Bonaire Hotel & Tourism Association Joins Tourism Corporation Bonaire to Co-Sponsor the DEMA Adventure Travel Symposium

The Bonaire Hotel and Tourism Association (BONHATA) and Tourism Corporation Bonaire (TCB) announced last week they will cosponsor the upcoming full-day DEMA Adventure Travel Symposium.

This year the Symposium will take place on October 3, 2005 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the day before the official opening of DEMA Show 2005 –scheduled for October 4 thru 7- and will focus on helping dive retailers identify, attract and market dive and adventure travel to the key major market segments.

The Symposium luncheon will feature a Bonaire presentation by the Island´s hotel and dive center professionals, which will provide information on the launch of the new Continental Airlines service from Houston to Bonaire beginning December 16, 2005 and the Island´s ever-expanding adventure product including the ultimate adventure-scuba diving-as well as windsurfing and kiteboarding, a sport that´s catching on way too fast.

Bonaire will also be introducing its new dive and destination DVD that will make its debut at DEMA Show 2005 in the Bonaire section of the Dutch Caribbean Pavilion (Booth #2117). Additionally, the room where the conference will take place will be decorated with Bonaire signage and information on the island will be available to conference participants.

This year´s Adventure Travel Symposium will be headlined by travel guru Peter Greenberg and will feature presentations by industry expert Bob Wendover of GenTrends, Inc., Kristy Allison, an expert on Women and Diving, and DEMA´s Executive Director, Tom Ingram.