Puerto Rico on Monday declared that the 2016 Zika epidemic is over, saying transmission of the virus that can cause birth defects when pregnant women are exposed has fallen significantly.

Leading hotelier Patricia Affonso-Dass has been selected as president-elect of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association.

Respected Caribbean hotelier Simón Suárez was named the 2017 Caribbean Hotelier of the Year by the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA).

Actor John Travolta, a rabid aviation enthusiast and pilot, is donating his beloved Boeing 707 to the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society (HARS) in Australia.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree, removing some economic sanctions against Turkey; the Kremlin’s press service announced on Wednesday.

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica has submitted its candidature to occupy one of five seats allocated to the Regional Commission of the Americas on the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2018 – 2021.