Elena Burr joins the Panama City Beach, Fla., Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) as interactive marketing manager. Prior to joining the CVB, she served as content manager and travel guide editor for BookIt.com.

Although declining revenue and growing debt have forced the Bahamas government to put several projects on hold, including a national drug plan and a new hospital and judicial complex in Nassau, the Nassau Harbor Port Improvement Project remains a priority development, as does a road improvement project in downtown Nassau, according to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham.

Funjet Vacations said it is seeing a growing interest and demand for the Caribbean and Mexico, so it is partnering with Iberostar Hotels & Resorts to launch an exclusive offer that gives travelers the opportunity to experience both destinations for a great value.

Delta Air Lines said it will cut international capacity by an additional 5 percent from what it announced in March, for a 15 percent total reduction in international capacity.

St. Kitts has once again partnered with American Airlines to launch the new “St. Kitts for Sale” e-marketing campaign with extended summer sale airfares to St. Kitts starting as low as $154 each way, based on round-trip purchase.

Virgin America has announced the appointment of Ravi Simhambhatla as the company’s new vice president and chief information officer (CIO). Simhambhatla joined Virgin America in early 2006 and most recently served as the company’s acting CIO from November 2008 to present.