The annual Barbados Food & Wine and Rum Festival, taking place Nov. 22 - 25, 2013, will gather epicurean superstars including celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Anne Burrell and more to offer residents and visitors to the island the very best in food, wine, rum and culture.

The 2nd UNWTO Global Summit on City Tourism, “Innovative strategies for improving competitiveness and the development of new business models” in Moscow, capital city of the Russian Federation, (19-20 September 2013) set the stage for the second phase of the “Cities” project initiated by UNWTO last year. A new feature of the Summit was a Speed Networking session aimed to encourage direct contact and further exchange among participants.

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) reports that more than 500 travel agents have already registered to attend the 10th annual cruise3sixty conference and trade show set for April 2-6, 2014, at the Broward Convention Center in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The Dominican Republic’s Puerto Plata is set to host its Discover Puerto Plata Marketplace next month. The conference, which will take place from Oct. 16 to Oct. 18, will be hosted at the BeLive Grand Marien resort in Costa Dorada.

Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, Sandals Resorts International, Jamaica and Caribbean Airlines were among the top tourism industry stakeholders to emerge victorious from the World Travel Awards Caribbean & North American Gala Ceremony yesterday evening.

ITB Berlin organizes interesting speakers for ITB@ABAV, part of its three-day ITB Academy program of events – admission is free for visitors to ABAV – ITB Berlin to a host large stand and cocktail party in cooperation with visitBerlin.