Mövenpick Hotels & Resort has announced the internal promotion of Alan O’Dea to the role of Senior Vice President for Africa. O’Dea replaces Roger Kacou who has been appointed Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. Irish-born O’Dea,...Read more

Caribbean nationals wishing to study tourism or hospitality and language training are being offered the opportunity to secure scholarships from the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). The region’s tourism development agency, through its scholarship programme, the CTO Foundation, is awarding scholarships...Read more

Last January 30th, at FITUR in Madrid, Spain, the Excelencias Awards were delivered. These awards aim to encourage the excellence in different areas, all related to the tourism industry. Ramon Alvarez, president and founder of Convenco – GSAR Marketing, who passed...Read more

destinations UNLIMITED – the DMC Representation Company based in Ringwood – has announced its latest strategic partnership with St. Lucia DMC – Barefoot Holidays. As this year’s ‘World Travel Award’ winners, Erwin Louisy, Managing Director at Barefoot Holidays stated that...Read more

Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek has announced the appointment of Katharine Anderson as marketing manager. Anderson leads the resort’s marketing efforts bringing a wealth of experience to the core sales and development team. Having been a part of the...Read more

Royal Caribbean Cruises has signed a multi-year, distribution agreement with Sabre Travel Network, making all of Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Azamara Club Cruises’ fares and schedules available in the Sabre global distribution system (GDS). Under the new agreement,...Read more

After conducting a formal review of several U.S. agencies, the Saint Lucia Tourist Board has partnered with ISM as its advertising agency of record. For the next two years, the Boston-based company will develop and manage the island’s brand campaign...Read more

George Markantonis, President and Managing Director of Kerzner International Bahamas, has announced the appointment of Cristian Sariego as Senior Vice President and General Manager of The Cove Atlantis and The Reef Atlantis resorts in The Bahamas. Sariego has spent his...Read more

The travel industry faces a huge opportunity to capitalize on phone calls as more consumers call to book trips directly from their smartphones, according to a data analysis released today by Marchex. This mobile advertising company focused on calls, set...Read more

Palace Resorts has announced the addition of Frank A. Corzo (pictured left) as the new Vice President of U.S. Field Sales. Corzo will lead the U.S.-based sales team and oversee sales initiatives for the brand’s seven oceanfront resort properties in...Read more