The U.S. economy added 103,000 jobs in September, according to the latest Labor Department report on September job numbers, and unemployment held steady at 9.1 percent. More than 40 percent of job gains were telecommunications workers going back to work after a strike.

A series of billboard-type ads depicting scenery from St. Kitts have begun appearing at various locations throughout New York City to help strengthen awareness for the region within that key target market. The ads will appear in the Financial (Wall Street), Chelsea and Midtown districts of New York City.

VisitBritain is launching its new wave pre-Olympics promotion with Destination Britain North America, the region’s largest business-to-business event. Destination Britain North America is VisitBritain’s annual flagship event, bringing together British tourism suppliers with U.S. and Canadian tourism buyers.

The name of Britain's first space tourist is to be revealed within hours. He is one of around 40 people so far to have bought one of the £60,000 tickets aboard the space shuttle, Lynx.

This past January, after reports that the U.S. government was relaxing regulations for travel to Cuba, the huge pent-up demand for travel to Cuba started boiling over again. Many American travelers and American tour operators began hoping that the door to the enigmatic Caribbean island, which had been closed for more than half a century, would once again be opened.

Belize, considered to be one of mother nature's best kept secrets, today announces exciting adventure travel packages for the fall season. These itineraries are designed for the traveler who wants unrivaled access to nature through activities that stray far from the typical vacation.