11th Annual Caribbean Conference

Sustainable Tourism Conference to focus on strategic heritage tourism planning

Strategic heritage tourism planning will be the focus of the opening general session of this year’s leading Caribbean gathering on sustainable tourism.

Integration Into Star Alliance

TAM to move to London Heathrow Terminal 1 on March 28

TAM Airlines will relocate its London Heathrow operations from Terminal 4 to Terminal 1 on Sunday, March 28, 2010, as part of TAM’s full integration into the Star Alliance.

St. Kitts

Skerritt leads mission to lure more cruise ships to St. Kitts

ST. KITTS – The man charged with taking St.

British Airways

Tourists risk being stuck in the Caribbean due to BA strike

UK tourists risk being stranded on a Caribbean island after British Airways cancelled their only weekly flight home, it was disclosed.

Machu Pichu

Machu Pichu to reopen to tourists in April

Finally, the Inca ruins site at Machu Picchu will reopen to international visitors as of April 1st. This reopening comes following a closure of two months caused by flooding.

British Airways Strike

Statement by Caribbean Tourism Organization on pending strike by BA cabin crew

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) continues to monitor closely developments in the current dispute between British Airways and the union representing its cabin crew.

Spring Break 2010

Despite US government's warnings students flock to Mexico for Spring Break

Thousands of college kids are pouring into Mexico for Spring Break.

Bahamas Crime Up

Violent crime is on the upswing in the Bahamas

Bahamas-bound travelers, beware.

Mexico's New Tourism Minister

Gloria Guevara named Mexico's new tourism minister

Mexico President Felipe Calderon named Gloria Guevara as the new minister of tourism, putting her in charge of developing an industry that is the country’s third- biggest source of dollar inflows.

Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia poised for tourism growth in 2010

From new flights to exposure on a reality show, St. Lucia has a few reasons to be poised for a tourism growth this year.

Jamaican Tourism

Jamaica's newest tourism spiel: Reggae, beaches and Jews

KINGSTON, Jamaica — This island nation boasts miles of pristine beaches, reggae music and the Western hemisphere's largest butterfly.

Now, it's promoting a new asset to tourists: its Jews.

Copa Airlines

Copa Airlines expects to see double-digit growth in the number of passengers

PANAMA CITY - Panama-based airline Copa Holding SA expects to see double-digit growth in the number of passengers this year as the carrier adds airplanes and flight frequencies with Latin American eco

Caribbean Community

CARICOM continues its assistance to earthquake-ravaged Haiti

CARICOM (Caribbean Community) member countries are making life more tolerable for the earthquake victims of Haiti by adopting a town outside of the capital city of Port-au-Prince and providing much-ne

Cuban Travel

Cuba to require medical insurance for tourists

The government of President Raúl Castro stated that as of May 1 foreigners and Cubans living in other countries may enter Cuba only if they carry a travel insurance policy with medical coverage.

Brazilian Tourist Board Introduces New Online Experience

EMBRATUR launches world's first location-based map and video site

SAO PAULO - The Brazilian Tourist Board, EMBRATUR, announced today along with Google Brazil, the world's first Google/YouTube brand channel uniquely combining videos and Google maps to provide an inte

Chilean Aviation Authorities Partially Open Airport

TAM operates first flight out of Santiago Airport

TAM’s first flight out of Chile since Saturday’s earthquake left Santiago Airport for São Paulo, Brazil at 2100 hours on Tuesday, March 2, while at 0100 hours on Wednesday a flight left São Paul

Chile

Chilean main tourist attractions escape earthquake with little or no damage

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Mexico

Cancun's tourism industry recovering quickly

Mexico's spring break king — Cancun — is rebounding quickly from last year's triple blow to its tourism industry caused by the country's swine flu epidemic, drug violence and a global economic cri

Air Service In Chile

LAN to resume restricted flights in and out of Santiago airport

LAN Airlines reports that starting tomorrow the company will resume restricted domestic and international flight operations at the Santiago airport.

state of catastrophe declared in Chile

Chile destruction much deeper, more damaging, more serious than thought

A state of catastrophe has been declared after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck early Saturday morning off the coast of central Chile.