UNWTO and IATA have formally agreed to jointly advocate for innovation and talent development in the public and private sectors as a means to promote competitive and sustainable tourism development.

Two million tourists visited Guatemala in 2013, representing a significant increase for the country's tourism industry. In April 2014, the country enjoyed a 26 percent increase when compared to last year's figures in the same period.

Peru and Honduras have ratified the government-to-government agreement which lifts visa restrictions for their respective citizens, according to a supreme decree published in the official gazette of El Peruano official daily.

The Jamaica Tourist Board is seeing an impressive lift in British visitor figures this 2013/2014 winter season, registering a 6 percent increase in UK travellers from November 2013 to February 2014 on the previous year, meaning 2,449 more British tourists.