Governor Rick Scott announced Florida set another record in tourism by welcoming the highest amount of visitors of any nine months in the state’s history with 79.1 million visitors.

Stonegate Bank of Pompano, Florida, announced it is offering a debit MasterCard that U.S. travelers will be able to use at hotels, restaurants and other sites in Cuba.

Derek Hanekom, minister of tourism for South Africa, outlined how South Africa, as a world-class business events destination, will respond to the next decade in the face of rising interest in the African continent.

CheapCaribbean, the leading online resource for sun-and-sand escapes to the Caribbean, Mexico and Central America, will begin offering eight-day tours to Cuba in early 2016.

Tourism is booming in North Korea, as the most secretive Communist state in the world earned between $30 million to $43 million last year.

The success of major events and festivals, as well as the popularity of Montreal tourism attractions contributed to these positive results, announced the local tourist board.