Due to the labor conflict of the air traffic controllers in Spain, the air space over Madrid, the Canary Islands and Majorca is closed. Eurocontrol has informed that the air space will be closed until 01:00 a.m., Spanish Mainland time, customers are kindly requested not to go to the airport affected.

The city of Quito, Ecuador’s vibrant World Heritage Site, offers a range of boutique hotels for clients to enjoy while exploring the capital’s rich cultural heritage. And now agents have two more boutiques to pitch for clients heading there.

Southwest Airlines and Microsoft Windows 7 have partnered to offer free holiday photos to customers at 26 airports nationwide. Customers can stop by one of Santa’s workshops in select Southwest Airlines airports to have their photo taken with Santa or in a holiday-themed backdrop.

The Villa Group Resorts Collection appointed Paul Moreno as general manager and director of operations of Villa del Palmar at the Islands of Loreto, on the Baja Peninsula. In this position, Moreno will oversee pre-opening stages and post-opening operations at the five-star Mexico resort, which will start welcoming guests in early 2011.

Perched on a mountain side overlooking the Caves Branch River in the heart of the Belizean jungle, lies Ian Anderson’s Caves Branch Jungle Lodge.  Originally started by Ian many years ago with a few palapa huts, this now has grown to incorporate many new types of sleeping quarters, ranging in price and amenities, but primarily focusing on maintaining connection with the pristine natural environment.

Insight Vacations launched its 2011 Select Choices collection, including 12 new European city breaks with all the benefits of independent travel but not the hassles. The new Select Choices program, which is featured in Insight’s 2011 Premium Europe and Britain program, and as a standalone brochure, consists of 18 flexible journeys in a range of destinations.