Planning your ultimate travel trip? Check out the Ultimate Travel Show, presented by the Toronto Star, Jan. 28-29 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre’s south building. The show features hotel operators, tourism operators from the Caribbean, Quebec City, Japan, the Czech Republic, Argentina, Vermont, Malaysia and more.

The capital of Qatar hosted a glittering Grand Final Gala Ceremony for the 2011 World Travel Awards on 11 January 2012, recognizing the most successful travel and tourism brands in a night branded as the Oscars of the travel industry.

South and Central America Travel Association (SATA), presented its first Jim Woodman Award to ProExport Colombia during an annual Christmas celebration held on December 14. This award is given to an outstanding company or organization in the travel industry that most contributes in the promotion of South and Central America.

Round Hill Hotel and Villas is no stranger to celebrity sightings, with a storied guest list including the likes of John F. Kennedy and Paul McCartney.

The number of outbound trips taken by Russian tourists increased by 14 percent in 2010. As more Russians start to explore worldwide destinations, outbound tourism is expected to demonstrate stable growth in departures, with a 6 percent CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate) during 2011.

MITM is the only MICE travel trade exhibition daring to request from its exhibitors to evaluate MITM, by answering five questions related to the event. The recent XVII edition of MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market in El Salvador, gave the following results: