Carnival Corporation has announced a voluntary refund of the company’s fuel supplement for applicable U.S. bookings that were made prior to November 7, 2007, under an agreement with the Florida Attorney General’s Office.

The board of directors of Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) named Douglas Anderson president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. Anderson, who joined the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer one year ago, succeeds Hubert Joly, who became president and chief executive officer of Carlson, the majority shareholder of CWT, on March 1 of this year.

From 1st April 2008, Libra Holidays UK Ltd is trading as Allbury Travel Group Ltd. The company name reflects the recent change in the ownership of the business and better reflects the group’s portfolio of specialist travel brands including: Libra Holidays UK, Enable Holidays, Sky Holidays, PriceRight Flights and the recently acquired brands of Argo Holidays, and Jetlife.

The Executive Branch decree which frees local or foreign private aircraft from paying entrance and exit fees if their capacity doesn’t exceed 12 passengers and weigh up to 30,000lb. will spark tourism, said Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) director Jose Tomas Perez today.

The president of the National Hotels and Restaurants Association (ASONAHORES) praised the construction of a new generation of luxury hotels in Dominican Republic such as chains NH Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Westin and Fairmont.

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. today named long-time maritime executive Christer Schoug as the company’s vice president of Newbuildings.