Tourism

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 08:58 UTC

  Australia orders the evacuation of 30.000 tourists as temperature rises to 40 Celsius

  

  Thousands of residents and holiday makers have been told to evacuate a swathe of Victoria as soaring temperatures and strong winds fan massive bushfires in the Australian state.

• Monday, December 30th 2019 - 08:01 UTC

  Carnival Panorama wins the “Best New Cruise Ship of 2019” Award

  

  Carnival Panorama has won the “Best New Cruise Ship” of 2019 in the Cruise Ship Awards. The new Vista-class vessel was up against Spectrum of the Seas from Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Encore operated by NCL, Sky Princess from Princess Cruises, MSC Bellissima from MSC Cruises, Costa Smeralda operated by Costa Cruises, MSC Grandiosa from MSC Cruises and Costa Venezia which is also in the Costa Cruises fleet.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Good news and bad news for Punta Arenas tourism industry

  

  Good news and bad news for the tourism industry of Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile. The good news is that this Friday some 3.150 cruise visitors are expected to land in the city, they are passengers from the Norwegian Star and the Viking Jupiter, each contributing with 2.348 and 800 pax.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  World's largest river cruise vessel to be launched in 2020 on the Yangtze River

  

  The world's largest river cruise ship will launch spring of 2020 on China's Yangtze River, according to its maker Victoria Cruise Lines. The ship, named Victoria Sabrina, is operated by the New York-based Victoria Cruises and was created in conjunction with nine research and design firms, according to Victoria Cruises.

• Friday, December 27th 2019 - 09:10 UTC

  Kylie Minogue invites Brits “to turn off the news and kick off your shoes” and come to Australia

  

  Australian popstar Kylie Minogue has invited weary Britons to forget politics and “call on your friends in Australia” in a tourism campaign launched in Britain on Christmas Day.

• Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:15 UTC

  Chile: Allegedly intentional fire in Valparaíso consumed around 245 houses at Christmas

  

  A voracious fire in the Chilean city of Valparaíso began on Tuesday and extended until after Christmas Eve on Wednesday, leaving about 245 homes destroyed, 2000 people without power and a dozen injured. The authorities believe that the fires in the tourist city were intentional.

• Tuesday, December 24th 2019 - 09:04 UTC

  First time since the French Revolution with no Christmas mass at Notre Dame cathedral

  

  For the first time in more than 200 years, worshippers will not be able to attend Christmas mass at Notre-Dame cathedral, still being restored after a devastating fire.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 22:37 UTC

  Airbnb is an “information society service” rather than a property broker, rules Europe's top court

  

  The accommodation-booking service Airbnb does not need an estate agent's license to operate in France, Europe's top court has ruled. The French tourism association had complained that Airbnb did not comply with French property laws.

• Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 10:26 UTC

  Carnival Cruise apologizes for the “allision” at Cozumel between two of its vessels

  

  In a letter sent to guests on Friday, Carnival Cruise Line apologized for an earlier accident in Cozumel, Mexico, during which the Carnival Glory came into contact with the Carnival Legend while docking, resulting in six passengers sustaining minor injuries.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 10:38 UTC

  Two Carnival cruise vessels collide at the Mexican busy port of Cozumel

  

  “Carnival Glory” on Friday has collided another ship in the fleet, Carnival Legend during a port of call at Cozumel, Mexico, in the western Caribbean. While the ship was maneuvering in port this morning the aft of the ship crashed into Legend, which was already securely docked.