Countries around the world hope to recreate the success of Ministry of Tourism’s signature People to People program, Minister of Tourism Obie Wilchcombe told ambassadors of the program at their appreciation reception.

Barbados is hoping to lure visitors from China as it seeks to overcome some of the challenges facing the tourism industry.

In terms of outbound travel South Americans are ahead of everyone else in the Americas. In 2012, they undertook 12 percent more trips abroad than last year, marking a new record. The country clearly driving growth is Brazil.

The news that the UK Chancellor of the Exchequer has once again chosen to raise Air Passenger Duty (APD) is economically self-defeating – as research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) continues to show.