Tourism

Tuesday, July 12th 2022 - 19:05 UTC
Heathrow caps number of departing passengers to avoid overcrowding

Managers at London's main airport announced they were imposing a 100,000-daily-passenger cap in a move to curb traveler lines and luggage delays amid recurrent cancellations and other nuisances. Heathrow serves 203 destinations in 84 countries.
Saturday, July 9th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Conviasa suspends Caracas-Buenos Aires route

Venezuela's flag carrier Conviasa has announced it will halt its Caracas-Buenos Aires route at least until September in light of the refueling problems all its aircraft face for belonging to a company blacklisted by the US Treasury.
Thursday, July 7th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
More tourists welcome at Machu Picchu to boost economic recovery

Peruvian authorities Wednesday decided to increase by a third the capacity of the archeological Machu Picchu ruins to welcome visitors, in a move to help the site's recovery after years of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its ensuing economic consequences.
Wednesday, July 6th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Punta Arenas looking ahead to a recovered 2022/23 cruise season with 150 calls

After almost three disastrous years for the international tourism industry and in particular, for the cruise business, Chilean operators are focused on the coming 2022/23 season, point out industry sources in Punta Arenas, the extreme south of Chile, and a hub for Antarctic tours.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 09:15 UTC
Survey shows Mexico is a gay-friendly place

The National Survey on Sexual and Gender Diversity 2021 released in Mexico during the weekend showed that 5% of the people of that country recognized themselves as members of the LGBTI+ community. In other words, 95% of the population of 126 million claimed to be heterosexual.
Monday, July 4th 2022 - 08:36 UTC
LATAM air link to Falklands from Chile normalized after 30 months

The commercial air link between Punta Arenas, southern Chile, and the Falkland Islands resumed last Saturday after an absence of more than two years because of the Covid 19 pandemic.
Thursday, June 23rd 2022 - 08:35 UTC
Aerolíneas Argentinas, GOL announce SAO-BUE air shuttle

Argentina's flag carrier Aerolíneas Argentinas and Brazil's GOL have announced a Buenos Aires-São Paulo air shuttle between Aeroparque Jorge Newbery and Guarulhos, in addition to increasing their codeshare operations linking the two countries, starting in August.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:48 UTC
Resumption of Chile/Falklands air link, a “historic event”, says Argentine official Carmona

“A historic event” is how Guillermo Carmona, the Argentine Secretary for Malvinas, South Atlantic islands, and Antarctica affairs described the confirmed resumption of the weekly air link between Punta Arenas in Chile and the Falkland Islands, with a monthly stop over at Rio Gallegos in Santa Cruz province.
Thursday, June 9th 2022 - 09:18 UTC
Two more bodies retrieved from doomed Bariloche hotel

Rescuers have found the bodies of the two Uruguayan tourists who had gone missing after a mudslide fell on a top-class hotel in Bariloche in the Argentine province of Río Negro, it was announced Wednesday, bringing the death toll up to 3 victims.
Wednesday, June 8th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
One dead, at least 3 injured in Bariloche hotel mudslide

An avalanche of mud has left at least one person dead and three others injured Monday at the Villa Huinid Hotel on Bustillo Avenue, approximately three kilometers from downtown Bariloche, the famous Argentine mountain resort in the province of Río Negro.