Brand USA, the public-private partnership responsible for promoting the United States as a premier travel destination, launches consumer campaigns in Brazil and Mexico. The fully integrated campaigns will showcase the diversity of experiences available in the U.S.

Hoteliers in Tobago will soon have access to a $50 million development fund, Trinidad’s government announced. The financial lifeline will come from the EximBank of Trinidad and Tobago. The fund was created to “assist businesses in Tobago that have been negatively affected by the global economic recession,” the government said.

Cuba Ministry of Tourism presented the Autentica Cuba campaign in Panama within the Central American Caravan to promote accommodation deals, as well as other entertainment events and incentives in Cuba. The presentation was made by Maria Antonia Rodriguez, director of the Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Central America Division.

Cuba is to launch a series of campaigns to introduce its tourist locations to the Mideast, Cuba’s ambassador to Qatar Ernesto D Plesencia told the Gulf Times yesterday. The ambassador described the tourists sector as the “locomotive” of Cuba’s economy over the last two decades.

In an effort to follow up on its summer campaign, the Havanatur S.A. International Group of Tour Operators and Travel Agencies rolled out its proposal to provide a colorful summer with the help of Meliá Cuba and the Cubanacan hotel group, two companies that also unveiled their own offers.