The 19th edition of MITT, the Moscow International Travel & Tourism Exhibition, is once again attracting thousands of destinations and travel specialists who want to promote themselves to the important Russian travel market.

When the first edition of IMEX America opens its doors at the Sands Expo, Las Vegas, on Oct.11, 2011 the trade show will be the largest this year – and the biggest hosted buyer event ever in the U.S. – to address the business, networking and educational needs of the US meetings, incentive travel and events industry.

PhoCusWright, the travel industry research authority, and the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the authority on world travel and tourism, will co-host the inaugural Travel Association Summit@The PhoCusWright Conference, Nov. 15 to 17, 2011, in Hollywood, Fla.

Three days of successful business meetings at PATA Travel Mart closed in New Delhi on September 9 with the Philippines gearing up to host the Mart in Manila in September 2012.

The United Nations High Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Jorge Sampaio, the Vice President of the European Commission, Antonio Tajani, and the Ministers of Tourism of Ecuador, Italy, South Africa and Tanzania are among the speakers of the First International Congress on Ethics and Tourism in Spain's Madrid.

The 2011 La Cumbre travel summit is underway at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. The three-day event kicked off Wednesday with a press conference which included Rafael Villanueva with the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Association and former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman, among others.