The Costa Concordia cruise ship that ran aground on Italy's Giglio island is at "high risk" of sinking, threatening Europe's biggest marine park as a storm heads toward the area. Olivia Sterns reports on Bloomberg Television's "The Pulse" with Mark Barton.
Suriname wants to increase the number of visitors by at least 10 percent annually, reported the Ministry of Tourism of this Caribbean and South American country Thursday. The purpose was expressed in the Dutch city of Utrecht by Surinamese Tourism Minister Falisie Pinas.
The Westin Resort & Casino Aruba named Michele Frank director of sales and marketing, with responsibility for sales and marketing activities including group and leisure sales, food and beverage operations, catering and public relations.
The Westin Resort & Casino Aruba named Michele Frank director of sales and marketing, with responsibility for sales and marketing activities including group and leisure sales, food and beverage operations, catering and public relations.
The cruise ship industry faces an uphill task to restore confidence among customers spooked by images of the Costa Concordia flipped on its side in Italian waters on Monday and could suffer a hit to sales in a key booking period. Carnival said it alone expected to take a hit of around $90 million from Friday's accident.
International tourist arrivals grew by 4.4 percent in 2011 to a total 980 million, up from 939 million in 2010, in a year characterized by a stalled global economic recovery, major political changes in the Middle East and North Africa and natural disasters in Japan.




