In a bid to explore new markets, Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry will soon explore the Brazilian shores. The tourism authority is headed to the World Travel Market Latin America looking to bolster numbers of travellers into the emirate from South America.

As interest in travel to Cuba surges, tour operators are adding departures. The groundswell began with President Obama’s Dec. 17 announcement that the U.S. and Cuba planned to renew diplomatic ties and to ease travel restrictions between the two nations.

The Anguilla Tourist Board (ATB) continued a strong public relations and marketing campaign with a tour of the Mid-Atlantic, as part of aggressive efforts to strengthen the destination's market share in the region.

As part of the visit paid to Havana by Trinidad & Tobago’s tourism minister, Mr. Gerard Hadeed, an intergovernmental agreement on tourism collaboration between the two Caribbean islands was signed this week. Cuba’s tourism minister Manuel Marrero Cruz inked the document on behalf of the Republic of Cuba.

The Puerto Vallarta Tourism Board has partnered with Brideclick, a digital network for brides-to-be, to offer a new romance promotion. 

Following on the heels of the strong start of the 2015 winter season, the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI) and the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association (BHTA) have launched ‘Brilliant Barbados’, a promotion aimed at increasing forward bookings for the softer summer and fall periods.