Seven young women have been selected as delegates for the 2011 Miss Parish Queen Pageant.  The pageant, which has been in the planning and development stage since last year, is being staged on Saturday, November 26, at 8 pm at the Dean William Lake Cultural Center.

The countdown to the 17th World Routes has begun. In exactly one month, the largest and most exciting event for the commercial aviation industry will take place in Berlin. World Routes is where decision makers from the world’s aviation industry gather annually to discuss strategies for the global aviation industry.

Panama's capital will host Expo Turismo Internacional at the ATLAPA Convention Center, Sept. 22 and 23, 2011. The event will let travel agencies, wholesalers and tour operators from the region network with hundreds of travel destinations and tourism stakeholders from around the world.

UNWTO, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism of Croatia, has organized the conference in order to address the current need for tourism to be recognized, in mainstream and specialized media, as a driver of economic growth and employment and a tool for development and poverty alleviation.

Burba Hotel Network (BHN), has announced that three special geographically based workshop tracks will be featured at the upcoming Hotel Investment Conference Europe (Hot.E) conference. Hosted by BHN, Hot.E is scheduled for 6-8 September 2011, at the Park Plaza Riverbank Hotel in London.

Mexico’s Pacific Coast City of Mazatlan was named national host of Mexico’s 2011 World Tourism Day celebrations, taking place Sept. 27. Mazatlan’s festivities join global tributes to this annual event of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Mazatlan promises a vibrant showcase of events celebrating the official theme for 2011, “Tourism - Linking Cultures.”