The leading travel brands from across the Caribbean and the Americas have shared top honors at a World Travel Awards ceremony hosted at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa on 14 September 2012.

The Eight Edition of the African Diaspora Conference, that began on Monday in Barbados, addressed the search for a renewed approach on the slaves trace in the Caribbean, and heritage preservation. The event went in depth into the cultural roots of the area and preservation of regional identity

World’s leading travel trade show collaborates with ABAV – A Feira de Turismo das Américas: ITB Academy to hold three days of seminars at Brazil’s B2B trade show – program includes up-to-the-minute topics: CSR, Business Travel, MICE and Gay and Lesbian Travel – ITB Berlin represented with its own stand. At this year’s ABAV, Brazil’s travel trade show, ITB Berlin will be this year’s knowledge partner.

South America's cruise industry has been growing fast and holds vast potential, but the region must work together to tackle issues, create demand and rein in costs, said speakers at the opening day of the Seatrade South America Cruise Convention in Buenos Aires.

Despite boasting spectacular scenery, a temperate year-round climate and the longest Caribbean coastline of any Latin American country, the number of tourists visiting Venezuela is still low. According to the BBC, this is something that Venezuelan tourism officials hope to change in the near future.