Tourism

• Friday, March 18th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Vaccinated travelers to be spared further testing to enter Uruguay

  

  Uruguay's Minister of Tourism Tabaré Viera has requested his Public Health colleague Daniel Salinas to review the possibility that incoming travelers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are spared the swab test at the earliest.

• Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:41 UTC

  Ushuaia and Punta Arenas consider the 2021/2022 cruise season over

  

  Two companies that were still organizing Antarctic cruises, over the weekend and almost coincidentally announced that the current trips would be the last, in effect putting an end to a short season.

• Monday, March 14th 2022 - 08:35 UTC

  St Helena/South Africa flights will resume March 26, Jamestown

  

  The St Helena government has announced the resumption of Airlink flights between Johannesburg, South Africa, and St Helena island commending 26 March. The Airlink service has been discontinued since March 20 because of the pandemic. The resumption also means a monthly inter-island service to Ascension Island.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:23 UTC

  Machu Picchu ruins to remain open during declaration of emergency

  

  Peruvian authorities have guaranteed tourist services are to remain operational in Machu Picchu despite the recent declaration of emergency by the federal government.

• Thursday, March 3rd 2022 - 22:54 UTC

  Uruguayan hotels 70-90% full during Carnival weekend

  

  Occupancy at Uruguay's hotels has been between 70 and 90% during Carnival weekend, which represented a recovery from a bad Summer season for the leisure industry.

• Tuesday, March 1st 2022 - 22:59 UTC

  Argentina asks for the resumption of flights to the Falklands with stopover in Rio Gallegos

  

  Argentina has requested the resumption of flights between the mainland and the Falkland Islands twice a month after the service carried out by LATAM Airlines was halted amid COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Private events to make up for missing Rio Carnival parades

  

  Tourists keep pouring into the Wonderful City (Cidade Maravilhosa) where not even Omicron is to kill the joy of its people, even if the streets will be less colorful for the second year in a row.

• Monday, February 28th 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Oruro carnival parade goes on like before, albeit with face masks

  

  Rio de Janeiro’s street carnival parades may be off but other parts of South America are returning to their traditional celebrations following a ban during 2021 as a result of COVID-19 measures.

• Wednesday, February 23rd 2022 - 09:24 UTC

  No more VAT for Uruguayan hotels to boost domestic travel

  

  The Government of Uruguay has decided to scrap the Value Added Tax (VAT) from hotel bills paid by local nationals between March 1 and April 17 in a move to boost domestic tourism. The measure, which was already in force for foreign travelers, seeks to help the leisure industry, heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Friday, February 18th 2022 - 10:17 UTC

  Uruguayan leisure businesses need help after poor summer season due to Omicron

  

  Uruguay’s hotels and restaurants will seek compensation from the Government for their losses during a summer season which was between “mediocre” and “dire,” as tourism was nowhere near pre-pandemic levels, it was announced.