World Travel Market will be staging a Ministers’ Summit at ExCeL London next year. It is in response to the success of the specially devised programs it has hosted and organized for the past two years. “We hope that next year’s Summit will offer a productive and genuine means to assist Ministers engage with one another on key opinions and issues that may be helpful in their own government remit,” said Baroness Anelay, chairwoman of World Travel Market’s Advisory Council.

Pegasus Solution launched its Web Analytics service, which enables hoteliers to achieve optimal bookings through an analysis of online consumer activity. Through a relationship with DDSA Partners, the Web Analytics service will offer hoteliers the unprecedented ability to understand online consumers and track online revenue from its originating source through the reservation conversion process.

The first Miraval Resort in New York City will be a one-of-a-kind residence, offering New Yorkers a place to live that will transform how they live in the world’s busiest city. In the same breath, the company is announcing the grand opening of the Miraval Resort Punta Cacique in Costa Rica that will provide visitors with a vacation experience previously only available at the Miraval Resort, Tucson, Arizona campus.

Carnival Cruise Lines has appointed Gordon Buck to the newly created position of vice president of Caribbean Relations, Carnival said. A 20-year veteran of the cruise industry, Mr. Buck will oversee the line’s port agents and port contracts for all Carnival ships operating in the Caribbean, Mexico and Central and South America and will also serve as a liaison with local government agencies in these regions.

Cruise lines have promised to protect the environment and declare a ‘No Go’ policy to endangered zones. When the damage risks become too threatening, the Antarctic and Arctic regions will be removed from the destination list. This gently and downscaled approach was revealed recently at the World Travel Market Wise Up Cruise Panel session at ExCeL London.

Mobil Travel Guide inspectors have once again relegated the Miami area’s fanciest hotels to four stars, blaming service shortcomings for withholding the top-tier ranking. Four stars do not come easily. Only eight hotels in South Florida made the cut in the 2007 Mobil rankings released last week, and none are in Broward County or the Florida Keys.