To achieve this goal, Moroccan national tourism office has signed several agreements with big Russian travel agencies to sell Moroccan destination to some 85,000 Russian tourists in 2016.

Tourism was another strong year Turks and Caicos last year. This is according to newly-released data from the territory’s tourist board.

Last year ended on a high note for AccorHotels with the announcement that it was acquiring FRHI International, whose brands include Fairmont, Swissôtel and Raffles.

Last week, Central Holidays announced agreements for proprietary blocked hotel space through June 2017 in five-star accommodations to continue expanding its Cuba People-to-People programs.

Now that some travel restrictions from the United States to Cuba have been lifted, the conversation turns to what sights are the must-sees.

A recent survey of 2,200 by TripAdvisor found 62 percent of Americans were interested in booking a trip to Cuba, 25 percent are planning to go this year.