Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges

More free time and disposable income not only in developed but also in emerging countries have generated a demand that shipping lines have capitalized on by offering ocean cruise services to an exponentially growing segment of the tourist industry. With the search for alternative destinations for oc...

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spelling oai-11362-363852020-11-19T01:58:04Z Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges BUQUES DE PASAJEROS TRANSPORTE MARITIMO ESTADISTICAS DE TURISMO TURISMO INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS DE TURISMO PASSENGER SHIPS MARITIME TRANSPORT TOURISM STATISTICS TOURISM TOURIST FACILITIES More free time and disposable income not only in developed but also in emerging countries have generated a demand that shipping lines have capitalized on by offering ocean cruise services to an exponentially growing segment of the tourist industry. With the search for alternative destinations for ocean cruises, in recent years the Southern Cone countries of Latin America have been playing host to an encouraging number of passenger ships during the summer November-March season, suggesting that this sub-region could become a permanent feature of the circuit of international ocean cruises. To convert this into a reality, however, will require investment in port facilities and passenger terminals, thus presenting an opportunity for private participation in providing and running these facilities. 2014-03-20T01:32:11Z 2014-03-20T01:32:11Z 2001-04 Texto Documento Completo http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36385 en FAL Bulletin 176 application/pdf AMERICA DEL SUR SOUTH AMERICA ECLAC
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language English
topic BUQUES DE PASAJEROS
TRANSPORTE MARITIMO
ESTADISTICAS DE TURISMO
TURISMO
INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS DE TURISMO
PASSENGER SHIPS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
TOURISM STATISTICS
TOURISM
TOURIST FACILITIES
spellingShingle BUQUES DE PASAJEROS
TRANSPORTE MARITIMO
ESTADISTICAS DE TURISMO
TURISMO
INSTALACIONES Y SERVICIOS DE TURISMO
PASSENGER SHIPS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
TOURISM STATISTICS
TOURISM
TOURIST FACILITIES
Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges
description More free time and disposable income not only in developed but also in emerging countries have generated a demand that shipping lines have capitalized on by offering ocean cruise services to an exponentially growing segment of the tourist industry. With the search for alternative destinations for ocean cruises, in recent years the Southern Cone countries of Latin America have been playing host to an encouraging number of passenger ships during the summer November-March season, suggesting that this sub-region could become a permanent feature of the circuit of international ocean cruises. To convert this into a reality, however, will require investment in port facilities and passenger terminals, thus presenting an opportunity for private participation in providing and running these facilities.
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title Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges
title_short Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges
title_full Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges
title_fullStr Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges
title_full_unstemmed Tourist cruises in South America: new opportunities and challenges
title_sort tourist cruises in south america: new opportunities and challenges
publisher ECLAC
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/11362/36385
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