Eurostar is launching a smarter, simpler and faster eurostar.com from 19 March 2013. The new site will feature a modern look and feel and an enhanced layout to transform and speed up the booking process for passengers.

Barbados police reported the shooting of two British tourists in the Bridgetown around 2 p.m. on Sunday. The names have not been released but police reports state a man, in his 70’s, was shot in his left side while a woman, in her 50’s, received a gunshot injury to her right thigh. The shooting occurred in Hincks Street.

Global Business Travel Association (GBTA), one of the world's premier business travel and corporate meeting organizations, released its latest report on Brazil's current status in the BTGI (Business Travel Global Index).

More people are booking spa travel through travel agents, according to the annual SpaFinder Wellness survey of global travel agents on the health of bookings to hotel, resort and destination spas.

Brand USA, the tourism marketing body for the United States of America, has teamed up with ESPN to produce an online sports calendar which is now live on the consumer website, DiscoverAmerica.com.