Island Travel & Tours Ltd. is offering flights from Orlando to Havana, Cuba, beginning July 8. The Orlando-Havana flights will be operated by Swift Airlines. The fare initially will be $429 per person round trip. The price may change and baggage fees will be $35 for the first bag.

American Airlines, Philadelphia's dominant carrier, along with JetBlue, United, Delta, and Southwest Airlines have all expressed interest since Obama announced in December that the U.S. would move to renew diplomatic relations and expand trade and tourism with Cuba.

U.S. travelers will be able to purchase online tickets for direct flights from New York, Miami and Tampa, Fla., to Cuba starting Wednesday on CheapAir, the first online travel retailer to offer such bookings. CheapAir has partnered with one charter company, Cuba Travel Service, to offer the flights.

Virgin America According to a statement issued by the Hawaii Tourism Authority (HTA), Virgin America will begin serving Hawaii for the first time this fall.

Following in the footsteps of the soon to open SLS LUX at Baha Mar in the Bahamas, parent company sbe Entertainment Group announced plans to open a new hotel in Cancun in the Mexican Caribbean.

Delta Air Lines will continue expanding its network in Latin America with service from its largest hub in Atlanta to Medellin and Cartagena, Colombia starting Dec. 19, 2015. The flights are now for sale on delta.com.