Travel professionals who want to learn and network with leaders of the association community can look forward to participating in the second installment of the successful Association Day.

St Lucia, Barbados, Jamaica and the Bahamas are among the nations that will compete head-to-head for the coveted title of “Caribbean’s Leading Destination” at a VIP World Travel Awards (WTA) ceremony in Montego Bay, Jamaica on 19 October 2011.

Cuba held a three-day international wine festival last week to boost the country's tourism industry. The festival, which took place at the historic luxury Hotel Nacional de Cuba in the country's capital, attracted entrepreneurs, commercial representatives, department stores and beverage distributors from Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Cuba, Spain, France and Italy.

The Mexican destination of Puerto Vallarta will host the 2012 World Economic Forum of Latin America. The meeting will take place April 16-18, 2012, with an agenda that will address Latin American's global economy and upcoming presidential elections.

The Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced the 24th edition of the Cancun Travel Mart Mexico Summit 2011, taking place from Oct. 12 to 14 at the Cancun Convention Center, located in the heart of the Hotel Zone.

The United States Virgin Islands will host the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx). The 10-year anniversary of the popular regional media and tourism symposium is slated for St. Thomas over December 1 to 5, 2011.In the 20th session over its first decade CMEx will attract to the US Virgin Islands its hallmark blend of media specialists, business, government and non-profit leaders to discuss the use of sustainable tourism to enhance the quality of life of Caribbean nations.