dealchecker.co.uk, a leading online holiday specialist, say that many Brits who missed out on tickets to the summer's other major sporting events will surely be flocking to Jamaica this May for the Jamaica National Building Society's (JN) Jamaica International Invitational Meet.

The seventh World Economic Forum on Latin America will take place in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on 16-18 April 2012. The meeting, held under the theme “Regional Transformation in a New Global Context”, will convene a record number of participants for this regional gathering, with close to 900 top regional and global leaders from 70 nations.

The 13th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development – otherwise known as the Sustainable Tourism Conference (STC-13) – opened in Guyana on Sunday 15 April with a ceremony that featured addresses from several dignitaries, including the country’s acting president.

Hermitage Plantation, Nisbet Plantation, Four Seasons Resort Nevis and Montpelier Plantation have all been nominated for the prestigious 19th World Travel Awards 2012.

Caribbean Week in New York will take place June 3-9, 2012 as a celebration of the sights, sounds, color and culture of the region. Combined with meetings and seminars for Ministers of Tourism, Directors of Tourism, National Tourist Office representatives and other key tourism and hospitality officials from the around the Caribbean, the week of activities will also promote unique vacation experiences to consumers at a day-long event at New York's celebrated Grand Central Terminal as well as stage the annual Media Marketplace which draws travel writers from across North America.

Reed Travel Exhibitions, organizer of the first ILTM Americas to take place October 1-3, 2012 in the luxury resort of Mayakoba, Riviera Maya, Mexico, has revealed an overwhelming interest from North, Central, and South American agents wishing to be considered for this inaugural event.