The paradise islands of Turks & Caicos will become the focus of the travel and tourism industry when they host World Travel Awards (WTA), the “Oscars of the travel industry”, on 14th September 2012.

The second Seatrade Latin America Cruise Convention will be held at the Quinquela Martin Cruise Terminal, Buenos Aires, Argentina Sept 10-11. The event is organized in close partnership with the host port and Inprotur, the Argentine National Institute of Tourism Promotion, local media reported. Government representatives from Brazil, Chile and Uruguay will also be attending as well as leading cruise line executives.

The Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association's FCCA Cruise Conference and Trade Show will take place in Curacao, October 1-5, 2012, where cruise executives from the FCCA Member Lines will gather to share ideas and discuss industry trends.

With three months to go and a guest list of unbelievable travel products from across the world already confirmed, International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) latest launch ILTM Americas has reached maximum capacity.

A delegation of Haitian businessmen, hotel owners, travel agencies, led by Stéphanie Balmir Villedrouin, the Minister of Tourism, traveled to this event. The Ministry had a booth at the BTC to promote Haiti as a tourist destination and where the Minister presented its action plan.