Tourism

• Friday, July 2nd 2021 - 08:40 UTC

  Argentina elected to the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization

  

  Argentina was chosen to represent the Americas block at the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization and will formally take the seat next October in Morocco for the next four years. Argentina's Tourism minister Matias Lammens participated in the 66th WTO commission for the Americas, virtual meeting, which was headed by WTO chairman Zurab Pololikashvili and the current president of the Council, Edmund Bartlett, Jamaica's tourism minister.

• Tuesday, June 29th 2021 - 07:18 UTC

  Eastern lifts Guayaquil route from Miami but JetBlue adds flights from New York

  

  US carrier Eastern Airlines, which started the nonstop Miami-Montevideo route just last week, has announced that as of July it will be lifting flights to Guayaquil until further notice.

• Monday, June 28th 2021 - 09:43 UTC

  Argentine top migrations official says those who left the country knew borders could be closed

  

  Argentine Migrations Director Florencia Carignano said this weekend in a radio interview that those who left the country before the entry of airborne passengers was reduced from 2,000 to 600 a day -or two flights- should have known this could happen.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina ups restrictions on travellers from abroad

  

  The Government of Argentina has decided to up its restriction on inbound travelers as of Saturday, in a move to prevent further cases of the SARS-Cov-2 Delta variant from entering the country.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 09:46 UTC

  Entertainment may resume in Uruguay July 5, but travellers face tougher restrictions

  

  The Government of Uruguay Friday announced public shows, parties, social events, food courts, cinemas and amateur sports competitions may resume as of July 5, provided they comply with the anticoronavirus protocols in force.

• Saturday, June 26th 2021 - 02:19 UTC

  With passenger traffic not back to normal, Uruguayan port of Colonia undertakes improving its facilities

  

  Managerial authorities of the Uruguayan port of Colonia have reached an agreement for renovation works over the next year at a cost of around UY $ 80 million (US $ 1,840,800), it was announced.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 09:42 UTC

  Eastern lands at Carrasco, Copa adds flights to/from Montevideo

  

  Montevideo's Carrasco international airport welcomed a new operator this week and more flights from an old one, as Uruguay's reopening to the world gains momentum in the current pandemic scenario.

• Friday, June 25th 2021 - 06:15 UTC

  Denmark's capital the best city of the world for quality of life

  

  Copenhagen has topped media outlet Monocle's list of the world's best cities for quality of life Zurich, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tokyo rounded out the top five as Monocle resumed its rankings after a one-year hiatus as the COVID-19 pandemic struck.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Ecuador changes policy for air travelers

  

  The Government of Ecuador Friday announced new measures regarding the covid-19 status of air travellers irrespective of whether they are arriving from abroad or from within the country.

• Saturday, June 12th 2021 - 07:49 UTC

  US states and CDC conflicting guidelines on vaccination, imperil the Miami cruise season takeoff July first

  

  Miami (AFP) – United States cruise companies are fighting to resume voyages from Florida and Texas ports in July as the pandemic wanes, but for vaccinated passengers only. However both states and governors won't let them demand proof of inoculation.