Cancun has been designated as the host destination for the Global Summit over Lessons Learned from Influenza A (H1N1), to be held July 1 to 3. During a press conference held on June 22, where Minister of Health Jose Cordova made the announcement, the Governor of Quintana Roo, Felix Gonzalez, emphasized the importance of this event for the state as it shows the reestablishment of confidence and trust in the country, specially in this state, where tourism continues to recuperate at a rapid pace.

The organizing committee of the annual Aruba Hi-Winds Tournament welcomed media to their unofficially headquarters of Moomba Beach Bar and Restaurant to announce that this popular event, attracting over 100 top windsurfers will be celebrating its 23rd year with an opening party at Moomba on Wednesday July 1.

The largest gathering of professional travel writers and photographers in 2009 will take place in Guadalajara, Mexico on Oct. 8 to 13 when the Society of American Travel Writers (SATW) holds their annual convention here.

If any one destination could claim an enviable position throughout Caribbean Week in New York 2009, it would have to be St. Kitts.

The Cayman Islands is gearing up for the 17th Annual Flowers Sea Swim on Saturday, June 20. Swimmers from around the globe of all different ages and ability levels will come together to compete in the destination’s one-mile open-water swim along the shores of Grand Cayman’s Seven Mile Beach.

Building on the momentum achieved in recent years with a growing interest in Caribbean tourism development, the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association (CHTA), in conjunction with the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), have announced the dates for the 14th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) to be held May 4-6, 2010 at the state-of-the-art Puerto Rico Convention Center.