The total active U.S. hotel development pipeline comprises 2,924 projects totaling 358,228 rooms, according to the February 2014 STR Pipeline Report. This represents an 11.8-percent increase in the number of rooms in the total active pipeline.

Richard Doumeng, president of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), has appointed Jose Antonio Rivera Campos, vice president of development for AMResorts in Cancun, as a regional vice president responsible for outreach on behalf of CHTA in the Mexican Caribbean, Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico.

Some 26 countries are now involved in the search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 more than a week after the aircraft disappeared. Authorities in Malaysia say the plane was intentionally diverted and could have flown for a further seven hours in either direction from its last known position.

The travel intentions of U.S. adults are the highest since 2007 according to the latest travelhorizons survey of 1,900 active travelers conducted by marketing services firm MMGY Global.

Puerto Rico is trying to position itself as a key air transportation center in the Caribbean, taking advantage of growth opportunities in an industry that is essential to regional economic development, officials said.