TripAdvisor announced the winners of its annual 2012 Travelers' Choice Beach Destinations awards. One hundred eighty-one top beach locations were named around the world, covering 21 regions including lists for Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Central America and other parts of the world.

Despite what seemed a truce between the Lone Star state’s safety department and the Mexico Tourism Board this past summer, the Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau has now issued its own statement vehemently disagreeing with the Texas advisory.

Green Globe announced recertification of the Divi Southwinds Beach Resort, Barbados. The resort is located on the casual south coast of Barbados on Dover Beach along the St. Lawrence Gap, a lively area known for dining, nightlife, and open-air shopping.