Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

Ground was broken earlier this month for Etesian Resort, a 200-room project on the Rendezvous Bay Beach Front in Anguilla.

RateTiger published results of its channel management performance for the last four years. The pioneer in benchmarking and inventory management tools has experienced a significant increase in activity year-on-year with over 27 million updates processed in January 2010.

The long-range forecast for the luxury travel sector now through 2010 is mixed - Bright and sunny for travel providers catering to the pleasure market; Storms and changing winds ahead for marketers that rely primarily on the business travel segment.

According to popular cruise reviews and news site CruiseCritic.co.uk, the cruise industry stayed buoyant in 2009, due to cruise lines’ willingness to slash prices - and the fact that the British love a good bargain, and similar trends are expected to attract record numbers in 2010.