David Rice has been appointed president and chief executive officer of the Barbados Tourism Authority (BTA), effective May 4, 2009.

From March 2009, Congrex has started actively delivering the service Meeting Spend Consolidation Management worldwide.

Tourism Corporation Bonaire launched its new interactive fan pages on top social network websites; Facebook and Twitter.

The Montserrat Tourist Board is providing free tourism skills training courses to all staff working in the industry, particularly those working in the sectors of ac com modations, restaurants and tour operations.

Wyndham Worldwide Corporation announced results for the three months ended March 31, 2009. First quarter 2009 adjusted net income was $74 million, or $0.41 diluted earnings per share (EPS), compared with adjusted net income of $62 million, or $0.35 diluted EPS, for the first quarter of 2008.

The luxurious 64-room Spice Island Beach Resort in Grenada received the coveted AAA Four Diamond Award recognition for the sixth consecutive year, which will appear in the AAA 2009 Caribbean TourBook guide. Less than three percent of the more than 32,000 properties approved by AAA achieve this rating.