Langham Hotels International has signed a management contract for Langham Place Miora Resort & Spa, Kalim Bay, Phuket an all-villa boutique resort at Kalim Bay in Phuket, Thailand.

Riviera Nayarit, Mexico’s fastest growing new tourism destination, announced a variety of new tourism developments. Riviera Nayarit is building a new, comprehensive highway system.

When thinking of the Caribbean’s most notable cruise spots, Tobago may not be the first getaway to pop into agents’ heads, but surprisingly enough it has emerged as one of the region’s fastest growing cruise spots and now it has the numbers to back it up.

Thomas Cook, Europe’s number two travel company, reported strong trading as consumers continued to book leisure travel despite an economic slowdown stretching household budgets. Thomas Cook Chief Executive Manny Fontenla-Novoa told reporters the group, a unit of German retailer Arcandor, has so far seen no evidence of consumers cutting back on holidays or trading down.

The Chinese hotel industry, which was gearing up for a big boost this year from the Olympics, instead saw nationwide declines in revenue per available room (RevPAR) during the first half of the year, according to a report from STR Global.

Visitors to India, a booming, emerging market that’s home to more than 1.1 billion people, will find some of the world’s loveliest sights alongside some of its lowliest sites. India, too, attracts visitors of all stripes and salaries, from backpackers frequenting back-alley flophouses to billionaires holding court in some of the world’s grandest resorts and hotels.