The Barbados government is considering inviting representatives of the wholesale sector in South America to Barbados, so that they can witness first-hand what the island’s tourism product has to offer.

The Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Authority has launched an advertising campaign, in conjunction with 19 hotels and 19 tour operators, to promote ease of access and affordability to the twin-island destination. The campaign runs over two of the biggest sporting events of the year for the island.

Canadians to be granted visa on arrival (VoA), announced the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his visit to Canada.

With a 20 percent increase in visitor arrivals from the United States, the first quarter of 2015 illustrates strong growth for Trinidad and Tobago’s tourism sector.

Receipts from international visitors spending on accommodation, food and drink, entertainment, shopping and other services and goods reached an estimated $1.245 billion (euro 937 billion) in 2014, an increase of 3.7 percent in real terms (taking into account exchange rate fluctuations and inflation).

China has decided to create a ‘blacklist’ for tourist behaving badly overseas. The country’s National Tourism Administration (NTA) will maintain a database on travellers who commit offense, with their names passed onto police, customs officials and even banks.