For those who only know Mexico as a place to kick off your flip-flops and throw back a few frosties on the beach, we say, "You don't know Mexico." Yes, granted Mexico's sun-and-sand towns are gorgeous and relaxing, but you can sit on a beach in about a million other destinations.

Now three months into the travel window of the summer’s best value added package programs, the Barbados Island Inclusive, the Barbados Tourism Authority has relaunched the program with an August booking window.

A slow year for cruise ship arrivals continued with the number of visitors hitting a record low in June. But the gloomy statistic was offset a bit by a slight increase in air arrivals and the confirmation that cruise numbers will increase dramatically next year.

The Ministry of Tourism for the island of Anguilla is celebrating an increase of 20.2% in visitor arrivals during the month of June. The island has been enjoying a stellar year in tourism with total arrivals for the second quarter showing a recorded increase of 13.8% when compared to the same period of 2012.

Magdalena Grand Beach Resort (www.magdalenagrand.com) is working with Save Our Sea Turtles (SOS) Tobago (www.sos-tobago.org) to maintain the population of the ancient Leatherback sea turtles, along with the Hawksbill and Green sea turtles that nest on the beaches of Tobago.