Expedia, Inc. announced data showing growth in the number of online bookings to Brazil made on the more than 100 Expedia® and Hotels.com travel sites worldwide. "Bookings made on Expedia to Brazil have grown more than 90 percent over the past year," said Rafael del Castillo, Expedia director of market management for South America.

Key tourism stakeholders — including Richard Skerritt, the minister of tourism and international transport for St Kitts and Nevis — say the Caribbean is poised for further growth and development in the timeshare business, one of the fastest growing sectors in the world hospitality trade.

The First Minister of the Basque Government, Patxi López, will preside over the presentation ceremony of the Basque Country’s tourist attractions in New York on Thursday, Oct. 20. The ceremony is one of the several commercial and promotional activities being performed by the First Minister in various cities in the United States.

Pierre-Henri Gourgeon has resigned as CEO of Air France and KLM after the group’s board of directors decided to reorganize and focus on improving the performance of Air France and KLM. Alexandre de Juniac has been nominated to take over the duties of chairman and chief executive officer of Air France.

Germany has the largest market worldwide in virtually all fields of environmental technology and is one of the most important locations for the industry. For example, the country is number one in the field of renewable energies: Germany is the world export leader for recycling and sustainable water technologies.

Carnival Cruise Lines named Adrian Fischer, a 28-year veteran of the entertainment industry, as its vice president-entertainment. He will oversee all aspects of entertainment and programming for Carnival’s 23-ship fleet.