Just weeks before spring break, some members of the Yale Glee Club worried their planned tour in Cuba would have to be cancelled. American travel to Cuba has been strictly regulated for decades as a result of U.S. sanctions against Cuba’s communist government.

The Bahamas suffered a 40.6 percent fall in UK stopover arrivals in the six years to 2013, with a senior hotel executive expressing hope that London’s aviation tax cuts will have an “overarching positive impact” in reversing this trend.

Things are looking up for the Costa Rican tourism sector and maybe Ticos looking for work in a tight job market, according to a new report released last week. Costa Rica’s world famous tourism sector is set to grow 5.8 percent during 2014.

The construction of a new airport terminal at Antigua’s VC Bird International Airport, one of the biggest infrastructure projects ever undertaken by the Caribbean country, is on course to be completed by September this year.

Organization of American States Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza and Association of Caribbean States Secretary General Alfonso Munera Cavadia held talks Monday in Washington. The discussion focused on “how to build a more active and dynamic partnership between the OAS and the ACS.