The battle against Ebola and the efforts that must be done to prevent the deadly diseases from spreading across Latin America and the Caribbean will be the main theme of the Extraordinary Summit of the Bolivarian Alliance of Peoples from the Americas and the Peoples Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP is the Spanish acronym) to be held in Havana on October 20.

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Conference & Trade Show closed last Friday as the largest and most successful in the event's 21-year history. Over 1,200 cruise tourism stakeholders-along with 100 cruise line executives, presidents and CEOs gathered.

A total of 180 Central American tourism businesses offered products and services to 108 wholesalers from Europe at the XI edition of the Central America Travel Market (CATM), held October 9-10 in Costa Rica.

Workshops are in full swing at the FCCA Conference & Trade Show. With panels comprised of FCCA Member Line cruise executives, presidents and CEOs, workshops share valuable insight on the industry.

The inaugural international tourism expo, ETI- Puerto Rico, slated for the Puerto Rico Convention Center, May 13-16, 2015, is designed to showcase the beauty, sports, nature, adventure, and gastronomy experiences available throughout the Caribbean and beyond, bringing together members of the tourism industry from across the globe.

After the success of the Second Annual Congress of Latin American Tourism Cities held in Guayaquil, Ecuador this September, EUROAL 2016, the yearly International Travel Market, has offered to host the organization 2016 meeting.