Carlos Jiménez Ruiz, Caribbean Area Development director for the IFA Grupo Lopesan chain, was bestowed with the Hotelier of the Year prize at the Bavaro-Punta Cana destination at the 12th annual Caribbean Gold Coast Award.

Following a shooting in the arrivals area of the Curacao airport on July 15, the government said it has stepped up security at the airport and in the major tourism sites in Willemstad and elsewhere on the island.

Meet Puerto Rico (MPR), the organization in charge of bringing groups and conventions to Puerto Rico continues its aggressive growth and quest for excellence, with the announcement of the new CAB.

The incident involving the boy was one of a dozen significant injuries Walt Disney World reported to the state last week for the second quarter of 2014. Universal Orlando reported four injuries during the April-through-June time period. Disney would not provide further details.

A new hotel is coming to the United States Virgin Islands. US Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh announced this week that the Water Island Development Company had been selected to advance a “first-rate resort and hotel project” on Water Island.