The 3rd annual Ministers’ Summit will be held on 10 November 2009 in London by UNWTO and the World Travel Market (WTM). This key gathering of travel and tourism stakeholders will serve to assess the effects of the economic crisis on the industry and provide new solutions to overcome current challenges.

The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), together with the Puerto Rico Convention Bureau, Puerto Rico Hotel and Tourism Association, Puerto Rico Tourism Company and Virgin Holidays, are now accepting registrations for Caribbean Marketplace 2010.

Caribbean groovy soca artist, Biggie Irie, was one of the exciting opening night acts who set the tone for this year’s St. Kitts Music Festival with his lyrics, “Nah Goin’ Home til the Morning Comes.”

American Marketing Group will hold its first-ever global conference June 9-13, 2010, at the Boca Raton (FL) Resort & Club. Travel agents, suppliers and staff from all of American Marketing Group’s 13 travel brands will participate in the convention.

The island of Montserrat will host the Fourth Annual Calabash Festival, July 11 to 19. The week-long event offers a wide selection of festivities that highlight the hidden talents of local artisans and designers.

The Caribbean Sea Jazz Festival is prepared - once again - to present a first-class music event with an excellent line up for September 4 and 5. Expect for international, regional, and national artists of supreme standard at this one of a kind jazz fiesta in Aruba! The success of the first two editions was mainly thanks to a number of organizations and the public in Aruba who made it all possible.