In the wake of the attempted terrorism attack aboard a Northwest Airlines flight on Christmas Day and President Obama’s call for enhanced screening of airline passengers, the U.S. Travel Association is urging policymakers to embrace screening techniques that meet a three-part test: strengthen security, balance travelers’ privacy needs and improve traveler facilitation.

On Dec. 15, the hotel division of Grupo Piñero, Bahía Príncipe Clubs & Resorts, unveiled the Riviera Maya Golf Club, a new 36-hole golf course, conceived to provide personal enjoyment to players from around the world. The facilities have been designed by the Robert Trent Jones II architectural firm.

On Dec. 15, the hotel division of Grupo Piñero, Bahía Príncipe Clubs & Resorts, unveiled the Riviera Maya Golf Club, a new 36-hole golf course, conceived to provide personal enjoyment to players from around the world. The facilities have been designed by the Robert Trent Jones II architectural firm.

The botched Christmas Day bombing attempt aboard a transatlantic Northwest flight as it was about to land in Detroit is likely to have a profound impact on the travel industry, at least in the near term and possibly for years to come, experts said last week.

Following nearly two months of renovations, Sandals Carlyle on Montego Bay, formerly known as Sandals Inn, has reopened with extensive refurbishments to the property.

The board of directors of TAM S.A. has confirmed executive Libano Miranda Barroso as director president of TAM S.A. and TAM Linhas Aereas.