The United States Virgin Islands is reporting its highest levels of air arrivals since the mid-1990s, according to a report from Texas-based consultants Reynolds, Smith and Hills. The report found that air traffic is up 9.9 percent over the previous fiscal period.

Peru is aiming to attract 6 million tourists by 2016, according to Carlos Canales, head of the National Chamber of Tourism. This year, he said, Peru saw 2.9 million tourists, who generated $3.3 billion in revenue for the country’s tourism industry.

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed optimism that the economy will rebound and record growth at a reasonable pace. She, however, did not provide a time frame in which it was expected to occur.

Toronto-based Authentic Cuba Travel has already published almost forty tour departures for 2013 and counting. The Canadian company offers North American travelers the chance to get an up close and personal look inside the authentic Cuba.

The expansion of Panama City's Tocumen International Airport will see the addition of more than 50 new stores, and a new food court. It's all about location, and Panama's got it, says its Vice Minister of Tourism, Ernesto Orillac. The nation sees itself as the ideal hub to explore the region.

One billion tourists have travelled the world in 2012, marking a new record for international tourism – a sector that accounts for one in every 12 jobs and 30 percent of the world’s services exports. International tourism has continued to grow in 2012.