Green Globe congratulates Memories Resorts & Spa on the certification of Memories Grand Bahama Beach & Casino Resort and Memories Splash Punta Cana for their sustainable operations and management. Green Globe adheres to ISO 19011 guidelines.

There are mixed reactions on the islands. On one hand, the added competition in the region could reduce travel to the USVI. On the other, it could reinvigorate the Caribbean market and draw more people to the region, creating a spill-over effect that could land even more people on the territory's shores.

In search of new source markets for visitors to Cuba, the ministry of tourism has agreed with Algeria an action program to promote commercial operations and recreational travel from the North African nation in 2015.

The historic shift in diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba could be an opportunity for the island to emerge as one of the biggest competitors in the Caribbean tourist market, where large Spanish hotel chains enjoy a privileged position. Canada is Cuba's top outbound market.

For Americans seeking sand and sunshine, this week's announcement of normalized diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba offered the future prospect of an enticing new travel destination. And for the U.S. travel industry, the policy—though it doesn't fully open tourism to Cuba—has provided an exciting jolt of new possibilities; namely, hordes of U.S. tourists shelling out to visit the formerly forbidden country.