In addition to participating and attending a number of international trade shows and teaming up on travel promotions with BTMI, the Association also hosted a series of important information sharing sessions with that organization and Expedia.

The discussions addressed the three pillars of the Silk Road Action Plan: i) marketing and promotion ii) destination management and capacity building and iii) travel facilitation.

Cuba is witnessing a record break arrival of Brazilian tourists to the country with a 31 percent to 126 percent growth, according to diplomatic sources.

The establishment of new flight connections from Seoul, South Korea to Mexico City that will start operations in May is expected to benefit the connectivity with the Mexican Caribbean.

Jamaica is all set to welcome some 4.2 million tourists in 2017, Bernama News reported citing the country’s Minister of Tourism.

UNWTO welcomes the agreement reached by the Sustainable Tourism Observatory of Guanajuato (Mexico) and Paraguay to facilitate knowledge and technology transfer.