U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit to Be Held in Cancun

The U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit, scheduled for March 24 to 26 in Cancun, will offer an opportunity for travel professionals to connect with Cuban officials and travel specialists. U.S. travel professionals and others interested in being at the front of the opportunity when travel opens to Cuba may want to attend the conference.

Presented by Alamar Associates in association with the National Tour Association and sponsored by the U.S. Tour Operators Association, the U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit will include presentations from top Cuban officials and local travel specialists on the state of tourism and opportunity for investment in Cuba.

Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), sponsor of S428 (the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act), is scheduled to host a Q&A via teleconference on the status of the U.S. legislation. The current schedule of events also includes an overview of the state of Cuban tourism by Miguel Figueras, senior advisor to the Cuban Minister of Tourism, and a panel of Cuban hoteliers speaking on the experiences of international companies in the Cuban travel sector.

Also, Cuban travel representatives from Gaviota, Havanatur, Habaguanex/San Cristobal, Palmares, Gran Caribe, Cubanacan, Marlin Nautica and Marinas will present information on the opportunities for travelers in Cuba.

In addition, the U.S-Cuba Travel Summit will include breakout sessions on all aspects of travel in Cuba and more than two days for U.S. participants to talk informally and personally with all officials from Cuba. Currently, registrants of the U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit include representatives from the Cuban government, the Cuban Ministry of Tourism, the Cuban Ministry of Trade and Foreign Investment and the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Relations.

This is the 10th U.S.-Cuba business gathering that has been organized in Cancun by Alamar Associates. Overall more than 400 U.S. executives have been able to meet their Cuban counterparts in such sectors as food and agriculture, energy, general business and travel. Walk-up registration will be available during the summit. Registration for the U.S.-Cuba Travel Summit is open at http://www.uscubasummit.org/.