The U.S. Travel Association has praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that will help welcome more international travelers to the United States.

The U.S. Travel Association has praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that will help welcome more international travelers to the United States.

The U.S. Travel Association has praised the U.S. House of Representatives for passing legislation that will help welcome more international travelers to the United States.

Aegean Airlines is joining the Star Alliance airline network and expects to become a full member by 2010, the Greek carrier announced Tuesday. The 10-year-old private airline could face stiffer domestic competition after Greece’s government reached a deal in March to sell ailing state carrier Olympic Airlines to an investment group.

Leading international hotel chain Novotel is set to make a debut in Mumbai with the launch of the Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach. Located in the heart of Mumbai’s social and commercial hub, Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach will enjoy a soft launch in July 2009.

Short-stay visa waiver agreements were signed on last week between the European Union (EU) and four Caribbean countries in a ceremony that took place in Brussels with the participation, from the European Community side, of Vice-President Jacques Barrot (from the Commission) and the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Helena Bambasova (from the Czech Presidency) and representatives from Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mauritius, Barbados and Seychelles.