The Bahamas will record a 3 to 4 percent increase in tourist arrivals for all of 2011 despite a 4.4 percent decline in the first four months of the year, said Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, the Bahamas’ minister of tourism. Cold weather in the U.S. negatively impacted travel to the region, he said, leading to a “rough start.”

On the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Seychelles’ tourism industry, and in response to President James Michel’s call for the Seychelles Tourism Board to be the drivers of the Seychelles’ brand of tourism, the tourism board, in collaboration with the President’s office, has produced a "green paper" of the Seychelles’ Master Plan for Tourism.

Home to pristine forests and the indigenous Mapuche people, Chile’s Araucanía Region is rich with tourism potential. However, according to the government, the area needs a facelift in order to capitalize on its resources.

The Bahamas isn’t feeling any severe pinch from the Air Passenger Duty (APD) that has negatively impacted other countries and airlines according to Director General for Tourism David Johnson.

In an effort to highlight Brazil as one of the world’s top tourism destinations, Embratur, the Brazil tourism board, today launched a promotional contest on Facebook that asks consumers to upload their pictures of Brazil for a chance to win a Brazil-themed prize.

The Cayman Islands has bagged a ranking among the top 20 honeymoon destinations in the world. A Brides Magazine survey ranks Cayman at number 15. An award acknowledging the ranking was recently presented to Cayman Islands tourism officials at a magazine luncheon during Caribbean Week 2011 in New York.