Within its 116 square miles of land and the waters that surround it, Tobago possesses a vibrant culture and rich heritage that the Tobago House of Assembly (THA) remains committed to preserving.

The number of detected dengue cases is running at above-average levels as Puerto Rico enters the peak season for the painful disease. The territory's Health Secretary Lorenzo Gonzalez says 111 cases were reported the first week of June and 117 cases the previous week.

Buenos Aires expects 168 cruise calls in the 2012/13 season, according to Terminales Río de la Plata, up from 158 calls in 2011/12. National Geographic Explorer is booked as the first arrival, on Oct. 21, with Splendour of the Seas to wrap the season on April 15.

Ten students from the University of the West Indies (UWI) Tourism Society were the first beneficiaries of the Sandals Corporate University's "Tourism Student Leadership Development Program" launched at a retreat held at Sandals Royal Caribbean in Montego Bay recently.