Carnival Dream passengers airlifted out of SXM Friday

Over 1,000 stranded cruise passengers airlifted from St. Maarten

SIMPSON BAY, St.

First underwater park of its kind designed as artificial reef

Underwater Sculpture Park reflects Grenada’s commitment to sustainable tourism

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada - In the silent shallows off Grenada, an Underwater Sculpture Park models the practice of sustainable tourism.

Port of call: Grenada

Grenada excursions an off-the-beaten-path experience

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Nature expeditions of this New7Wonders of Nature

Latin Trails offers wildlife trips of a lifetime in the exciting Amazon

The Amazon rainforest was named as one of the New7Wonders of Nature.

Medical Travel International Business Summit 2013

International medical tourism event to be held in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is set to host the fourth edition of the Medical Travel International Business Summit 2013, from April 24-26 at Hotel Los Sueños Marriott, in Playa Herradura, Puntarenas.

Sharing the secrets to his success and profitability

Multiple award winner to present at CTO Sustainable Tourism Conference in Trinidad and Tobago

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Multiple award-winning hotelier, Ewald Biemans, whose properties enjoy average occupancies of over 90 percent, will share his innovative and profitable environmental ...

US Fiscal Crisis Affecting Caribbean

Minister: US fiscal crisis threatens small Caribbean economies

BAHAMAS - The inability of American lawmakers to agree on budgetary measures threatens small Caribbean economies, asserts a former finance minister.

Mexico tourism minister shot near Guadalajara

Jalisco state tourism minister killed in Mexico

A recently appointed tourism minister in Mexico's western Jalisco state has been assassinated, authorities have said.

World Travel Market Latin America

WTM creates dedicated Global Village

Word Travel Market (WTM) Latin America has created a dedicated area on the exhibition floor to showcase organizations with global representation.

Caribbean luxury resort focuses on protecting natural surroundings

Green Globe certifies Hermitage Bay Hotel in Antigua

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announces certification of the Hermitage Bay Hotel in Antigua, in the Caribbean.

Venezuelan Vice-President: Chavez Is Dead

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dies from cancer

CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who cast himself as a "21st century socialist" and foe of the United States, died from cancer, said vice-president Nicolas Maduro.

Foreign tourist dies in Varadero

Canadian visitor drowns in Cuba

VARADERO, Cuba - A Canadian has died while on vacation in Cuba.

.travel sites producing impressive results

Travel to South America ranks high in Google search

With offices in Lima, Buenos Aires, Washington, Stuttgart, and Rio de Janeiro, www.SouthAmerica.travel and its parent ...

Air China

Air China introduces self check-in service at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport

BEIJING, China - In compliance with IATA's industry standards, Air China made passenger-friendly airport self check-in available to its passengers at Sao Paulo Guarulhos International Airport, Sao ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Trinidad and Tobago presents proposal

Association of Caribbean States dedicated to development of Greater Caribbean

PANAMA CITY, Panama – “There is a new dynamism and new perspectives of growth and development which plays a very important role in the international arena and they promote the way in which ...

all-inclusive vacation

Occidental Vacation Club affiliates with Club La Costa

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Occidental Vacation Club, a full service, all-inclusive timeshare company, has affiliated with Club La Costa, a leading provider of mixed-use holiday products ...

Courtyard by Marriott Hotel in Recife

Marriott announces first hotel in Northeastern region of Brazil

BETHESDA, Md.

Travel & Tourism to Peru may be in danger after possible kidnapping

Case resolved after eTN Readers made urgent appeal to find missing cousin in Peru

BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. The American couple that had gone missing in Peru has been found safe, Peru's Ministry of Tourism and Commerce told CNN Tuesday.

La Quinta Joins with Grupo Santos to Open Eight Hotels

La Quinta announces Latin American expansion

FAJARDO, Puerto Rico - At its 2013 La Quinta Conference, La Quinta announced it is accelerating its international growth, through a series of agreements with an affiliate of Grupo Santos, a ...

Ensuring exacting standards are met for a first-class experience

Latin Trails puts luxury yacht into dry dock

Latin Trails has been delivering the finest nature expeditions to the enchanted Galapagos isles for groups and individuals, including a tour aboard the luxurious M/Y Grand Odyssey yacht.

Inaugural event to take place in Sao Paulo from April 23-25

Almost 900 senior buyers apply to attend WTM Latin America

World Travel Market Latin America, the leading global event for the Latin American travel industry, has received phenomenal global interest in its Hosted Buyers’ Program.

GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A.

GOL announces traffic statistics for January 2013

SAO PAULO, Brazil - GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the largest low-cost and low-fare airline in Latin America, announces air traffic preliminary figures of January 2013.

Domestic ...

Avian influenza

Mexican sanitary authorities confirm avian flu

CELAYA, Mexico - Industrias Bachoco S.A.B. de C.V., Mexico's leading producer and processor of poultry and other food products, announced today:

International Coalition of Tourism Partners

Tobago’s Cruise and Rail Travel joins ICTP

HAWAII, USA; BRUSSELS, Belgium; VICTORIA, Seychelles; BALI, Indonesia – The International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that Cruise and Rail travel International Ltd.

Tourism To Peru

Minister: Peru to exceed its 2013 foreign tourist target

LIMA, Peru - Peru should exceed this year its foreign tourist target of three million this year, stated the Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Jose Luis Silva, while stressing that ...

Resort dedicated to best sustainable practices

Green Globe recertifies Half Moon Club in Jamaica

LOS ANGELES, California - Green Globe announced re-certification of the Half Moon Club - a Rock Resort - in Jamaica.

Grupo Aeromexico

Aeromexico reports 1215000 passengers in January 2013

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - Grupo Aeromexico S.A.B de C.V., the largest intercontinental airline in Mexico, reports operating statistics for January, 2013.

Leonel Andrade becomes Chief Executive Officer of Smiles S.A

GOL announces the CEO of Smiles S.A.

SAO PAULO, Brazil - GOL Linhas Aereas Inteligentes S.A., the largest low-cost airline in Latin America, announces that Leonel Andrade has been hired as Chief Executive Officer of Smiles S.A.

Mexico's National Tourism Policy

President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto unveils National Tourism Policy

MEXICO CITY, Mexico - President Enrique Pena Nieto yesterday unveiled Mexico's National Tourism Policy in the Riviera Nayarit.

authentic and hospitable

Oasis Sens rolls out new LGBT friendly red carpet

For our three weeks in Cancun, we stayed at the Oasis Sens (formerly known as the Sens Del Mar and the Grand Oasis Playa); as of January 4, 2013, this resort officially markets itself as LGBT ...