Real Resorts announced the opening of an on-site Civil Registry Office simplifying the marriage license process. Located at The Royal Playa del Carmen, the new office will exclusively serve brides- and grooms-to-be at both The Royal and the adjacent Gran Porto Real Resorts.

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts opened the InterContinental Kiev in the Ukraine’s capital city.

Continental Airlines has changed its checked baggage policy for customers traveling between Europe and the United States, including U.S. territories such as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

AirTran Airways has submitted applications with the U.S. Department of Transportation to begin flying to Nassau, Bahamas; Montego Bay, Jamaica; and Aruba.

Brenda Yester, vice president of revenue management for Carnival Cruise Lines, has been appointed chair of the board of directors of The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Southern Florida.

Vacation.com has added Allstate Insurance’s Supplemental Health Options Plan (S.H.O.P.) to the wide range of discounted business services and supplies member agents can obtain through Preferred Supplier Business AdvantEdge. Allstate’s S.H.O.P. insurance is a value-priced medical coverage option that pays a benefit even if the member agent already has medical insurance.