wednesday, January 30th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  HMS Endurance locates Antarctic wreck of Explorer

  

  HMS Endurance has located the wreck of the cruise liner M/S Explorer, which sank in Antarctic waters last year, reported the Royal Navy ice patrol ship.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Record visitors to Torres del Paine park in south Chile

  

  Visitors to Chile's world famous Torres del Paine national park in Patagonia reached a new record in 2007 and in the current summer season an average of over a thousand tourists cross the park's checkpoints daily.

• Tuesday, January 29th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  “Good” global tourism outlook after a record 2007

  

  Global tourism soared to a record performance in 2007, led by emerging markets, and the outlook remains good despite financial crises and high oil prices, the UN World Tourism Organisation said Tuesday in Madrid.

• Monday, January 28th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  A group of 16 Brits touring Magallanes on bicycles

  

  This week sixteen British adventurers who have chosen bicycles for sport and pleasure will be arriving in the extreme south of Chile for a sixteen days tour of the Magallanes region including Puerto Natales and Torres del Paine national park, reports Punta Arenas La Prensa Austral.

• Thursday, January 17th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  British Airways daily non stop flights London Buenos Aires

  

  British Airways has announced plans to significantly increase services to South America with a daily direct flight to Buenos Aires and starting next winter non-stop flights to Rio de Janeiro.

• Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Argentine flight delays spark passenger violence

  

  Frustrated passengers smashed ticket counters and threw objects at airline staff at Argentina's main airport on Saturday after the country's flagship airline canceled international flights for a second day.

• Sunday, January 13th 2008 - 20:00 UTC

  Australians arrive in NZ by kayak after 62 days

  Two Australians have become the first people to paddle to New Zealand across the Tasman Sea in a kayak.