The United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) is highlighting special promotions by two members. A small ship cruise of the Galapagos Islands and a motor coach tour of Quito is available on Go Ahead Tours’ “The Galapagos Islands and Ecuador.”

The 10th Annual Tourism Awards Banquet was held to honor the outstanding tourist businesses of this West Indies Island. Awards were given to local businesses and individuals who have made a significant positive impact on the development of the St. Kitts real estate and tourism industry in the past year.

The 10th Annual Tourism Awards Banquet was held to honor the outstanding tourist businesses of this West Indies Island. Awards were given to local businesses and individuals who have made a significant positive impact on the development of the St. Kitts real estate and tourism industry in the past year.

Speaking at the 18th World Travel Monitor Forum in Pisa, Professor Haivan Song of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University said, “By 2030, China will be the world’s most popular tourism destination.” In addition, he added, during the next 20 years China would replace Germany as the world’s most travelled nation. Song lectures at the world’s second-largest university, teaching travel and hospitality courses. “When visa regulations for citizens from the People’s Republic of China eventually change, tourists from China can be expected to vastly outnumber those from any other country,” he said.

A new travel study shows that potential holidaymakers are increasingly using the internet to plan their holidays. The survey found that nine out of ten people use their home computers to look up travel information online.

Despite global economic weakness Cuban tourism increased during the first 9 months of 2010, with both revenue and visitor numbers up, according to island’s tourism officials.