Radisson Aruba Resort, Casino & Spa has earned accolades from the readers and customers of two leading travel authorities. The landmark resort was the only Aruba property selected among the “Top 20 Hotels in the Caribbean, Bermuda & Bahamas” for Travel + Leisure’s prestigious World’s Best Awards.

Radisson Caribbean Resorts named Todd Garofano and Kara O’Brien as leisure sales representatives for Radisson Resorts, Aruba and St. Martin. The two will provide support throughout the Northeast, Midwest and Eastern Canada.

Eurostar has announced a record number of passengers in July 2008. Over 900,000 travelers used Eurostar services during July –an increase of 16.8 percent on the same month the previous year.

The hit reality-based TV show Check, Please! has released an online video series covering frequent travelers’ and locals’ favorite restaurants in Cancun, Mexico at http://www.checkpleasetv.com/. Cancun is Mexico’s top tourist destination. Each year millions of people from around the world visit this tropical retreat. They come for the sun, the warm Caribbean waters, the resorts, nightlife and now the food.

Hershey’s, Apple and Nike all have stores to showcase their brand and products. Now Bacardi will have one, too. Thursday’s grand opening of the Bacardi store in downtown Nassau is the first of its kind in the spirits industry. The store sells all the Bacardi portfolio of brands, plus a variety of branded accessories never available to the public in an independent retail store.

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority announced Tuesday that Rosecita Jeffers has been appointed the new CEO effective as of August 1. A St. Kitts native, Jeffers has operated her own tourism and special events management business on St. Kitts for the past four years.