The week of April 18 has seen St Kitts occupying a special place for those of us interested in the regional travel and tourism sector. In St Kitts, Tourism Ministers from across the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) converged for the 10th meeting of the OECS Council of Tourism Ministers. The theme was: 'OECS Economic Union: Strategic Considerations for Tourism'.

The list of Lufthansa A380 destinations in the USA is growing: Miami will be the next US destination to be served by the carrier’s flagship A380, following New York-JFK and San Francisco. Starting 10 June 2011, Lufthansa will be operating daily A380 flights from Frankfurt to the “sunshine state” Florida.

The list of Lufthansa A380 destinations in the USA is growing: Miami will be the next US destination to be served by the carrier’s flagship A380, following New York-JFK and San Francisco. Starting 10 June 2011, Lufthansa will be operating daily A380 flights from Frankfurt to the “sunshine state” Florida.

American Airlines’ recent reduction in flights to San Juan will have no measurable effect on leisure travel to Puerto Rico, said Mario Gonzalez Lafuente, executive director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company (PRTC). Speaking at a Friday media briefing at the International Destination Expo in San Juan, Gonzalez said Puerto Rico recorded a 4 percent increase in tourist arrivals in the first quarter of 2011 versus 2010.

American Eagle commenced a second daily service between San Juan Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) and Saint Lucia’s George F.L. Charles Airport (SLU) further enhancing Saint Lucia’s convenience for travelers flying from the US on American Airlines.

JetBlue Airways, the largest carrier in Puerto Rico in terms of capacity, is making it even easier to travel between San Juan and neighboring Caribbean islands with the announcement of plans to launch nonstop daily service to St. Maarten (SXM), subject to receipt of government approval. This new route will be the value airline’s eighth non-stop destination out of San Juan and its third out of St. Maarten