Monday’s shooting of a teenage Carnival Victory passenger on St. Thomas brings to 44 the number of homicides in the U.S. Virgin Islands for 2010, according to statistics compiled by the St. Thomas Source from police reports. The teen was reportedly caught in the crossfire of a gunfight between gangs.

Tiara Air announces more fights and new accommodating times from Bonaire which will benefit Bonaire as a tourism destination. With this new schedule Tiara Air is offers its clients and travel agencies more flexible hours and frequent departures between neighboring islands, Aruba, Bonaire, Curacao & Punto Fijo, Venezuela.

Following a restructuring uniting Crystal Cruises’ Hotel and Marine Operations departments, Crystal’s senior vice president-operations, Thomas Mazloum, announced promotions to the luxury line’s operations management team.

To assist travel agents in selling group travel for 2011, CIE Tours International is launching a new 32-page brochure of escorted tour vacations to Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales, according to Brian W. Stack, managing director of CIE Tours International. These scheduled tours, which are also featured on CIE Tours’ web site, http://www.cietours.com/, are all available for group bookings now

Alaska Airlines scheduled new winter service between San Diego and Puerto Vallarta beginning Nov. 12, subject to approval by the Mexican government.

Departing and arriving travelers at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, Jamaica, faced long immigration lines, and hundreds missed flights and connections in the wake of a job action by the airport’s immigration officers last week, according to reports from Jamaica.