Crescent Hotels & Resorts, a rapidly growing hotel and resort management and ownership company, announced today that Pamela A. Suhr has joined the company as chief operating officer. She will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the company’s rapidly growing hotel portfolio and play an important role in the company’s acquisition program.

Travel Agent was on site this week for Dreams Cancun’s unveiling of its new Delphinus Dream Cancun, a program featuring six trained, 300-pound baby dolphins. For $149 a person, guests at this AMResorts property, as well as vacationers staying at another hotel, get a 15-minute tutorial and a 45-minute swimming session with the dolphins.

CheapCaribbean.com launched a savings card that offers a 10 percent discount on vacation expenditures, such as food and drinks, clothing, souvenirs, jewelry, water sports, rental cars and condominium timeshares. The complimentary card is included in every reservation.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is sticking to its proposal to require airlines to collect fingerprints at check-in from departing travelers on international flights, in spite of vehement protests from U.S. carriers that the mandate would be costly and time-consuming and create longer check-in lines, and should instead be handled by the Transportation Security Administration.

The 337-room Westin Roco Ki Beach & Golf Resort in Punta Macao near Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic is on schedule to open in May as the first U.S.-branded resort in the region.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has announced the appointment of William Silvermintz as regional director, the Americas.