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OZY |
Antarctica Tourism Is Heating Up. This Is Bad News for Ice
OZY Antarctica is suddenly hot. As the continent inspires new fascination, shipyards worldwide are racing to build ice-strengthened cruise vessels offering unprecedented luxuries for voyages to the planet's ultimate getaway. Landing on a pristine Antarctic … |
Rappler |
Antarctica tourism regulation urgent for environment – summit
Rappler BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Tourism regulation in Antarctica has become an urgent matter due to environmental threats, officials from the 53 member countries of the Antarctic Treaty warned at their annual meeting, held this week in Buenos Aires. |
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Cold comfort: Tourism in Antarctica is on the rise
Roanoke Times The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, or IAATO, reported that 51,707 travelers visited the peninsula in the 2017-18 Antarctic season, an increase of 17 percent. The growth reflects an upward trend since the 2011-12 season. The … |
The US-based commercial electric bus supplier Advanced Vehicle Manufacturing (AVM) has secured a memorandum of understanding for the sale of 58 commercial electric vehicles with the Israel-based transportation and tourism firm Afifi Group
NEWS.com.au |
Tourism to Antarctica is booming thanks to Millennials
NEWS.com.au But that obsession with an authentic, off-the-beaten-path travel experience isn't leaving many countries left on their bucket-list — which is why a surprising destination is having its moment. Antarctica looks set to be one of the hottest travel … |
The Guardian |
Antarctica's tourism industry is designed to prevent damage, but can it last?
The Guardian Right at that moment, the 40-odd companies who run cruises to the continent – ranging from tiny yachting firms to cruise lines – will log on to the website of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) and try to book landing … |
Detroit Free Press |
Brrr! Antarctica tourism keeps growing
Detroit Free Press The least-visited continent is getting more attention. Antarctica tourism was up 4.6% last year to 35,478 visitors, reports the International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators (IAATO.) Tourism to the frozen continent has been up every year since … |
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Waterloo Record |
Antarctica tourism thrives but tourists must brace for wild and unexpected …
Waterloo Record KING GEORGE ISLAND, Antarctica — They trekked snow-covered mountains, gasped at seals flopping along the coastline and oohed at penguins waddling along on the ice, and even took in the spectacle of a humpback whale flapping its tail amid a sea of … Seabourn Completes Second Antarctica Season |