The Los Cabos Convention & Visitors Bureau announced the results of its 2009 elections and committee appointments. Gonzalo Franyutti De La Parra has been elected for a second term as president of the Los Cabos Convention & Visitors Bureau for 2009. Franyutti is also the general manager of Chileno Bay Club.

in Cancun, Riviera Maya, Los Cabos, Riviera Nayarit, Mazatlan and Ixtapa/Zihuatanejo. New properties include the St. Regis Punta Mita Resort; Villa La Estancia Nuevo Vallarta; Capella Ixtapa; Capella Pedregal; Azul Fives Hotel, by Karisma; Grand Velas All Suites & SPA Resort Riviera Maya; Capella Bahia Maroma; The Tides Riviera Maya; Gran Porto Real Resort & Spa and Banyan Tree Mayakoba in Riviera Maya. Pleasant Holidays features 162 hotels and resorts in addition to the 14 new hotels for 2009.

Latour, an IsramWorld company, unveiled a new family program to Peru. The nine-day/eight night package includes Lima, the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu and Cuzco. The package uses family friendly hotels and sightseeing by private vehicle. It can be purchased in Silver, Gold or Platinum grades. The price, including land and domestic air, starts at $4,268 per person double occupancy.

The Jamaican saga involving the theft this summer of 500 truckloads of prime white sand from a new resort development at Trelawny on the island’s northwest coast has made it to the country’s Supreme Court.

The recently relaunched Orient Lines has delayed its inaugural season, scheduled for April 2009, citing the current economic climate.

The seven properties of the Starwood Hotels & Resorts Caribbean portfolio have connected their content to thousands of travel agency consumer websites through ResortPort –the newest product from Passport Online, Inc.