On February 15, AAA N.V. was awarded first prize for Excellence in Airline Marketing at Routes’ Americas Conference in Lima, Peru in the category Central America and Caribbean. AAA was short listed earlier together with Panama City, Montego Bay, Curacao and Port au Prince.
The Holiday Inn SunSpree Resort Montego Bay appointed Jean-Marc Rousseau to the position of general manager. The appointment marks a return for Rousseau, who previously held the position of hotel manager at the 524-room all-inclusive resort from 1997 to 2002.
Punta Cana International Airport announced a 5 percent increase in seat capacity on flights into the DR. PUJ airport has the greatest volume of traffic in the country and is served by the largest number of airlines for a single airport in the Caribbean.
American Airlines resumed regular flights to Haiti on Friday, the first commercial flights since the island nation was hit by an earthquake Jan. 12. American Airlines’ first flight into Port-au-Prince left Friday morning from Miami International Airport.
Virgin America has bumped its fee to $25 for all checked bags, a $5 increase. The higher fee is effective for all bookings made on or after Feb. 12 for travel starting March 1.
Jamaica’s tourism received another major boost last week when Air Tran Airways launched nonstop services from three locations in the United States to Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay.