The international group of tour operators and travel agencies Havanatur opened an office in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo, aimed at offering Cuban destinations in this South American country. One of the objectives of the office is to increase the visit of Brazilians to Cuba.

Virgin Holidays has partnered with the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism EDUCATION FOUNDATION (CHTAEF) for nine consecutive years supporting young hospitality and tourism stars across the region.

Sharon Bernstein, General Manager of Grenada Board of Tourism UK & Ireland, has been appointed Chair of the Caribbean Tourism Organization CTO (UK) Ltd with immediate effect for a period of two years. The UK Chapter Membership currently has 91 companies consisting of tourist boards, tour operators, travel agencies, airlines, cruise line, hotels and hotel representation companies, PR, media and allied companies.

Research, best practices and new methodologies for tourism development are at the center of an agreement signed between UNWTO and Spanish public company ISDEFE (Ingeniería de Sistemas para la Defensa de España).

LATAM Airlines Group has appointed Rodrigo Contreras Brain as the new European managing director across both LAN Airlines and TAM Airlines. Rodrigo Contreras Brain is a commercial engineer who began his career with the company in 2000 when he joined as commercial manager for LAN in Argentina.