The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have joined forces to promote the use of renewable energies on islands.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have joined forces to promote the use of renewable energies in islands.

Golf is at the center of Dominican Republic’s first ever event that gathers players, tour operators, travel agencies and even specialized publications to showcase the country’s 25 links, and a market niche one of the sponsors called “better than gold.”

La Libertad is the only region in Peru that contains all three of Peru’s diverse geographical regions: the coast, highlands, and rainforest. Its capital, Trujillo, is a popular city destination, particularly for its proximity to surfers’ mecca, Huanchaco and archaeological site Chan Chan.

Sunbathers stretch out along white beach after white beach on the sweltering Caribbean coast. Tequila-swigging revelers pack the glittering nightclubs wall to wall. Surfers carve up the Pacific waves. As the season draws to an end, officials here are boasting a bumper season in the country’s top resorts.

The Caribbean recorded a rise in visitor arrivals during the first half of this year, keeping pace with the world average, according to figures released by the Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO). The region has so far enjoyed a 4.3 percent increase.