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Archive for the ‘Tierra del Fuego Argentina’ Category

New Hotel openings in Argentina for 2010

Tuesday, January 26th, 2010

Sonesta International Hotels Corporation Announces Expansion Plans for 2010 With a number of hotels in its development pipeline, Sonesta (Nasdaq:SNSTA) remains committed to growing its collection of hotels worldwide. In 2009 Sonesta added 760 rooms to the Sonesta Collection, including new hotels in Valledupar, Colombia; Osorno, Concepcion and Calama, Chile; and ...

2009/2010 cruise season to start in Antarctica

Monday, November 9th, 2009

With the departure last week of icebreaker “Kapitan Khlebnikov” (*), Ushuaia marked the beginning of the Antarctica cruise season. Located in the extreme south of Argentina Ushuaia has become the gateway for Antarctic cruises virtually monopolizing 92% of the traffic. “Of the 46 cruise vessels which operate in summer months from ...

Boutique Hotels in Argentina

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Travellers enjoying a holiday in Argentina this summer will be able to take advantage of higher standards in quality and service, thanks to a new range of boutique Argentina hotels being launched by Argentina travel specialists, Argentina For Less. The range of twenty boutique hotels is available in all of the ...

Soft adventures at South American Cruises

Monday, June 1st, 2009

I am asked two questions on a regular basis. The first is where can I find the best cruise deals. That is a moving target and should be left to your travel agent. The second question is one I can answer -- what's your favourite cruise? For me, nothing beats South ...

Ushuaia consolidates as south hemisphere cruise hub

Monday, February 9th, 2009

With 396 cruise vessel calls this season Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina’s Tierra del Fuego confirms its hub condition for the industry in the southern hemisphere, according to local authorities. Ushuaia not only hosts cruise vessels touring the two oceans, plus the region’s fiords and canals but also is ...

Argentina: Ends of the earth

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

At the southern tip of South America, on the island of Tierra del Fuego, ocean, sky, mountains and air combine in ethereal delight to forge majestic and rugged landscapes.  Most striking are the mountains, the southern Andes range. Peaks jut high to heaven and spread far across land and sea, snowcapped ...