Cuba is hoping for Indian investments in its burgeoning energy and tourism sectors, officials from the country said last week.

Travel Alliance Partners continues to grow by welcoming 3 new tour operators into the company bringing the total of participating partners to 33 premier tour operators of North America.

The effects of American Airline’s reductions in capacity, announced May 21, already have trickled down to Curacao where tourism officials fear that the twice-daily flights from Miami may be cut to once a day come September.

Crystal Cruises is implementing a fuel surcharge of $7 per guest, per day, for all 2009 bookings made after June 15, 2008. Crystal will protect any 2009 bookings that are made by June 15 at the current fare, without the fuel surcharge.

United Vacations is reducing air fare up to $200 on children’s packages to Mexico and the Caribbean for RIU Hotels and Resorts booked through June 30. United Vacations customers can save up to an additional $300 with reduced rates on flights to Aruba, Los Cabos and Puerto Vallarta/Riviera Nayarit.

JetBlue elected Joel Peterson as chairman of the board of directors and of Frank Sica as vice-chairman. Peterson has served as vice chairman of the board since June 2007, and has been a member of the board since June 1999.