World Travel Awards is issuing a call to those organizations that aspire to be the best of the best in the business to participate in the 2011 World Travel Awards. The highest accolade in travel and tourism, the awards are hailed as the Oscars of the travel industry.

The hosts of the Hotel Investment Forum India (HIFI) have announced that The Honorable Kumari Selja, India’s Minister of Tourism, will provide the keynote address at the event, scheduled for January 12-14, 2011, at the Renaissance Mumbai Hotel & Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. HIFI is co-hosted by BHN and Horwath HTL, India.

Discover Dominica Authority today announced the calendar of events for its upcoming Carnival celebration. Carnival is the most festive season in Dominica (Dom-in-EEK-a), a spectacular green island of rugged mountains, lush rainforests and rushing rivers in the Eastern Caribbean.

According to the ITB World Travel Trends Report, technological advances are expected to produce far-reaching changes in the hotel trade over the next 10 years. The report projects that hotel rooms will be decorated to meet guests’ particular tastes and technology will continue to change the booking process.

The FCCA (Florida Caribbean Cruise Association) is proud to announce its first annual Central American Cruise Conference, hosted by the government of Honduras in San Pedro Sula from May 4 to 6, 2011.

The fast-growing and innovative meeting management company Meetingselect expands its company by opening an office in Brazil to serve the Latin American market. In partnership with Maintrack do Brasil, the Dutch company Meetingselect launches their product Meetingselect.com.