Passengers who depart from UK airports must pay the so-called “green tax” which came into force on February 1. This announcement had been made by Gordon Brown the Chancellor of Exchequer last December.

American Airlines launched new country-specific Spanish-language portals on www.AA.com/espanol to better serve customers in Latin America and the U.S. The new portals of AA.com have a new Spanish-language booking tool and country-specific offers and news.

Radisson Resorts announced Marcial Ibarra as an industry representative for Radisson Aruba Resort & Casino, responsible for promoting the property to the travel agent community throughout the New York area. A fixture in the tourism industry, Ibarra has been a strong advocate of Aruba’s hospitality product for over 25 years.

Offering its wholehearted support to the travel agent community, CheapCaribbean.com has launched a new program paying 15 percent commission to the agents.

A megabuck expansion planned for Owen Roberts Airport in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, will triple the size of the main terminal facility to 205,000 square feet and will be done while the airport remains open and operational, according to Charles Clifford, minister of tourism.

Brazen daylight killings by presumed drug smugglers just up the hill from Acapulco Bay are worrying business leaders that increasingly bloody drug wars will cripple Mexico's critical tourism industry.