Tourism
TourismUruguay’s official cruise season begins November 13; 197 calls anticipated
Next November 13 the Holland America Line “Veendam” will be calling in Montevideo with 1.400 passengers signalling the official beginning of the cruise season in Uruguay expected to extend until April 4.
First cruise of the season, National Geographic Explorer calls in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires received on Friday the first cruise call of the season with the arrival of the “National Geographic Explorer” and 139 visitors.
Chile promotes eco-tourism in bio-diverse Patagonia
Chile's Patagonian region is home to one of the most incredibly vast expanses of virtually untouched ecosystems on the planet. Within this ecological haven lies a region known as the Aisén Region, a sprawling epicentre of glacial waterways and biodiversity, soon to be subject of a new ecotourism operation run by the Centre for Ecosystem Research in Patagonia (CIEP).
Falkland Islands, new destination for successful UK online Travel in Depth
A United Kingdom independent online travel company specializing in wilderness adventures is expecting at least a 10% rise in sales in the next year after adding extra destinations to its portfolio, including the Falkland Islands.
Cruise tourist numbers revised up by one third
TOURISM in the Falklands is looking up, with visitor projections far higher than anticipated just three months ago.
“Queen Elizabeth” maiden voyage fully booked less in less than 30 minutes
The Queen has officially named Cunard's new Queen Elizabeth cruise ship in the port of Southampton. The ship will leave on her maiden voyage to the Canary Islands on Tuesday - a trip that was fully booked less than 30 minutes after going on sale.
Netherlands Antilles disappear, become autonomous within the Kingdom
Dutch Caribbean dependency the Netherlands Antilles has ceased to exist with a change of the five islands' constitutional status. Curacao and St Maarten have become autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, joining Aruba, which gained the status in 1986.
Americas loosing to Asia in the recovery of the European tourist market
With a 14th growth in tourist arrivals in the first half of the year Asia doubled the Americas (7.3%) in the industry’s rhythm of recovery and became the region’s main competitor for the European market, according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization.
Indigenous group protests blamed for dip in tourism on Chile’s Easter Islands
Due to the on-going land disputes by indigenous Rapa Nui groups, tourism activity has decreased on Chile’s Easter Island, said Edgar Hereveri, vice president of the island’s chamber of tourism.
Buenos Aires brand new exclusive terminal expects 140 cruise calls this season
An estimated 140 cruise vessels will be calling in Buenos Aires this coming 2010/2011 season and on arrival visitors will be greeted at a refurbished terminal which should be ready for inauguration in December.
