A battle is brewing between tender operators and cruise ship operators in the wake of Cayman Marine’s price increase for transporting passengers to and from vessels in George Town harbor.

LAN Airlines has begun offering international service on the 787 Dreamliner at Los Angeles International Airport, with nonstop service from L.A. to Santiago de Chile on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.

Veteran hotelier David Dodwell has been appointed chairman designate of a new Tourism Authority. The authority was an election pledge made by the One Bermuda Alliance, which aspires to have it up and running in six months.

Ernest (Ernie) Wooden, Jr., a long-time senior hospitality industry executive and Los Angeles-area resident since 1999, has been named President and CEO of the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board (LA Tourism), it was announced today by Tom Mullen, LA Tourism’s Chairman of the Board.

The Haitian government is "vehemently" protesting travel advisories recently issued by the United States and Canada. The U.S. State Department last week strengthened a travel advisory on Haiti. Canada's Foreign Affairs says there is no nationwide advisory in effect for Haiti.