In 2016, the total impact of business and leisure travel was USD$166 billion to Mexico’s GDP, which is 16 percent of the country’s GDP, making Travel & Tourism sector the largest out of the eight sectors studied in the research.

Peru’s ministry of culture has announced a new permit system for tourism visits to the UNESCO World Heritage site of Machu Picchu.

A total of 196,892 UK travelers visited the Balearic Islands in April 2017, an increase of 9.3 percent compared to the same month in 2016.

The Department of the Treasury said authorized travel by cruise ship or passenger vessel will still be permitted as well.

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has expressed its concern over the recently-announced decision by US president Trump's administration to restore travel restrictions between the US and Cuba.

The Costa Rica Tourism Board has established a partnership with the United Nations World Tourism Organization and CNN International to launch a new campaign.