Los Cabos (Mexico), Bay Islands (Honduras), San Jose (Costa Rica) and Granada (Nicaragua) will be among those competing for the coveted title of “Central America’s Leading Destination” at the World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony in Montego Bay on October 19th 2011.

The HVS CHICOS 2011 speaker lineup continues to impress. The inaugural HVS CHICOS will be held at the Atlantis Resort in Nassau, Bahamas November 10 -11, 2011. CHICOS 2011 will also address alternative financing options for hospitality- related development projects.

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.

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