Just five weeks after taking the top position at Cruise Lines International Association, Thomas P. Ostebo has left the organization, due to personal reasons.

Paradiso, Artex’s cultural tourism agency, organizes numerous cultural programs with presence in most of Cuban provinces. In Varadero, a tourism circuit in the province of Matanzas, you can enjoy a nice day at the beach and a special evening with Buena Vista Social Clubmusical project at Plaza America.

U.S. Marines will raise the American flag outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana Friday, marking the ceremonial re-opening of the diplomatic facility after the two countries agreed to restore ties that were severed over 50 years ago. Both the U.S. and Cuban embassies reopened on July 20.

Visits to Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu mountains in Peru will be suspended next April to enable comprehensive maintenance works carried out on both sites’ stairways, platforms and walls.

The Bermuda Tourism Authority has become an Official Partner of the 35th America’s Cup. This will significantly boost the island’s tourism efforts.

Best Western International is excited to announce plans to open its first hotel in the up-and-coming area of North Bangkok.