COTAL Annual Meeting to Take Place in Puerto Rico´s San Juan

The 47th annual meeting of the Confederation of Latin American Tourism Organizations (COTAL by its Spanish acronym) is to take place in San Juan Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, Matias Prisco, the event´s president, announced.

About 400 tourism industry professionals from throughout the hemisphere will attend. "Participants will exhibit their products to the travel industry and also to the public," said Prisco, explaining that admission to the first day of the event will be limited to businesspeople while the second day will be open to the public.

Describing the meeting as "a great opportunity for Puerto Rico," Arturo Riollan, president of the Puerto Rico-Virgin Islands chapter of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), said the annual COTAL event “attracts the top-notch travel professionals from throughout the region, and it will be wonderful exposure for Puerto Rico.”

COTAL, headquartered in Buenos Aires, represents the interests of Latin America´s travel agents. Its commitment is to promote, on a worldwide basis, destinations throughout the hemisphere. In addition to travel agent members, it also has allied members representing national tourism organizations, transport companies, hotels, car rentals, and tourism-related media.