Travel Agent recently sat down with members of the travel marketing firm, Caribbean Tourism Investment Company Limited (CTICo), and learned just what has made the company so successful in roughly one year of operation and also got the skinny on a new social media marketing strategy the company is undertaking.

Tourists love this mountain region and activities are big on the agenda. Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupted three times over the weekend, sending huge clouds of ash and smoke into the sky, authorities said. Two moderate explosions on Saturday were followed by a third, bigger blast. Tungurahua (Throat of Fire) is an active volcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua.

The Aruba Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino is pleased to announce the appointment of three new members to its culinary team. Executive Chef, Teddy Bouroncle, comes to Aruba from the JW Marriott Hotel Cusco and brings worldly influence and an extensive resume to Aruba Marriott’s food & beverage program.

St. Christopher Air and Sea Ports Authority (SCASPA) linesman Rudolph “Tuster” Dowell of Ponds Extension and Horsford and Co. Ltd. employee Maxwell Browne were in a launch boat that capsized in the berthing area of the cruise pier around 5pm.

Adventure racers are set to descend on the Caribbean Island of Dominica this month for the 2nd Annual Nature Island Challenge. Scheduled for April 7-11, four teams will compete in the four-day stage hiking race that covers more than 50 miles along the renowned Waitukubuli National Trail. Racers will encounter adventure, photo and cultural challenges that involve strategy, problem solving and creativity.

The season is off to a running start with Meet Puerto Rico's new Escape the Meeting Blah! campaign, rewarding meeting and incentive industry planners for booking groups at member hotels and resorts in Puerto Rico between April 1 and May 30, 2014.