Grand Cayman’s new “Discover the East” Adventure Card, priced at $16 and developed by the Tourism Attraction Board, offers a new way to explore sites on the eastern part of the island.

This year Aruba invites sun-starved travelers to trade in typical red roses and sappy greeting cards for the tickle of powdery white sand between the toes and unforgettable sunsets as the island offers a number of romantic getaways perfect for the Valentine’s Day season.

The Air Transport Association (ATA), the primary trade group representing U.S. airlines, and other local organizations gathering pilot trade unions and cargo air carriers, issued a statement in response to the decision by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) to approve and forward to the full Senate S.2191, the “Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007”:

A Japanese tourist was slain and robbed over the weekend while visiting Thailand’s ancient capital of Sukhothai during Loy Krathong, or the Water Candle festival, police said Wednesday.

The Cruise Lines International Association is on track to deliver more than 65,000 training events this year, a 38 percent increase over 2006. CLIA said that the number sets a record in training programs delivered to agents enabling them to earn CLIA Certification credits.

NCL Corp. appointed two senior executives to its management team. Kevin Sheehan will join NCL as executive vice president and CFO, and Gregory Hunt joined NCL on December 3 in the newly created position of executive vice president-strategic and commercial development.