Cuban tourism sailed with a good wind in its favor in 2011 and a tendency which local authorities predict will increase in 2012. The prediction of 2.7 million visitors in these last 12 months was achieved without any problem; now the forecast for the upcoming year is 2.9 million.

U.S. President Obama issued an executive order Thursday calling for a reduction in the time it takes for travelers from China and Brazil to get visas to come see the USA. He also ordered the elimination of tourist visas altogether for visitors from Taiwan.

The director general and CEO of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association says the region has to address serious problems with competitiveness. And to do that, more consideration must be given to history. Alec Sanguinetti believes tourists are now looking for more than beaches and great weather.

With cruise ship business projected to continue its “relentless” growth this year and tourism group business expected to grow by 15 percent in the first quarter of this year, Tourism Minister Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace expressed confidence that the country’s number one industry is on a good footing.

St. Lucia's new tourism minister says renewed emphasis will be placed on tourism, the island's top foreign exchange earner, so the industry can continue to lead economic development and employment in the nation.

Getting from the shivering cold to the sublime warmth is easier than ever with the new air connection from Toronto, Canada, to Grenada, which began mid-December of last year.