In life, Ernesto “Che” Guevara fought to overthrow a corrupt, capitalist elite. In death, he is spawning his own tourism industry — soon to include a three-country “Che Trail.”
St. Martin tourism officials are in talks with an unnamed carrier to offer scheduled nonstop airline service from a New Jersey-based airport to Grand Case Airport later this year, said Corinne Picaut, director of the St. Martin Office of Tourism.
Helsinki will be the World Design Capital of 2012, a title which is designated by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID). World Design Capital is a biennial designation conferred to one city at a time for merits in using design as a tool for cultural, social and economic improvement.
Travel Leaders unveiled an exclusive destination specialist partnership with Tourism Australia. The collaboration not only includes extensive educational training and certification for Travel Leaders agents, as well as exclusive Travel Leaders-only fam opportunities at a significantly reduced price, but it has already incorporated a new marketing campaign built entirely around Travel Leaders Associates who have or will become certified as specialists.
The Jamaican Tourist Board is over the moon to have secured the services of the fastest man on earth to promote the island’s tourist industry.
The Dominican Republic appears to have a slight edge over Cuba in terms of 2010 tourist arrivals thus far. From January through March, the D.R. welcomed more than 1.2 million visitors, up 3.9 percent over the same period in 2009, according to Caribbean Tourism Organization statistics.