Last Sunday on the sidelines of the 7th Summit of Heads of State of the 17 member countries of Petrocaribe, Haiti and the Venezuela, have agreed on several projects aimed at tourism development of Haiti.

Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister John Maginley will speak to Chinese authorities later this month in Beijing about renewed efforts to tap into their tourism market. The announcement came as the new Chinese ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda paid a courtesy call on the tourism minister.

A new campaign of Chile's for international tourism promotion was launched by the Subsecretaría de Turismo (Under Secretariat for Tourism) and Turismo Chile, the institution responsible for the promotion of Chile in international markets.

Russia is already the second most important source market for the Dominican Republic from the European continent, second only to France, a country with which it competes to lead tourist arrivals from Europe to the Caribbean nation. Russia surpassed Germany with 63,948 visitors in the first quarter of this year.

The Bahamas continues to attract the most American luxury travelers, according to a new study released by Resonance Consultancy in collaboration with the Luxury Institute. The report also shows that the island destination more affluent Americans want to visit than any other is the Turks and Caicos.

Travel demand for Jamaica is on the rise, according to the latest report from Expedia. More than 230,000 room nights in the country were booked through Expedia’s platforms in 2012, with the largest increase coming from Brazil, with 57 percent growth from 2011.