The island of Saint Lucia and its southern town of Soufrière have inaugurated a bold, strategic move to capture more of a rapidly growing segment of the travel market with the hosting of the first-ever Saint Lucia Health and Wellness Retreat.

Isabel Borrego has officially taken office as Spain’s new State Secretary of Tourism, along with other officials of that ministry, during a ceremony headed by the minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism, Jose Manuel Soria.

Low fares business class specialist Lets Fly Cheaper (LFC) has compiled its first “world’s worst airports” list of international and domestic airports with the worst records for delayed flights. LFC culled through several sources to ultimately come up with its own criteria and list of worst performing airports.

At the annual Beach Properties Christmas Celebration, Beach Properties of Hilton Head Staff members were presented with service awards in recognition for their dedication and outstanding customer service.

The Sepla-Iberia pilot union has told the company they will call for two more days of strike on January 9 and 11, 2012, sources close to the picketing leaders told Caribbean News Digital this morning.

In the latest efforts to mitigate the hazards associated with climate change, the Jamaican authorities are turning their attention to Negril, where decades of unplanned development is destroying the local ecosystem and eroding the famous beach.