AARP, US's largest advocate for 50+, announced its 2015 Top Travel Trends for Americans 50+. Travel is the number one aspirational activity for people 50+.

In the first eight months of this year the number of foreign trips undertaken by Russians fell by one per cent. This decline is due mainly to an estimated 50 per cent decline in travel to Ukraine, the second most popular Russian destination in 2013.

Business travel growth to expand by 4.9% and 6.6% in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The UK, Sweden, and even Spain experienced growth, while the economies of Italy, France, and Denmark stalled in the first half of 2014.

What’s the Caribbean island with the strongest economic growth? It’s Hispaniola, home to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, which are projected to lead the Caribbean in economic growth over the next two years, according to the latest update of the International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook report.

Cuban Tourism minister Manuel Marrero stressed the commitment of workers in the sector to receive three million foreign visitors before the end of 2014. Marrero met over the weekend with youths who are taking the new university course on Tourism in the eastern province of Camaguey.