Kuoni Travel Holding Ltd. has decided to adopt a new group structure, transforming the geographically-based organization into a business-driven divisional structure.

Damage to the Galapagos Islands from mass tourism has prompted a UN committee to declare that the islands are in danger of losing their world heritage site status.

The Turks and Caicos Islands are the latest Caribbean nation to fall into line with the revised Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI). Revisions to the WHTI were created in response to the unprecedented backlog of United States passports.

Expedia officially launched Expedia QuickConnect, a reservation system interface that allows hotel partners to easily and efficiently link property management and central reservation systems to Expedia.

The travel industry in one of the most beneficial industries for the city and county of San Francisco according to a new report by the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau (SFCVB). The number of visitors to San Francisco in 2006 was 15.8 million, up 0.40 percent over 2005. In 2006, visitors spent $7.76 billion, an increase of 5.3 percent over the previous year and an all-time high.

Carnival Cruise Lines suspended the sale of a shore excursion in Montego Bay, Jamaica, after guests from its ship, the Carnival Conquest, were robbed on a bus during an excursion. The ship was in Montego Bay as part of a seven-day western Caribbean cruise that departed Galveston, Texas, on June 10 and returned June 17.