Travel Impressions and the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau have joined to offer the Live the High Life in Hawaii promotion, with savings of up to 40 percent, resort credits, free nights and room upgrades for all Hawaii bookings with a minimum five-night stay.

After months of economic concerns, good news is expected as holiday travel in Europe is already receiving high demand. TUI Travel, Europe’s biggest travel firm created last year from the tie-up of TUI AG’s travel division and Britain’s First Choice, expressed confidence in achieving its expectations for 2008 and 2009 based on strong consumer demand for package holidays, Reuters reports. The group reported a 39 percent increase in third quarter underlying operating profit to $124.5 million.

Radisson Hotels & Resorts named Karl Wentzel as northeast regional sales manager for Aruba and St Martin flagship resort properties.

The Board of Directors of the Dominican Republic’s National Hotel & Restaurant Association (ASONAHORES is the Spanish acronym) has just tapped celebrated local businesswoman Haydee Kuret de Rainieri as the first woman ever to head the most important institution dealing with the Dominican travel industry’s private sector.

Over the last two weeks, the runway lighting system at Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Georgetown, Guyana has failed a number of times. This has caused a number of LIAT flights to be stranded at the airport or unable to operate during the hours of darkness or bad weather.

Holland America Line surpassed the million-dollar mark in contributions raised for breast cancer research through its On Deck for the Cure program. The line will celebrate the milestone this week with receptions and recognition on the ships in its fleet and at its corporate headquarters in Seattle.