Tourism

Friday, January 20th 2023 - 14:59 UTC
Viking Neptune will test hydrogen power during its 138-day world cruise

Viking Neptune, the company’s newest ocean liner, was named during a ceremony in Los Angeles. Nicole Stott, a retired NASA astronaut, aquanaut, and artist, gave the ship a blessing of good fortune and safe sailing as part of the occasion.
Thursday, January 19th 2023 - 10:08 UTC
Falklands Customs and Immigration Service: Fee increase for new Passports from next February

The Falkland Islands Government Customs and Immigration Service has announced on Wednesday that the UK Passport Office, have made a fee increase to passports, which will be implemented Thursday 2 February 2023.
Wednesday, January 18th 2023 - 10:33 UTC
Australia and New Zealand cruise itineraries modified as both countries demand strict hull cleaning

Due to strict maritime bio-security rules, the hull cleaning issue is threatening the cruise sector in Australia and New Zealand. Ports of call are dropped from the schedule, and time is spent at sea waiting for the ship’s hull to be cleaned.
Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 19:25 UTC
Argentine nationals top list of foreign travelers entering Uruguay in 2022

Argentine nationals topped the list of foreign travelers arriving in Uruguay throughout 2022, although Paraguayans were the ones who spent the most money, according to the latest report by the South American country's Ministry of Tourism.
Wednesday, January 11th 2023 - 20:06 UTC
WHO favors return of facemasks for long-haul passenger flights

The World Health Organization Wednesday issued a recommendation whereby countries should foster the wearing of facemasks on long-haul flights amid a growing spread of the XBB.1.5 subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron strain.
Tuesday, January 10th 2023 - 10:17 UTC
Is Mass Cruise Tourism Safe for Antarctic Ecosystems?

By Elizabeth Leane, Anne Hardy, Can Seng Ooi, Carolyn Philpott, Hanne E.F. Nielsen and Katie Marx – As the summer sun finally arrives for people in the Southern Hemisphere, more than 100,000 tourists will head for the ice. Traveling on one of more than 50 cruise ships, they will brave the two-day trip across the notoriously rough Drake Passage below Patagonia, destined for the polar continent of Antarctica.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 11:15 UTC
Theme cruise ship from Brazil due in Buenos Aires after calls in Uruguay

The luxury cruise ship Azamara Pursuit is due Saturday in Buenos Aires after departing from Brazil and making calls in Montevideo and Punta del Este. Unlike other vessels looking similar on the surface, this particular case is reported to have 564 passengers onboard, most of whom are swinger couples from the United States seeking new experiences with like-minded people.
Saturday, January 7th 2023 - 06:49 UTC
Tourist arrivals in US during October increased 144,9% compared to 2021, and 76.8% of 2019 pre-Covid

Data recently released by US National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO) show that in October 2022 non-US resident international visitor arrival volume to the United States totaled 5,136,449, demonstrating a 144.9% increase compared to October 2021.
Friday, January 6th 2023 - 09:59 UTC
Argentines flock to Chile to buy new tires

Argentine drivers are flocking across the Andes into Chile for the summer vacations and also to purchase new tires which are in short supply nationwide and sell for up to twice as much, it was reported.
Monday, January 2nd 2023 - 08:57 UTC
Antarctica returning to pre pandemic capacity levels, Cruise Industry Annual Report

Antarctica is returning to pre-pandemic capacity levels in the 2022-2023 season following a disrupted 2021-2022 season and no cruise traffic in 2020-2021. According to the latest edition of the Cruise Industry News Annual Report, Antarctica will receive a total of 55 ships from several different brands, including Hurtigruten, Ponant, Viking, and Seabourn