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Aruba Announces Grand Opening of Morgan’s Island

Monday, 05/01/2009

With a $14 million investment, the 28,000 square foot water park features exciting rides including the Dragon Revenge, a dual slide; and the Buccaneer Tower, a tube tower with slides for two and four rides.

 

Turks and Caicos Resort Debuts New Villa

Sunday, 04/01/2009
by Joe Pike

The Amanyara in Turks and Caicos opened a new Serenity Villa. The new villa will be home to massages, scrubs, wraps and beauty treatments, along with yoga and Pilates classes.

 

John Travolta’s Teenage Son Dies in Bahamas

Monday, 05/01/2009

Oscar-nominated Hollywood actor John Travolta’s teenage son died after a seizure while the family was vacationing in Bahamas, the US media reported today.
The 16-year-old Jett was the only son of John Travolta and Kelly Preston, also an actress. The couple also has an eight-year-old daughter, Ella.

 

CIE Tours Launches Escorted Tour of Spain

Friday, 26/12/2008

Building on the success of its vacation programs to Ireland, Britain, Italy, Eastern Europe and European river cruising, CIE Tours International is adding an escorted vacation to Spain to its 2009 repertoire, according to Brian W. Stack, managing director of CIE Tours International.

 

New Approach Needed to Save Caribbean Reefs

Friday, 26/12/2008
by Michael Kahn

A growing human population is pushing coral reefs in the Caribbean to breaking point and saving them will require a new, larger-scale approach, researchers said on Tuesday.

 

Holiday Inn Montego Bay Puts 2009 on Sale

Friday, 26/12/2008

The 524-room all-inclusive Holiday Inn Resort Montego Bay has put 2009 on sale, offering 50 percent off published rates. Savings are valid for resort stays between Jan. 4 and Dec. 22, 2009 with all-inclusive rates for standard room accommodations ranging between $189 and $250 per room, per night based on double occupancy.

 

Grand Cayman Dolphin Attraction to Open

Wednesday, 24/12/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

The Dolphin Discovery, Grand Cayman’s newest attraction, is scheduled to open by the end of the month at a custom-built facility on the site of the old Turtle Farm in West Bay.

 

Ground Broken in Puerto Rico for St. Regis Project

Wednesday, 24/12/2008
by Joe Pike

St. Regis Hotels & Resorts recently celebrated the groundbreaking of The St. Regis Resort and Residences Bahia Beach, Puerto Rico by planting a colorful pink tabebuia tree on the site of the new luxury development.

 

Antigua-Montserrat Ferry Service to Relaunched

Wednesday, 24/12/2008
by Gay Nagle Myers

Daily roundtrip ferry service resumed between Antigua and Montserrat on December 11, after a three-year hiatus.

 

Mexicana Renews Leisure Focus on Puerto Vallarta Route

Thursday, 18/12/2008
by Laura Del Rosso

Mexicana Airlines’ new nonstop flight between San Francisco and Puerto Vallarta, the carrier’s re-entry on the route after an absence of 17 years, is part of the airline’s strategy to get back to basics and make North American leisure travelers its top market segment.

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National Tour Association Appoints New Chairman

Michele Michalewicz, CTP, a Salt Lake City travel professional and president of Western Leisure, Inc. has been inducted as the 2009 chairman and CEO of the National Tour Association. NTA is the industry’s premier packaged travel association made up of more than 3,000 members from around the globe.

 
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Travel Agents to Be in Higher Demand in 2009

by Sharon Chambers

Peter Yesawich, president and CEO of Ypartnership, expects more consumers to turn to travel agents when planning their trips in 2009. Meanwhile, research conducted by Ypartnership states that the travel intentions of Americans remain strong as 71 percent of active travel households are planning at least one overnight trip during the next six months –the same amount as one year ago.

 
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CTO to Launch Social Network for Agents

by Gay Nagle Myers

The Caribbean Tourism Organization in January will launch online programs aimed at improving its North American chapter system and the way that travel agents do business.

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Golf Resorts Being Upscaled in Puerto Rico

This seaside stretch, a half-hour’s drive east of the airport in San Juan, is not placid in midday. Construction equipment rumbles through the beachfront while workers sweat out installing the marble floors and granite countertops in developer Donald Trump’s latest Caribbean venture.

 
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Antigua Air Traffic Slows Down

A flow control system implemented by air traffic controllers at the VC Bird International Airport in Antigua has been disrupting flights in and out of the island during the Christmas rush.

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