Carnival Cruise Lines’ 2,974-passenger Carnival Freedom, which was originally scheduled to operate six- and eight-day Caribbean cruises from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on a seasonal basis, will now operate the program year-round, following the conclusion of its 2008 Mediterranean program in October.

Pegasus Solutions named Michael Kistner, as chief executive officer, effective immediately. Kistner, 51, who has spent his entire career in the travel services industry, succeeds John Davis, 55, who has chosen this time to pursue other opportunities, following Pegasus’ successful launch of the market-leading RezView NG reservation system.

Nisbet Plantation Beach Club has ambitions to be the greenest hotel in Nevis with a series of initiatives ranging from the installation of an artificial reef to sourcing products locally including baskets made on site

With a lagging economy causing many travelers to change their ways, more than two-thirds (68 percent) of those surveyed this month by Orbitz for Business and Business Traveler Magazine say they are now staying at less expensive/lower star-rated hotels to save on travel costs.

LAN Chile one of the leading air carriers in South America said it expects slower growth in 2008 because of rising fuel prices and lower than expected passenger volume, which will force it to scale down international flights.

The Peruvian government will invest an estimated $35.7 million in archeological research in the Machu Picchu ruins area of influence. Since 1983 the citadel ruins belong to the UNESCO Historic and Natural Heritage of Humanity.