Bucuti Beach Resort is the recipient of Expedia’s prestigious Insider’s Select Award based on more than 300,000 qualified traveler reviews worldwide. The Insider’ Select list represents only 1 percent of all hotels offered on Expedia.com.

The Caribbean island nation of Dominica officially announced last week that the Honorable Ian Douglas, former Attorney General, has been appointed to the position of Minister for Tourism, Legal Affairs and Civil Aviation. His new assignment was effective October 22, following the Honorable Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit’s reorganization of his Cabinet.

InterContinental Hotels Group and Expedia have entered into a multi-year agreement under which consumers can now book IHG hotels on Expedia sites globally.

General Tours World Traveler expanded its vacation offerings with two additional Peru programs in a response to strong demand in 2006 and 2007.

Mexico City’s crowded international airport opened a long-awaited terminal Thursday that is expected to boost passenger capacity by more than 40 percent.

The cruise industry is growing, but not at Port Everglades. About 3.4 million passengers came through Fort Lauderdale in the year ended September 30, slightly fewer than the number five years ago. And next summer, only one large ship will sail from of the world’s No. 3 cruise port, down from three this past summer.