Tourism

• Monday, June 18th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  QE2 “retires” to Dubai's world wonder Palm Jumeirah

  

  Cunard liner QE2 is to cease ocean cruises and become a luxury floating hotel. The 70,000-ton vessel, launched by the Queen Elizabeth in 1967 and which carried millions across the Atlantic, is to be sold to the Dubai World company in an estimated 100 million US dollars deal.

• Thursday, June 14th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Buenos Aires Tango industry attracts 3.5 million people annually

  

  The tango industry generates for Buenos Aires an estimated 130 million US dollars annually and any night at least 3.000 people, 70% foreign tourists, are engaged in some activity related to this dance and music which was born in the River Plate in the late XIX century.

• Wednesday, June 13th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Six thousands trucks stranded by snow blocked Andes tunnel

  

  Heavy snow and wind storms that are punishing the Andes region have forced the closure of a key mountain highway and tunnel connecting Argentina with Chile leaving an estimated 6.000 fully loaded trucks stranded.

• Sunday, June 10th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Scientific-tourism multi purpose vessel for South Chile

  

  A new multi purpose vessell, specially built for the rough waters of the extreme south of Chile is to be incorporated this spring to the tourist industry in Porvenir, Tierra del Fuego.

• Monday, June 4th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Air traffic at 12 month high in April

  Chile's air traffic reached an historic high this past April, with 54,000 domestic passengers and 68,000 international travelers. The 680,665 passengers flying in April represent a 22 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

• Saturday, June 2nd 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  £1m to find Loch Ness monster

  

  A £1 million reward has been offered to anyone who can find conclusive proof that the Loch Ness monster exists.

• Friday, June 1st 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Alternative route to Torres del Paine Park cuts distance by half

  

  A new alternative route linking Puerto Natales with the renowned Torres del Paine National Park, cutting in half the distance from 140 to 70 kilometres, was opened this week in Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile.

• Monday, May 28th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Falklands split over limits to cruise ship visits

  

  Remarks made about cruise ship tourism made by Falkland Islands Governor, Mr.Alan Huckle, during his recent 'state of the nation' address to the Islands' Legislative Council have brought a mixed reaction from the local tourism industry.

• Friday, May 25th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Dancing with whales, live to the world from Patagonia

  

  The filming and live broadcasting to the world of the annual coming of the whales to Peninsula Valdes in Patagonia begun this Friday and will extend until next Sunday courtesy of the Chubut province government site Whales Alive plus Google and Messenger.

• Thursday, May 24th 2007 - 21:00 UTC

  Outraged Argentine government summons US Ambassador

  US State Department travel advice to Argentina-bound citizens has caused outrage among Argentine authorities and resulted in the summons of the US Ambassador Earl Wayne to the Foreign Ministry last night so that Argentina could communicate its “displeasure” over the report.