The Saint Lucia Tourist Board (SLTB) plans to beat the achievements made in tourism in 2014 with the implementation of a number of new initiatives. This was revealed by tourism officials today at a special press conference, called to discuss the achievements made in 2014 and plans for the New Year.

Trinidad and Tobago will sign an agreement with Cuba this month to boost bilateral tourism cooperation, local media reported Tuesday. The agreement to pair both Caribbean nations in tourism route packages will offer them abundant tourism resources, said Hadeed.

2014 was an excellent year for South American tourism, but Ecuador managed to link promotion, growth and investment activities to improve its indices, which was shown by foreign tourist arrivals, which, as an unprecedented milestone, exceeded 1.5 million.

Following President Obama’s statement on 17th December, hotel searches to Cuba made by US users increased by 180 percent, according to hotel search website trivago.co.uk. In comparison, searches to Cuba made by UK users increased by 42 percent over the same period.