The “armored” tourism industry is one of the few sectors that hasn’t been affected by this year’s crisis in the United States, with the arrival 3,126,559 non-resident passengers in the first nine months, or a 2.2 percent jump compared to the same year ago period.

In March 2009, the Tourist Office for Flanders will relocate its offices to the West Side of Manhattan and move into the New York Times building. The Tourist Office for Flanders will join two partners at the New York Times building under one roof.

A hotly anticipated new concept is Grand Bay Oasis Villas in Mauritius, a brand new way of enjoying the Mauritius tropical lifestyle independently in a beautifully designed and managed exclusive estate just outside the centre of Grand Bay and a mere 500m from a warm tranquil bay.

The U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism has launched a plan to stimulate demand for the winter season.

September was not kind to St. Lucia, as tourist stopover arrivals (persons staying 24 hours or more) fell 11 percent last month.

The Electronic Union of Travel Industry (EUOTI) -together with The Arab Tourism Organization (ATO) and the Co-operation of International Federation of Information Technology and Travel and Tourism (IFITT) under the supervision of the Arab League Organization and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism- will hold the International Arab Conference for e-Tourism and e-Marketing on Dec. 15-19, 2008 at the Continental Reef Garden Resort in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.