Grenada is placing priority on crime prevention, border detection and border control as part of its plan for boosting the tourism product.
The Israel Tourism Commission reports that more visitors traveled to Israel in 2008 than in any year since the independent State of Israel was founded in 1948. It was the first time ever more than three million tourists came to Israel in a single year.
Serbia’s ailing flag carrier JAT will slash nearly 40 percent of its workforce next year in an effort to return to profit after its stalled privatization, its general manager said in an interview.
Jamaica is working with a real estate company to build affordable homes for tourism workers amid a global economic slump.
The Caribbean and Central America will be the sub regions most affected by the stagnation in tourism caused by the financial crisis.
The Jamaica Tourist Board has launched a promotional blitz in four U.S. cities. The program, called the Jamaica Winter Rescue, features events at commuter terminals in New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Chicago.