Costa Rica will host the 30th anniversary of its exposition on tourism – Expotur 2014 — in mid-May, with a focus on extreme sports, adventure tours and visitors from emerging markets such as Russia and China.

When the Sixth Summit of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) convenes in Merida, Mexico next week, one of the items up for review is an evaluation of the Plan of Action of Petion Ville. The report deals with the seven projects and programs developed at the last Summit in Haiti.

Representatives of UBM Live announced today during a press conference and signing ceremony that Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport has successfully won a highly-competitive bid to bring World Routes, the 22nd World Route Development Forum to Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.

One of the opening images in ‘Caribbean: Crossroads of the World’ features a massive nuclear submarine breaking the surface off what appears to be a cold northern coastline, with evergreens that would never thrive in tropical weather.

The event will gather over 1,000 stakeholders from all sectors the cruise tourism industry, along with over 100 FCCA Member Line cruise executives, presidents and CEOs.