A cruise ship sailed into Havana harbor this morning with 568 American college students on board, officially ending a nine-year hiatus from Cuba's shores. After being prohibited from including Cuba as a stop on its "Semester at Sea" program by the U.S. government, the University of Virginia was issued a U.S. Treasury license this year.

Venezuela still owes so much money to airlines in the Dutch Antilles that some of them are acute financial distress, according to sources in Curacao and Aruba. Tiara Air Aruba is in an especially difficult position.

The 238-suite Riu Palace Jamaica opened its doors today, the fifth Riu property on the island and the first to target the adults-only market. The hotel features free in-room WiFi, five restaurants, three bars, two pools, a gym and access to the facilities at its neighbor, the Riu Montego Bay.

The owner of South Florida’s iconic tourist attraction, the Miami Seaquarium, has had “discussions” about selling to a California-based subsidiary of a Spanish parks operator but said no deal has been struck.

TJ Fimmano, President IACC-Americas and General Manager at Dolce Hotels and Resorts/GE Crotonville in Ossining, NY, announced the election of new directors for a two-year term from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2015.