Jonathan Wigley, CEO of Absolute Hotel Services Co., Ltd. announces the cooperation with Vietnam based Fusion Hotel Management Ltd. to manage two resorts in Da Nang and Hoi An, Vietnam due to open mid of 2010. In this cooperation Fusion Hotel Management (a company under Serenity Holding which is an A to Z service provider) will oversee branding and concept marketing aspects of the projects and Absolute Hotel Services will bring in their specific operational, sales and distribution expertise.

Anguilla’s Wallblake Airport over the holiday season continued to show quiet resilience, creating optimism with the arrival of private jets attributing to the increase in U.S. visitor arrivals, an indication that the challenging economic environment may have given way to pent-up demand and cautiously optimistic economic news.

Grenada is currently experiencing many developments that are expected to positively affect the country’s tourism industry in 2010 and beyond. Delta will begin nonstop weekly service to Grenada this summer from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York to the Maurice Bishop International Airport in St. George’s starting from June 5. The non-stop, twice a week service departs JFK at 12:50 a.m. and arrives in Grenada at 5:40 a.m. with the return flight scheduled to depart at 6:40 a.m. and arriving in New York at midday.

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced that it will manage a new luxury resort and branded residences on Saadiyat Island in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The property, which is being developed by Abu Dhabi-based Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), is scheduled to open in 2013. This will be Mandarin Oriental’s first foray into the Middle East, providing the Group with an exceptional opportunity to extend its brand to one of the Arabian Gulf’s foremost business and leisure destinations.

Norwegian is strengthening its route network in the Nordic region. For the first time, Norwegian will launch direct flights from Oslo and Stockholm to Helsinki. The new direct flights are part of the strategy to become a strong player in the Nordic market.

Jardines del Rey, one of Cuba’s main tourist destinations of sun and beaches is boosting its marketing in the international market thanks to new and varied extrahotel options, tourism specialists highlighted this Wednesday.