St John's, the capital of Antigua and Barbuda, is a lovely historic town with plenty of great attractions, shopping, dining, and activities. Located in a large but protected bay in the northwest of the island of Antigua, St John's provides not only a spectacularly scenic area for tourists, but also a safe port of call in the event of bad weather, as most Caribbean storms approach from the east.

IBM (NYSE: IBM) announced that Princess Cruises, a subsidiary of Carnival Corporation (NYSE: CCL) (NYSE: CUK) and one of the world's premier cruise lines, will deploy IBM InfoSphere Warehouse software to analyze and improve the effectiveness of the company's marketing and promotional initiatives.

Lattakia Governor Zahed Haj Moussa and Cyprus Ambassador to Syria Efstathios Orphanides has discussed the cultural, economic, tourist and agricultural situation in Lattakia, and projects of rehabilitating the infrastructure in addition to the tourist investment of Lattakia coast.

Van Gogh that chartered to Metropolis Tur has cancelled its summer 2008 cruises. According to a report in Seatrade Insider News, the cancellation was caused by the length of the process required for the company to gain membership to the ABTA and its resulting inability to sell the cruises during the past three months.

Louis Hellenic Cruises, confirm that m/v Sea Diamond flying the Greek flag, while maneuvering to moor at the anchorage of Santorini today at 4 p.m scraped its side on a reef. The vessel has taken a list due to the penetration of water, but has now been stabilised.