As part of its ongoing effort to rejuvenate and actively promote Montserrat's growing tourism industry, the Montserrat Tourist Board has launched the destination's new and revamped website www.visitmontserrat.com.

Hotel owners in Spain are threatening Britain’s second largest holiday company with legal action. Thomas Cook plans to make a unilateral 5 percent cut on its August and September accommodation invoices for hotels across Europe and the Caribbean.

South American travel management companies Jet Stream Turismo and Viajes Verger S.A. have become Global Partners of Uniglobe Travel International, a move that strengthens the companies – and Uniglobe’s position in a growing market.

Blue Sky Tours now offers multi-island booking options through VAX VacationAccess. With multi-island booking options, travel agents no longer have to book multiple reservations or call the reservation center for assistance when creating multiple island itineraries for customers, VAX reports. VAX Vacation Access is used by more than 100,000 leisure travel agents.

MGM Resorts International has announced the appointment of George P. Corchis Jr. to the newly created position of president and COO of regional operations. In his new position, Corchis has assumed responsibility for managing the strategic direction of the MGM Grand Detroit, while maintaining responsibility for overseeing the Beau Rivage in Biloxi and the Gold Strike in Tunica, Miss.

Terminal construction will begin later this year on the $240 million Argyle International Airport in St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG), said government officials.