The London Heathrow airport Terminal 5 debacle hit British Airways’ monthly passenger figures for March 2008. Despite the benefit of an early Easter, BA carried just fewer than 2.72 million passengers last month, a 2.8 percent dip on the March 2007 total according to reports in the British press.

Cropping up overnight, large mega-resorts have become the growing trend and Bucuti Beach Resort featuring Tara Beach Suites & Spa is the David amongst these Goliaths. Against the odds, Bucuti owners Ewald and Susan Biemans chose to stay small, maintain a peaceful, unique atmosphere and in return have celebrated more than 20 years of success, proving that bigger is not necessarily better.

The Cayman Islands Tourism Association has appointed Trina Christian as its new executive director. She was promoted from her previous position as director of marketing for Cayman Traditional Arts.

NYC Ducks and its new duck mascot, Captain Henry, are new names for New York City’s first land and water visitor experience. Although the tour is steering away from the Splash Tours name, the improved product is still the only half-boat, half-bus amphibious vehicle in the nation with an exciting multi-media theater component.

The results are in from the first PGA Tour event hosted in Puerto Rico at the Trump International Golf Club in Rio Grande near San Juan in mid-March. The event, which drew 132 golfers from 16 countries, generated $18 million in revenue and attracted more than 70,000 visitors.

Rome’s ancient monuments are so poorly guarded that tourists are taking away mementos of their visit to the Eternal City with impunity.