DAP and Royal Caribbean plan 5* hub for Antarctic tourists
Chilean airline DAP and cruise line Royal Caribbean plan to collaborate and build a 5* hotel in Chile’s southernmost municipality.
DAP plans more than 150 flights to Antarctica
Chilean airline DAP, based in Punta Arenas, has announced its flight schedule to Antarctica for the coming austral summer.
PTGA wants to ensure quality standards for polar guides
The Polar Tourism Guide Association wants to ensure a minimum standard for polar guides and thus make the profession more professional.
Full House at the Gateway to Antarctica
Authorities in Ushuaia expect around 500 calls of vessels in the Argentine port city during the upcoming Antarctic season. But not all of them continue south.
Record numbers expected for upcoming Antarctic season
The gateways to Antarctica, Punta Arenas, Ushuaia, and Port Stanley are expecting record numbers of visitors for the upcoming season…. if all goes well.
In the Eye of the Emperor – Quark’s Return to Snow Hill
With their new voyage to the emperor penguins of Snow Hill Island, Quark Expeditions looks to the past and the future at the same time.
Quark Expeditions back in Snow Hill
After being absent for several years, Quark Expeditions has announced its return to the rarely visited emperor penguin colony on Snow Hill Island.
Sustainability in the Polar Regions: How much tourism is acceptable?
At the Dutch Polar Symposium in The Hague, one of the issues discussed was how many visitors and what activities are compatible with nature conservation in the Arctic and Antarctic.
Base Y from the 1950s turns into museum
On remote Horseshoe Island near the Antarctic Peninsula stands the former British research station Base Y. It will now be opened as a museum for tourists.
IAATO Appoints New Chair to Executive Committee
Hurtigruten’s Tudor Morgan has been on the Executive Committee for three years and will now become the new chair.
Post office in Antarctica seeks staff
Is there a shortage of personnel in Antarctica? This question comes up after several facilities had various positions up for grabs. A new addition is now Port Lockroy.
Research and tourism leave soot deposits in Antarctica
A new study shows that black carbon concentrations in Antarctica are high enough to cause snow to melt faster.
South Georgia Museum celebrates 30th anniversary
The South Georgia Museum on the island of the same name in the South Atlantic is celebrating its 30th anniversary and is issuing a new stamp series to mark the occasion.
Antarctic Quest 21 expedition team evacuated by Swan Hellenic
The pandemic almost prevented the eight-man expedition team from returning from the Antarctic Peninsula – rescue came from an expedition tour operator.
IAATO sets date for official Antarctic Ambassador Day
IAATO, the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators, is strengthening its ambassador program and has officially declared April 25 as “Antarctic Ambassador Day.”
Low-cost airline now flies to Ushuaia
The Argentine airline Flybondi has added the southernmost city in the world as a new destination and now operates three times a week between Buenos Aires and Ushuaia.
First ship christened in South Georgia
Expedition company Albatros Expeditions has christened its newest ship, Ocean Victory, with ice on South Georgia.
Evacuation of Antarctic cruise tourist because of Covid-19
En route to Antarctica, a passenger complained of symptoms that rapidly worsened, prompting her and her family to be evacuated.
Swan Hellenic christens the SH Minerva
On November 23, 2021, Swan Hellenic christened its new ship, SH Minerva, at the Helsinki shipyard. The godmother was Johanna Mäkelä, Finland’s first professor of food culture.
Antarctic tourism season also starts in New Zealand
New Zealand company Heritage Expeditions opens the Antarctic tourist season from New Zealand with the arrival of its ship.
Successful restart of the Antarctic tourist season
After almost 20 months of standstill, the tourism season to Antarctica has successfully restarted with expedition cruises.
Air traffic to Antarctica
On 2 and 4 November 2021, an Airbus A340-300 operated two flights to Antarctica from Cape Town. It is suspected that they were transports for fuel and supplies.
Further opening of South American Antarctic gateways
Argentina and Chile have opened further their portals for Antarctic voyages and operators finally are preparing for a season.
At Vernadsky station plastic becomes a souvenir
Equipment for plastics recycling was installed at the Ukrainian Antarctic station “Akademik Vernadsky”. This is to produce souvenirs for tourists.
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