Tourism and Transport Minister Shawn Crockwell has described as “very disappointing” the decision by AirTran Airways to drop its United States to Bermuda flights.

InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) and Auteles Kalionchiz S.A. de C.V announced the opening of the Holiday Inn Monclova hotel. This is the first Holiday Inn hotel in Coahuila and is the fifth IHG-branded hotel for the state. Other IHG-branded hotels in Coahuila include a Crowne Plaza hotel and three Holiday Inn Express hotels.

Fast ferries carrying passengers and cargo highlighted plans outlined Thursday by a company that hopes to launch service between Port Manatee in Florida and Cuba. Leonard Moecklin, vice president of Havana Ferry Partners LLC, said once legal difficulties posed by the U.S. embargo are resolved, his company could operate ferries to the island.

The MICE segment (Meetings, Incentives, Congress and Exhibitions) has endured a sea change in Latin America in recent years. The best way to bear out this assertion is by taking a closer look at the statistics published by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA).

The US government could lift the ban on in-flight electronic device use as soon as 2014, news reports have suggested. The new rules would apply to flights below 10,000 feet, allowing passengers to use their tablets, e-readers and laptops throughout the entire flight.

Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been awarded the contract to load and transport the Concordia wreck from Isola del Giglio onboard the Dockwise Vanguard. The contract was awarded by Costa Crociere.