As Turks & Caicos gears up to play host to the World Travel Awards for the third time, Breaking Travel News catches up on all the latest news with director of tourism Ralph Higgs. With the Caribbean destination seeing record visitor figures for 2011, there was plenty to talk about.

Following a Jamaican clean sweep during the men’s 200 final at the London 2012 Olympic Games on Thursday evening, tourism minister Wykeham McNeill here sits down with Breaking Travel News in the first of a two part exclusive interview to discuss the impact of athletics, music and 50 years of independence on the Caribbean destination.

The Algarve is the perfect place to say ‘I do’ or to celebrate recent nuptials on a dream honeymoon. The variety of landscapes in the region, from golden sandy beaches on the coast, to sleepy hillside villages gives couples the ultimate choice of wedding or honeymoon location complimented by a plenty of outdoor adventures, gastronomic and cultural options.

A new fairer, better search, find, compare and booking engine for hotels has opened. Treovi, a totally free hotel distribution channel, has just announced having opened their platform for guests to search and book hotels online. The Geneva, Switzerland development, has been designed to simplify and economize the room booking process for hotels and their guests.

Hospitality professional Melanie Ehlert has just taken up her new role as director of sales and marketing at the luxurious family-owned Gstaad Palace in Switzerland. Just three weeks after her appointment, Breaking Travel News sits down with Melanie to find out how she is finding the new post.

With the UK being broadcast all around the world this summer with the Olympics and Para-Olympic Games, those who have travelled to the UK to see some of the events may be wondering where to go next when in the UK. While others who are drawn in by the fantastic coverage of events by the BBC are already planning on visiting London to see the new Olympic landmarks.