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.

Plans are well underway for the Caribbean Shipping Association’s (CSA) 41st Annual General Meeting (AGM) next month, October 10 -12 at the Hilton Barbados. The CSA is the voice of the region’s shipping industry and a major regional forum.

In an effort to encourage business for small companies and beef up travel destinations, for the first time in 23 years the Gramado Tourism Trade Fair (Festuris) -slated for Nov. 18-19, 2011- offers the SEBRAE Business Rounds. The selected sectors are Enotourism, Fishing Tourism, Religious Tourism and Ecommerce & Technology.

Focus on Travel News visited the Otdykh/Leisure-2011 and had chance to talk with important industry players of the Russian market. Turkey attended the 17th International Trade Fair for Tourism; Otdykh/Leisure-2011 which took place 21-24 September at Moscow's Crocus Expo

Cuba’s central region will be the venue, from September 26th through the 30th, of the 8th International Meeting of Nature Tourism, Turnat 2011, which will be attended by 230 travel agents, tour operators, consultants and specialized journalists from Canada, the United States, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Ecuador, Panama and Cuba, the host country.