Carolyn James, currently the Director of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority’s office in Canada, has been appointed as the organization’s new Acting CEO. Most recently, James spearheaded the creation and implementation of a new Destination Specialist Program for travel agents in North America that provides online training and booking incentives.

For the first time since 2002 Argentina is forecasted to end the tourism year with a negative balance totaling 2.3 billion dollars compared to a positive one of 304 million dollars in 2011, according to consultants Ecolatina.

The UK arm of the Barbados Tourism Authority triumphed at a glittering travel award ceremony during World Travel Market, picking up a coveted Virgin Holidays Award for ‘Best Destination Partnership’ before an audience of the travel industry’s biggest movers and shakers.

Port Canaveral has surpassed Port Everglades as the world's second-busiest cruise port, further solidifying Canaveral’s place as “the cornerstone of Brevard tourism,” Canaveral Port Authority Chairman Bruce Deardoff told Local 6 news partner Florida  Today Wednesday.

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