JetBlue Airways will add two new international routes from its Fort Lauderdale focus city this June to Cancun, Mexico, and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, subject to receipt of government operating authority.

JetBlue Airways Corporation reported that its traffic in January decreased 7.1 percent from January 2008, on a capacity decrease of 5.1 percent. Load factor for January 2009 was 74 percent, a decrease of 1.6 points from January 2008.

Aruba Bucuti Beach Resort was awarded the Traveler’s Choice Award for the fourth consecutive year, as one of the top 10 Best Hotels for Romance in the World.

Travelocity Business has appointed Eric Henderson as vice president and global head of supplier relations. Henderson’s appointment aligns with TBiz’ focus in 2009 on structuring a supplier program that helps the company better define the value its clients bring to suppliers, as well as leveraging that value to aid clients in securing better negotiated rates and services.

The former Seychelles president, Sir James Mancham, has accepted the invitation of the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations (WANGO) to become a member of its international board of advisers.

One thing most tour operators agree on is that in the current economic climate, they have to provide incentives to drive business –and those that don’t risk losing business and ultimately going out of business. What they don’t necessarily agree on, though, is what kind of incentives to provide.