Tourism

• Wednesday, December 5th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falklands' biggest ever cruise ship day a success

  

  On Tuesday 4th December 2007 the Falkland Islands experienced its biggest ever cruise ship day, welcoming 3,779 passengers from three different vessels in to the heart of Stanley.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  The world's third highest waterfall discovered in Peru

  

  The third highest waterfall in the world is in the Peruvian Amazon rain forest and measures 895.4 meters according to the country's Nacional Geographic Military Institute, IGN. The announcement was made by Foreign Trade and Tourism minister Mercedes Araoz.

• Tuesday, December 4th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Uruguay expects good tourist season: 1.8 million in 2007

  An estimated 1.8 million tourists will have visited Uruguay in 2007, a figure similar to that of last year, with income in the range of 750 million US dollars. However “prospects for 2008 are more encouraging given the increased connectivity of Uruguay in the region”, said on Tuesday Deputy Tourism minister Liliam Kechichian.

• Thursday, November 29th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  British Airways daily flight to Gibraltar in smaller craft

  

  British Airways will operate one daily flight to Gibraltar using a 737 300 which is likely to feature up to 30 club seats and 89 economy. And, as the EasyJet takeover of GB Airways remains to be completed, flights on the current GB Airways schedule are still being sold into the spring in addition to the BA flights. But it is not clear that these will be sustained.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Tourism boom industry threatens Antarctica

  

  A cruise ship takes on water in the Antarctic and three more come quickly to the rescue: A blessing for the survivors, to be sure. But also an indication of a tourism boom that critics say threatens Antarctica's environment and puts passengers at risk.

• Tuesday, November 27th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  “Queen Victoria” royalty christening next December 10

  

  One of the most highly anticipated new-builds of 2007 has inched closer to entering the ranks of British royalty. On Saturday, November 24, the 90,000-ton, 2,014-passenger Queen Victoria officially became part of the Cunard family in a handover ceremony at Venice's Fincantieri Marghera shipyard.

• Sunday, November 25th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  All “Explorer” pxs and crew safe and sound in Chile

  

  The last of the passengers and crew rescued from the Antarctic waters stranded and later sank cruise vessel “Explorer” arrived on Sunday just after midday in Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile.

• Saturday, November 24th 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  First flight Explorer rescue pxs arrived to Pta Arenas

  

  Some of the British tourists rescued from the Antarctic cruise ship which sank after hitting an iceberg were airlifted from a remote island in the Southern Ocean last night.

• Friday, November 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  The MV Explorer cruise vessel sinking in Antarctic Ocean

  

  Passengers and crew members are being rescued from a sinking cruise liner off South Shetland Islands coast, 25 miles from King George Island.

• Friday, November 23rd 2007 - 20:00 UTC

  Falkland Islands: Penguin News weekly update

  

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