Tourism

• Wednesday, November 6th 2019 - 12:50 UTC

  IAATO has suspended One Ocean Expeditions; Falklands' call of “Resolute” cruise cancelled

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) has essentially suspended One Ocean Expeditions’ (OOE) membership in the group, according to a statement sent to members and obtained by Cruise Industry News. One Ocean’s future continues to raise a question mark as departures are cancelled and the RCGS Resolute continues to sit in Buenos Aires.

• Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:36 UTC

  Brazilians desperately cleaning the oil spill ahead of the peak tourism season

  

  Months after thick oil began turning idyllic beaches in Brazil into “black carpets,” workers and volunteers wearing rubber gloves race against time to scrape off the remaining fragments ahead of the country's peak tourism season.

• Monday, November 4th 2019 - 08:39 UTC

  Brazil promoting tourism with increasing connectivity and supply of seats

  

  Brazil is s emerging as an alternative for generating new tourism businesses in 2020, in terms of attracting foreign visitors. The exchange rate situation, the recovery of the economy and the new offerings of products and services are factors that strengthen the tourism sector. According to the World Economic Forum, the country is number one in natural attractions and eighth in cultural ones, with great potential to be explored. Few destinations have so much to offer for tourists.

• Wednesday, October 30th 2019 - 09:20 UTC

  Falklands wildlife and tourism promoted by French news agency

  

  Waddling up the beach in single file, their heads held high with an almost self-important demeanor, king penguins are a major draw in the Falkland Islands' tourism industry. Their fluffy brown chicks are nearly fearless of humans, meaning tourists at Volunteer Point, a peninsula on East Falkland Island might get almost close enough to touch one.

• Tuesday, October 29th 2019 - 19:04 UTC

  Start date for new flights between the Falkland Islands and São Paulo

  

  LATAM Airlines Brazil’s new weekly flight between the Falkland Islands and São Paulo will begin operating on 20 November 2019. This service will allow passengers to make onward connections to multiple destinations in South and North America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

• Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:30 UTC

  Londoners can visit Argentina's training vessel ARA Libertad this week end

  

  Argentina's Navy training tall vessel ARA Libertad on her 48th voyage docked on Thursday in London, where she was received by the Argentine Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Carlos Sersale, representatives of the Royal Navy and members of the Argentine community in UK.

• Friday, October 25th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Chinese and Indian tourists won't need visas to visit Brazil

  

  President Jair Bolsonaro on a Far East visit said on Thursday Brazil will drop its requirement that visiting Chinese and Indian tourists or businesspeople obtain visas.

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 09:01 UTC

  Cruise passengers removed and banned for life because of reckless selfies

  

  A photograph taken last week on a Caribbean cruise ship quickly gained widespread attention, but it was not of a pink-sand beach, a zip-lining adventure or an onboard sky-diving simulator. It was of a woman standing on a balcony railing of her stateroom on one of the world's largest cruise ships - posing for a selfie.

• Monday, October 21st 2019 - 08:57 UTC

  Madrid flooded by shepherds and flocks respecting a 1418 agreement

  

  Sheep replaced traffic on the streets of Madrid on Sunday as shepherds steered their flocks through the heart of the Spanish capital, following ancient migration routes.

• Thursday, October 17th 2019 - 09:00 UTC

  Brazil's Tourism Board launches promotion campaign competition with 30 days all expenses covered

  

  The Brazilian Tourism Board (Embratur) launched this week “The King of Rolê”, their newest international promotional campaign. The competition will encourage international visitors to compete to win a trip of a lifetime to Brazil, for 30 days, all expenses covered. “Rolê” is a Brazilian expression that loosely translates to “going for a fun walk.” Going for a “rolê” means to hang out, to make new friends and to enjoy life.