The annual Barbados Food & Wine and Rum Festival Nov. 16 - 19, 2012, hosted by Travel + Leisure enables visitors and cuisine connoisseurs to enjoy tastings, chef demonstrations and seminars. At the same time, Mango Bay properties including Mango Bay Resort, Island Inn Hotel and SunSwept Beach Hotel are providing event-goers with the perfect places to relax after indulging their senses at the daily culinary events.

The most important business forum focused on the needs of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people has announced its plans for 2013 - including announcing a new city for its annual convention, an expanded focus for exhibitors and new sponsorship options.

Venezuela's attraction as a leisure destination is a part of the Venezuelan proposal at the International Tourism Fair of Latin America (FIT) being held in Buenos Aires (Argentina) from November 3 to 6, said official sources here today. According to the Ministry of Tourism, the country will have a booth at the event where it will exhibit its natural and patrimonial beauties, especially the product called "Sun and Beach."

A number of US companies have shown interest in products from Guyana including its rum, condiments and opportunities in the tourism sector. This interest was demonstrated at the recent Caribbean Trade Center's second annual travel, trade and tourism business expo here.

Mexico welcomed the Ministers of Tourism and national representatives who attended the 94th Session of the Executive Council of the United Nations' World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), held on October 24 and 25 in the city of Campeche. The meeting was attended by representatives from more than 50 nations.