STR, a provider of data benchmarking and analytics for the global hotel industry, has become a strategic partner of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA).

UNWTO secretary general, Taleb Rifai, has expressed his sincere appreciation to David Scowsill, president of the World Travel & Tourism Council, for the strong partnership between both organizations as he announced his departure after six years at the helm.

Sunwing has added a direct flight from Montreal to Acapulco for winter 2018, with weekly Wednesday departures starting Jan. 3, 2018 and running through March 21, 2018.

Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, Founder and chairman of Sandals Resorts International, took home the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Caribbean Hotel & Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS) in Miami.

WestJet announced the appointment of Bob Cummings as Executive Vice-President responsible for the yet-to-be-named ultra-low-cost carrier (ULCC) which will launch late in 2017 or early 2018.

The World Travel & Tourism Council has announced the departure of president David Scowsill after six years at the helm of the organization.