Seniors can take advantage of heavily discounted air fares to North and South America, Europe and Asia by enrolling in the AActive American senior discount travel club offered by American Airlines. Membership is limited and those wishing to enroll have until Oct. 31.

The next monthly St. Croix Chamber Business After Hours will take place on Thursday, Oct. 26.

Here is the latest release to go out from the territory's public relations firm. Martin Public Relations sends regular updates to travel professional, tour operators and travel journalists.

If everything goes according to plan, St. Thomas will have a new digital TV system by the end of November. And that's just the tip of Gordon Ackley's vision for a wireless world.

The Tourism Department's Film Promotion Office is updating its film manual and press kit and is calling on all local film industry crew and qualified service providers to submit current information for inclusion.

The West Indian Co. Ltd. reported Friday it expects cruise ship calls on St. Thomas to increase 20 percent to 849 between October 2000 and April 2001 from 703 for the same period last year. On St. Croix, the increase is expected to be from 116 to 142, a more than 22 percent jump.

Round-trip air fare between St. Thomas and St. Croix will drop to $51 the first weekend in October.

The acquisition of locally owned First Virgin Islands Federal Savings Bank by FirstBank of Puerto Rico has been officially announced.

Carnival Corporation (NYSE:CCL) reported net income of $396.2 million on revenues of $1.23 billion for its third quarter ended August 31, 2000, compared to net income of $415.1 million on revenues of $1.16 billion for the same quarter in 1999.

Carnival Valor is the name Carnival Cruise Lines has selected for its new 110,000-ton cruise ship slated to debut in the fall of 2004.