Viva Wyndham Tangerine Resort, located in Cabarete, Dominican Republic, is sponsoring the Kiteboarding World Cup 2010 by offering participating athletes special rates. The all-inclusive resort is also offering kiteboarding enthusiasts attending the June event in Cabarete a special rate. The Cabarete event marks the third of 11 stops on the Professional Kiteboard Riders Association’s (PKRA) 2010 World Tour.

DiscoverTCI, the Turks and Caicos’ tourism reservation service, is offering discounted rates and special packages at the islands’ top hotels and villas to celebrate the Providenciales’ being named the 2010 “World’s Top Beach and Sun Destination” by travel website Trip Advisor.

Sol Meliá has shown its commitment to improving the quality of its hotel portfolio in Croatia with the reopening of two resort hotels in Umag -- the Meliá Coral and the Meliá Istrian Villas, both previously operated under the Sol Hotels brand.

The 27-room Fierro Hotel will open this September in Buenos Aires’ Palermo Hollywood district. All rooms will feature rain showers, robes and amenities by Organyco. Accommodations also offer a kitchenette, 32-inch LCD flat-screen television, universal power outlets, iPod docking stations and complimentary Internet access.

Occidental Grand Aruba, located on Aruba’s pristine Palm Beach, offers travelers up to 40 percent savings on family escapes this summer with rates starting from $180 per person, per night. On top of this, up to two children age 12 and under vacation for free with a paying adult, saving a minimum of $130 per child, per night. Sale rates are valid for travel through Aug. 30, 2010, and the kids’ free offer applies for travel through Dec. 17, 2010.

Hyatt Regency Curacao Golf Resort, Spa and Marina opened its doors on April 20, bringing a new level of luxury and service to the island. The resort’s first guests, a honeymoon couple, experienced a refined and sophisticated retreat that included water view accommodations, indigenous gourmet dining, eco-friendly holistic spa treatments and sea breeze accentuated rounds of golf on the island’s only 18-hole championship resort golf course.