Air arrivals in the Cayman Islands in 2006 increased 59.3 percent over figures for 2005, the year of recovery following Hurricane Ivan’s disastrous visit in September 2004.

As U.S. passport regulations for travelers will change on January 23, SmarterTravel.com has compiled information on the new rules and advice on obtaining a passport for those without one.

“Europe is well on its way to achieving yet another year of positive growth,” Tom Ylkanen, Vice Chairman of the European Travel Commission’s (ETC) Market Intelligence Group, told delegates at Pisa Forum.

Tour operator systems provide free weekly flight schedule updates and news about technical developments to keep your travel agents up to date. This process should be done automatically, freeing the travel agents to sell and offer better customer care. Experienced travel agents only choice to travel booking bottlenecks are high quality tour operator systems. Those with responsive tour operator software stay a step ahead of the competition.

Galapagos is under threat. But human intervention aims to save its exotic species. In 1995, Godfrey Merlen, director of the environment group WorldAid, visited Isabela, an island in the Galapagos. What he saw horrified him.

U.S. airlines are pulling out of their financial tailspin but most are not paying close enough attention to customer service, especially when it comes to providing useful information on delays and cancellations, a government watchdog reported last week.