The event took place at London’s emblematic Tate Modern, with the presence of minister of tourism Sandra Naranjo and other government representatives from the country, as well as guests from the UK tourism industry, media, and Ecuadorian private sector.

Elizabeth Parsons, vice-president of business development for Travelzoo, revealed in a recent presentation to the Bahamas Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) that a survey of its US members showed this nation was the top-ranked destination for Los Angeles and Houston-based travellers.

With the official start of summer just days away, travel insurance comparison website InsureMyTrip released the results of a recent survey designed to reveal insights on where travelers are headed and what they are planning to do when they get there.

The U.S. Tour Operators Association descended on Washington this week to make its case to legislators about issues important to tour operators and to the travel industry at large. Cuba is one of the association’s top legislative priorities, according to Terry Dale, USTOA’s president and CEO.

The British Virgin Islands is seeing a 3.8 percent improvement in tourist arrivals in 2015, according to data released by the Caribbean Tourism Organization. The British Overseas Territory welcomed a total of 127,587 arrivals in the first quarter of 2015.

The Cayman Islands’ Owen Roberts International Airport is outdated and prone to overcrowding. The country lacks a modern cruise ship terminal, forcing passengers to ferry in from ships anchored offshore. And yet none of those factors have stalled the destination’s growing tourist arrivals.