Britain announced on Thursday that it is considering expanding visa requirements to citizens from 11 additional countries including Trinidad and Tobago. Nationals from more than 100 countries, equivalent to three-quarters of the world’s population, need a visa to come to the United Kingdom.
The Nevis Tourism Authority has announced the appointment of Mrs. Garcia Thompson-Hendrickson as its Chief Executive Officer. Thompson-Hendrickson is now overseeing all strategic and day-to-day operations.
The Inca city of Machu Picchu in the Peruvian Andes needs better protection from environmental threats including tourism and fast expansion of a nearby town, a leading conservation group said on Monday.
The 76-room, all-inclusive Mango Bay in Barbados expects an 89 percent occupancy level in June 2008, building on a two-year trend where occupancies have steadily increased during this off-season month for travel to the Caribbean.
Sol Melia has appointed Esther Trujillo as Vice President of Sustainable Development, a position from which she will lead the definition and implementation of sustainable development strategies at the Spanish hotel chain.
Puerto Rico seeks to bolster bilateral cooperation on tourism with Dominican Republic and the Caribbean’s other Hispanic islands, aimed at possible regional agreements and strategies in view of the challenges posed by the United States airlines crisis.