Tourism

Thursday, January 13th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Fifty years since the air link between Falkland Islands and Comodoro Rivadavia

Half a century ago, on 12 January 1972, a seaplane from the Argentine Air Force landed in Stanley harbor establishing the first regular flight between Comodoro Rivadavia and the Falkland Islands. From then onwards, ”sanitary, passenger and general cargo (mail, fresh food, and medicines) became regular flights”.
Wednesday, January 12th 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Falklands and LATAM confirm there is no date for resumption of flights

The Falkland Islands Government and LATAM Airlines Group have denied that a date for the resumption of passenger flights to South America has been agreed upon. Recently international media reports had suggested LATAM Brazil had requested regular flights connecting Mount Pleasant airport and São Paulo to resume by the start of February.
Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 13:37 UTC
Norwegian and Royal Caribbean announce canceling of scheduled cruises

Norwegian Cruise Line which this week was expected to begin trips along with the Argentine and Chilean coasts, as well as Antarctica cruises, has surprisingly announced it was cancelling its South American operations this season because of covid-19 related circumstances which have forced the company to reschedule its global plans.
Tuesday, January 11th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
Foreigners wanting to enter Paraguay to be required full COVID-19 vaccination

Effective Jan. 12, the Government of Paraguay will require at least two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine to anyone who wishes to enter the country, it was announced, except for people who have been treated with single-dose drugs.
Monday, January 10th 2022 - 21:41 UTC
Coronavirus keeps airline crews quarantined, passengers stranded

Multiple cases of COVID-19 are leaving companies understaffed but when it comes down to airline services it becomes far more notorious because scores of angry passengers fill airports everywhere.
Monday, January 10th 2022 - 09:04 UTC
Latam Airlines Colombia cancels 53 flights due to COVID-19

With 18% of its crews on sick leave due to COVID-19, Latam Airlines Colombia has been forced to cancel some 53 domestic flights between Jan. 8 and 16. Most of the cases were said to be of the Omicron variant.
Tuesday, January 4th 2022 - 06:22 UTC
German cruise to Canary Islands interrupted in Portugal because of Covid outbreak

Some 3,000 passengers saw their Canary Islands-bound cruise definitively halted on Monday in Lisbon following an outbreak of Covid 19 in the AIDAnova vessel. At least 64 people tested positive for the virus while on the ship, which is owned by the German company Aida Cruises.
Monday, January 3rd 2022 - 09:31 UTC
Brazil's Sanitary regulator strongly recommends suspending the cruise season: Covid-19 in several vessels

Brazil's National Sanitary Surveillance Agency, ANVISA has advised the suspension of the cruise season because of several covid-19 outbreaks onboard pleasure vessels sailing along the Brazilian coast.
Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 10:18 UTC
Argentine gov't and tourism service providers agree to keep prices stable

The Government of Argentina Tuesday announced an agreement had been reached to keep prices frozen for the 2022 of all items related to tourism for the 2022 summer season.
Monday, December 27th 2021 - 09:55 UTC
Latam applies for Sao Paulo/MPA flights to begin 9 February, Aeroin

LATAM Airlines has submitted to Brazil's National Civilian Aviation Agency its flight schedule for the Sao Paulo/Falkland Islands commercial air link resumption, allegedly scheduled for next 9 February, according to Brazilian air industry site, Aeroin.