On the occasion of the 145th anniversary of the first time Cuba’s National Anthem was sung and the 500 years of the foundation of Bayamo City, the 19th Fiesta de la Cubanía will include a varied program of artistic, recreational, academic and historic activities to take place in the capital city of Granma, on October 16 - 20.

White weddings remain a strong tradition but couples planning an overseas ceremony or honeymoon can go green in the Dutch Caribbean island of Aruba. With its year-round sunshine, Aruba is an ideal wedding or honeymoon destination.

On October 17, the official opening of the final stage of redevelopment at Nassau’s Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) in The Bahamas will take place with fanfare and local celebration fitting the completion of one of the Caribbean’s largest infrastructure projects.

Louis D’Amore, President, International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) will keynote the IIPT Caribbean Chapter Community Tourism-based Study Tour & Conference in collaboration with Countrystyle Community Tourism Network.

Executive Vice President of the Barbados Hotel and Tourism Association (BHTA) Sue Springer announced AA flight from JFK will cease flying as of January 2014 which is a reduction of seven flights per week.