According to ATOR Analytical Service the international air transportation from Russia increased by 23.6 percent in January 2011. It’s interesting to note that such indicator surpassed in two times the expectations of the analysts. Nevertheless, the total number of transported passengers by the Russian airlines increased only by 15.8 percent in January 2011 in comparison with the same period of last year.

Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) President and CEO William D. Talbert III, CDME, announced that overnight visitors to Greater Miami and the Beaches grew by 5.6 percent to a record-breaking 12.6 million overnight visitors in 2010, fueled by a 6.6 percent increase to a record 6.1 million international visitors and an increase of 4.7 percent to a record 6.5 million domestic visitors.

If Patrice Minors has it her way, German airline TUI might soon be flying to Bermuda. During a visit to Jamaica in January, the Tourism and Business Development Minister saw a plane on the runway that she didn’t recognize. After asking a few questions, she was told it was a charter flight from Germany that flies to various Caribbean islands.

Chairman of the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), Sen. the Hon. Richard Skerritt said Caribbean countries are seeking to lure tourists to their shores as holiday makers temporarily avoid the Middle East as a result of unrest caused by persons seeking to overthrow undemocratic governments in the region.

The Caribbean is experiencing a slow uptick in arrivals, with most countries registering tourist arrivals growth in the first nine months of 2010, according to the Caribbean Tourism Report published by Research & Markets. Growth in most countries was in the 3.0-5.0 percent year-on-year (y-o-y) range.

Foreign tourism in Uruguay during January injected $535 million to the economy, which is higher than the first two months of a year ago ($515 million), according to the latest release from the Ministry of Tourism.