Princess Cruises will move the Diamond Princess to South America and Antarctica for the fall 2021 and spring 2022 seasons, replacing the Sapphire Princess on the same December-to-March deployment.Prin…
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Travel the Lesser-Known Pathways of Chile’s Patagonia Region
The wild and untamed Chilean Patagonia region draws adventuresome travelers who want to experience some of the most diverse and remote geographies on the planet. A sparsely populated area that encompa…
Mundo Maya region forms new Mexico tourism board
Five Mexican states have banned together to form a regional tourism board to promote the destination to overseas travellers.The move comes after the national government withdrew US$300 million in fund…
No Holland America Line sailings before December
Holland America Line has become the latest cruise operator to extend its pause in operations, cancelling departures on all ships until December 15th.The Carnival-owned company said the continuation of…
Carnival Corporation delays return of two further lines
P&O Cruises has extended its pause in operations until November 12th.At the same time, the Carnival Corporation-owned line has cancelled two long itineraries due to depart in January.A Caribbean a…
Falklands’ Covid support paid out over a £1m; tourism expected to continue tied to the scheme
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, up to July 6, had paid out £1,016,570 for Covid support measures from the total approved funding of £8.99m. The figure, from a paper presented to the …
Collective suit filed in Paris against Costa Cruises by 850 French passengers
Around 850 French passengers who were onboard a coronavirus-riddled cruise ship that was turned away from numerous ports in March have filed a collective suit in Paris with 180 complaints, including m…
Falklands analyzes Visitor Policy and gloomy prospects for next tourist season
The Falkland Islands Executive Council considered this week a paper relating to the current Quarantine and Visitor Policy and its implications for tourism, given the global situation of the industry, …
Falklands/Chile commercial air link suspended until at least November
The Falkland Islands government, FIG, which continues to review connetivity, was informed by LATAM that the weekly air link with Chile, via the Punta Arenas-Santiago route will remain suspended until …
LATAM to lay off another 2,700 crew after failing an agreement with the union
Latin America’s biggest airline, the Brazilian-Chilean group LATAM, said it was laying off at least 2,700 crew to cope with the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation in…