Average domestic air fares dropped 9.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 from the fourth quarter of 2008, the biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported.

Average domestic air fares dropped 9.1 percent in the first quarter of 2009 from the fourth quarter of 2008, the biggest quarter-to-quarter drop on record, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported.

A conservationist has received a regional award for his efforts in protecting birds in Bermuda and across the Caribbean. Andrew Dobson was presented with the President’s Award of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) at the organization’s 17th biennial conference in Antigua earlier this month.

A conservationist has received a regional award for his efforts in protecting birds in Bermuda and across the Caribbean. Andrew Dobson was presented with the President’s Award of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) at the organization’s 17th biennial conference in Antigua earlier this month.

A conservationist has received a regional award for his efforts in protecting birds in Bermuda and across the Caribbean. Andrew Dobson was presented with the President’s Award of the Society for the Conservation and Study of Caribbean Birds (SCSCB) at the organization’s 17th biennial conference in Antigua earlier this month.

The Rezidor Hotel Group announced that Jacques Dubois will be acting chief operating officer (COO) for all brands effective Sept. 1, 2009. Since 2007, Dubois has been COO for Park Inn and Country Inns & Suites.