The two agreements will see the provision of around $1.85 million USD to Grenada; the two countries will work together to attract an additional $1.85 million USD from Dutch private sector banks and businesses.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA) has entered into a one-year Strategic Partnership with OBM International (OBMI), one of the world's leading international architectural and planning firms with seven global offices. 

As part of the agreement, OBMI will provide one of their staff members, Denaye Hinds, to serve as the technical director for CHTA's Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).

Chinese ‘local township and village tourism’ will receive a boost in investment this year, Chinese Vice-Premier Wang Yang said on Thursday. It is envisioned that ten thousand villages will become tourism spots and 200,000 households will be turned into farm stay accommodation.

Tourism Ireland confirmed to the Irish Independent that it is injecting €200,000 into its promotional campaign in China, targeting four specific regions. Junior Tourism Minister Michael Ring said the Chinese market could be potentially lucrative but that "it is going to take time" to build up.

The Myanmar Tourism Master Plan 2013-2020 has identified 38 projects that require USD 486 million of funding to bring tourist attractions up to an international standard, said Thein Sein, President of Myanmar.