International tourist arrivals grew by a remarkable 7 percent in 2017 to reach a total of 1,322 million, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

Cuba's tourism industry currently offers 68,000 hotel rooms, and the plan calls for raising that figure to 103,000. Another 21,000 rooms are available at private homes that take in tourists.

The Cayman Islands is seeing significant growth in tourist arrivals from Canada, with visitation up 6.37 percent in 2017.

Despite political unrest in Catalonia, the Spanish government announced it has broken international tourism records for the fifth straight year in 2017.

Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti and Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board president, Ernest Wooden, have announced the city welcomed 48.3 million visitors in 2017

A series of shootouts near Acapulco left 11 local people dead Monday, though none occurred in tourist-heavy areas.