Tourism

• Sunday, July 6th 2025 - 11:45 UTC

  As more and more tourists flock to Antarctica: a visitors’ tax and a numbers’ system cap

  

  By Daria Hatton MacDonald , University of Tasmania And Elizabeth Leane, University of Tasmania - The number of tourists heading to Antarctica has been skyrocketing. From fewer than 8,000 a year about three decades ago, nearly 125,000 tourists flocked to the icy continent in 2023–24. The trend is likely to continue in the long term.

• Saturday, July 5th 2025 - 10:11 UTC

  Operations at Fernando de Noronha airport limited out of security concerns

  

  Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac) Friday imposed new restrictions on Fernando de Noronha Airport following two incidents in a week where planes got stuck on the tarmac due to pavement issues.

• Wednesday, July 2nd 2025 - 10:11 UTC

  JetSMART launches Recife-Ezeiza route

  

  JetSMART Airlines launched its first direct flight from Recife to Buenos Aires on Tuesday, marking the carrier's entry into Brazil's Northeast region and expanding its international routes in South America's largest country to ten services, across five cities (Rio de Janeiro, Florianópolis, Nova Iguaçu, São Paulo, and Recife).

• Tuesday, July 1st 2025 - 07:00 UTC

  Paraguay promoted as tourism destination for Bolivian travelers

  

  Officials of Paraguay’s National Secretariat of Tourism (Senatur) conducted a trade mission in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, to promote their country as a tourist destination.

• Saturday, June 28th 2025 - 09:36 UTC

  Brazil's ANAC imposes heavy sanction on Aerolíneas Argentinas

  

  Brazil's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) imposed a provisional administrative measure against Aerolíneas Argentinas this week, banning the neighboring country's flag carrier from establishing new operating bases in Brazil and increasing flight frequencies at Brasília, Galeão, Salvador, Curitiba, and Florianópolis.

• Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 09:15 UTC

  Flybondi has new major stockholders

  

  A US-based international investment fund has bought a stake in Argentine budget carrier Flybondi, becoming now the company's main stockholder. COC Global Enterprise seeks to strengthen Flybondi's positioning amid plummeting public perception following numerous delays and cancellations. The new co-owners also hope to add new aircraft and expand the company's route network.

• Thursday, June 19th 2025 - 08:54 UTC

  China Eastern announces service to Ezeiza through Auckland

  

  China Eastern Airlines will launch in December a new air route linking Shanghai and Buenos Aires, with a stopover in Auckland, New Zealand. It will be the first direct route between China and Argentina, operating twice a week with Boeing 777s. This “southern pass” is a faster, more convenient alternative to traditional routes through Europe or North America, it was explained.

• Saturday, June 14th 2025 - 05:40 UTC

  Ship anchor damaging sea fauna in Antarctica reported

  

  A 2022-2023 study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science provides the first documented evidence of ship anchor damage to Antarctica’s seafloor, revealing severe impacts on fragile marine ecosystems.

• Thursday, June 12th 2025 - 20:45 UTC

  Over 200 people killed in Air India crash after takeoff

  

  An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, flight AI171, carrying 242 passengers (169 Indian, 53 British, 7 Portuguese, 1 Canadian) and 12 crew members, crashed into a residential area near Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Airport in Ahmedabad, India, minutes after takeoff Thursday, en route to London Gatwick.

• Saturday, May 31st 2025 - 10:27 UTC

  US Embassy advises travelers to Brazil to exercise extreme caution

  

  The US Embassy in Brazil has issued a travel advisory urging American citizens to exercise increased caution due to high crime rates, including violent crime and kidnappings. The note highlights risks associated with urban areas, slums (favelas), communities, and border regions.