Tourism

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 09:57 UTC

  Brazil/Falklands commercial air link needs “more time for restart”

  

  While the Falkland Islands Brazil commercial airlink is not yet resuming, Director of the Department of Development and Commercial Services (DCS), Becky Clark has confirmed this isn’t a complete cancellation of the LATAM flight.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:25 UTC

  Uruguay expects record cruise calls this coming 2022/2023 season

  

  The head of the Brazilian chapter of CLIA, Cruise Lines International Association, Marco Ferraz announced a record call of cruise vessels this coming season, the highest in ten years, both in Uruguay and Argentina. CLIA is considered the largest commercial association of the cruise industry with a membership of 55 companies.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 10:04 UTC

  Tourist's body found on the Brazilian side of Iguazu falls

  

  The body found in Foz do Iguaçu was confirmed to belong to a 60-year-old Canadian national who went missing in strange circumstances on the Argentine side of the Iguazú Falls, it was reported Wednesday.

• Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 10:45 UTC

  Lacalle Pou: Argentina's protectionist measures detrimental to Uruguay

  

  Uruguayan President Luis Lacalle Pou criticized Argentina's recent economic measures saying they “do not go with the spirit of Mercosur.”

• Wednesday, October 19th 2022 - 08:59 UTC

  Update on Falklands commercial air-link with Brazil

  

  Falkland Islands Government has confirmed that commercial air links with Brazil will continue to remain suspended until 2023.

• Tuesday, October 18th 2022 - 11:39 UTC

  Man falls from footbridge at Iguazu Falls

  

  Authorities in the Argentine Province of Misiones have launched a search and rescue operation after a man was reported to have fallen off the walkways at the Iguazú falls.

• Monday, October 17th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Plan for first binational Conservationist Park underway in Uruguay River

  

  American billionaire Gilbert Butler has purchased some land he intends to hand over to the Argentine province of Entre Ríos and to the government of Uruguay for eco-tourism purposes, it was reported during the weekend.

• Saturday, October 15th 2022 - 14:18 UTC

  Uruguay seeks to become attractive to global meeting organizers

  

  Uruguay's Tourism Minister Tabaré Viera headed the South American country's delegation at IMEX America 2022, a convention held in Las Vegas to promote the industry of global meetings, ceremonies, and incentive travel and arguably the largest event on the subject.

• Tuesday, October 11th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Minor accident disrupts operations at a Sao Paulo airport for a day

  

  São Paulo's Congonhas Airport saw thousands of travelers cramming through the halls as operations were delayed for an average of 9 hours Sunday after a small-size aircraft suffered an accident that prevented the main runway from being used.

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 09:43 UTC

  IAATO advances climate strategy and collects all Antarctica visitors fuel data consumption

  

  Members of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) will for the first time submit seasonal fuel consumption data to the Association’s secretariat as part of a unanimous pledge to create a climate change strategy for Antarctic tourism.