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Montevideo, December 30th 2025 - 14:43 UTC

Tourism

  • Thursday, September 11th 2025 - 09:30 UTC

    Tickets for flights between Shanghai and Buenos Aires available

    China Eastern will use Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft for the biweekly route

    China Eastern Airlines has begun selling tickets for its new flights from Shanghai to Buenos Aires, which are scheduled to commence on December 4. The new service will become the world's longest direct flight by duration, lasting some 29 hours with a technical stopover in Auckland, New Zealand, for refueling.

  • Monday, September 8th 2025 - 17:51 UTC

    World’s largest cruise vessel, 250.000 tons and 10.000 pax, ‘Legend of the Seas’, hits the water in Finland

    The ship is designed to carry nearly 10,000 passengers and crew, making it one of the largest cruise ships in the world. Its sheer size is matched only by the amenities it offers

    Royal Caribbean International has recently marked a milestone in the cruise industry, the world’s newest and largest cruise ship, Legend of the Seas, has officially touched the water for the first time.

  • Wednesday, August 20th 2025 - 09:47 UTC

    Argentine pilots want to launch nationwide strike

    Pilots are against President Javier Milei's decree changing their work conditions

    Argentina's Airline Pilots Association (APLA) has called for a nationwide strike to protest President Javier Milei's decree 378/2025, which alters working conditions for flight crews.

  • Monday, August 18th 2025 - 08:04 UTC

    Montevideo's airport to close for two days for upgrading work

    After the update, landing will be allowed with a visibility of only 100 meters, against today's 800

    Montevideo's Carrasco International Airport will be closed from 9 am Tuesday to 9 am Thursday due to improvement works on its ILS landing system, which will enable operations under poorer visibility, it was reported in the Uruguayan capital. Travelers were advised to check with their airlines about possible delays or reroutings.

  • Monday, August 11th 2025 - 08:49 UTC

    Falklands: Measures to minimize disturbance of penguin colonies

    As cruise season approaches, FIG’s Environment Department and the Tourist Board set guidelines for operators to ensure a positive experience for visitors and penguins

    With the next cruise ship season approaching, the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) Environment Department has been working in partnership with the Falkland Islands Tourist Board (FITB) to update the set of guidelines for operators and tourists visiting the Gypsy Cove and Yorke Bay penguin colonies on cruise ship days.

  • Saturday, August 9th 2025 - 08:51 UTC

    Boliviana de Aviación launches Washington route

    BoA's ambitious expansion has included unprofitable routes such as Cuba and Venezuela

    Boliviana de Aviación (BoA) launched this week a new international route from Santa Cruz to Washington DC with round-trip tickets priced at US$880. The new service will operate twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

  • Friday, August 8th 2025 - 09:15 UTC

    Paraguay: Encarnación airport becomes full-time international facility

    Flybondi's first regular flight is due on Aug. 24

    Paraguay's National Civil Aviation Authority (Dinac) has authorized the Teniente Amín Ayub International Airport in Encarnación to operate 24 hours a day as an international terminal, making it the third in the country with this capability, alongside Asunción's Silvio Pettirossi and Ciudad del Este's Guaraní.

  • Thursday, August 7th 2025 - 09:32 UTC

    GOL resumes Guarulhos-Maiquetía route

    Flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft

    Brazilian carrier GOL has officially resumed the São Paulo-Caracas route with four weekly flights. The inaugural flight, carrying 216 passengers, landed on Tuesday at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, marking a renewed air link that aims to enhance tourism and business ties between the two nations.

  • Sunday, August 3rd 2025 - 11:44 UTC

    South Georgia, new electronic permit system for visitors delayed for technical reasons

    Grytviken, the former whaling station and the main settlement in South Georgia

    The South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands archipelago will soon introduce a mandatory electronic travel authorization (ETA) system for all visitors. This measure aims to strengthen environmental protection while regulating tourism and scientific activities in this preserved British Overseas Territory in the South Atlantic and its vast surrounding Marine Protected Area.

  • Thursday, July 31st 2025 - 22:34 UTC

    US State Department website advisories for travelers to Antarctica

    The advice, revised on 28 July 2025, warns of the dangers of the continent’s harsh and unpredictable weather, which can change at short notice and scupper travel plans.

    The U.S. State Department has renewed two of its website Travel Advisories for Antarctica reminding travelers to “increase basically” their situational awareness in the area containing some of the edgiest and most volatile conditions. The advice, revised on 28 July 2025, warns of the dangers of the continent’s harsh and unpredictable weather, which can change at short notice and scupper travel plans. The advisory also cites the region’s lack of emergency medical care that could further endanger visitors.