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We’re proud to bring you our comprehensive Caribbean, Mexico and Latin American Travel Guide.

These are exciting times in the Caribbean—and in the very best sense.

This year, in honor of its 25th anniversary, Intrepid Travel is launching a series of new tours that incorporate "real-life experiences."

Last month, Recommend attended the 2013 USTOA Annual Conference & Marketplace at The Fairmont Princess Scottsdale in Arizona and if the optimism felt during that conference is any indication, 2014 is going to be a stellar year for the travel industry.

After all of the holiday parties and New Year's Eve festivities, your clients can take a moment to relax and detox at one of these spa stays around the world.

In the new year, editor-in-chief Paloma Villaverde de Rico will be sharing the interviews she conducted with Terry Dale, president and CEO of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), and tour operator principals while at USTOA, but here are a few updates on the state of the industry to tide you over until then.

On behalf of the government and people of Anguilla, I warmly welcome you. Encircled by unrivaled white beaches and breathtaking azure, crystalline seas, Anguilla is regarded as a destination of choice among visitors from around the world.

If you get lost driving around Anguilla, your sense of direction (how to say this tactfully?) is not really good. This tiny island whose name means “eel” in Spanish, measures just 16 miles long and three miles at its widest point, so there only is one main road. While we’re at it, there are only six stop lights on the entire isle, which is all that’s needed for such a small island whose population, please note, totals just over 13,000.

Virtually all the events in Anguilla have a quality that’s sometimes elusive in our modern, commercialized world: They are authentic rather than staged to attract tourists—yet at the same time, the Anguillans are genuinely happy to share these celebrations with visitors. Following are some highlights of the calendar year; for events that don’t have their own website, visit ivisitanguilla.com/on-island-festivals-and-events.

This past year, Asia and the South Pacific saw some game-changing moves come into play—moves that may lure more visitors come 2014.

Between 10 to 40 degrees longitude there are a plethora of new routes, hotels, flights and adventures your clients can experience.

Europe—from Great Britain to Italy, France, Germany, Eastern European countries, and Turkey, too—is never one to rest on its laurels, with new vacation experiences awaiting first-timers as well as those North Americans who just can’t get enough of this historically, architecturally, and culturally rich continent.

Switzerland is more than a land of chocolate and luxury shopping. The destination is known for its melting pot of culture, easy-to-use public transportation system and an endless amount of outdoor activities.

Almost half of the new cruise ships worldwide in 2012 (six out of 13) were river craft, and although the total number of 2013 cruise ship launches fell to 11, more than half of them are river cruise ships.

Known as The White City for its white limestone architecture, Merida rose from ground where the Maya city of T’ho once stood and is considered the gateway to all routes that lead to the Mayan World.

Tasmania, the island long thought of as Australia’s gawky little sister, is rapidly making headway into becoming the destination of choice for those who want to experience a place that beckons with an atmosphere of remoteness.

Paradise got closer—a lot closer—this spring.

Guadeloupe lies between Montserrat and Antigua, to the north, and Dominica, to the south— approximately midway between Puerto Rico and Barbados.

As far as beach resort towns in Mexico go, Zihuatanejo, which is located northwest of Acapulco and which is now being promoted as a Sun Triangle destination (along with Acapulco and Taxco), is one of the country’s most enchanting.

The beaches of El Salvador have been well known for decades among the surfing set as one of the world’s most challenging locales and has been the venue for the Quicksilver surfing events that have attracted thousands. Now, the country is broadening its appeal to attract a wider range of visitors by promoting its cultural heritage, its Mayan sites and its extensive national parks and reserves.