Roger Craig Swagerty, long-time hotel owner and a former town councilor and mayor of the Town of Red River, has been named a Deputy Secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department, effective Monday.

The Radisson Resort St. Martin will unfurl its flag next summer on the site of the former Le Meridien resort near Port Lonvilliers and Anse Marchel on French St. Martin’s north coast.

Adventure tourists need to be sure that they are insured adequately, moneysupermarket.com has warned. Noting that around half of British tourists have taken part in activities such as parasailing and bungee jumping purely on impulse and that cycling and horse riding are the two most popular last-minute adventure activities, it urged that people ensure they are prepared in case of accidents.

American Express announced the launch of a new promotion in the Caribbean region at the opening of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Conference (CHTC), presented by the Caribbean Hotel Association and American Express. The meeting was held at the Hyatt Regency Miami, Florida, from June 17 to 19.

Rising seas, spreading deserts, intensifying weather and other harbingers of climate change are threatening cultural landmarks from Canada to Antarctica, the World Monuments Fund said Wednesday.

Reverend Wes Hall of Jamaica received the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to regional tourism.