Quintana Roo has been designated as the tourism giant of the country, according to state governor, Roberto Borge.

The minister of tourism for Aruba announced that the governments of Aruba and Cuba have signed a cooperative agreement with a focus on tourism.

Vermont-based Orvis, the retailer known for its fishing gear and apparel, will start hosting guided fly-fishing excursions to Cuba starting this October.

Representatives from Expedia speaking at this year's Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) conference outlined the boom in tourism to Dominican Republic and their plans to continue investing in the destination.

The increase in visitors already this year and the additional influx that will come when scheduled commercial airline service from the U.S. begins later in 2016 have raised questions about how Cuba will deal with the additional tourists.

Green Globe recently recertified IBEROSTAR Cancun for the third year running with the property achieving an outstanding compliance score of 85 percent against accredited criteria.