With a view to diversify the travel options Brazil has to offer to European tourists, the country’s Tourism Ministry and EMBRATUR are taking a hundred travel agents from Meier’s Weltreisen, one of Germany’s largest travel agencies, on a grand tour around a bunch top travel destinations, including Bahia, Rio Grande do Norte and Rio de Janeiro. The initiative is equally sponsored by the Brazilian Association of Travel Operators (BRAZTOA is the Portuguese acronym).

Delivering one of its key brand values of best professional education, EIBTM 2008 has organized its most comprehensive program ever, providing highly targeted sessions for all those involved in the meetings industry. Over the three days (December 2 thru 4) through a mixture of presentations, seminars, workshops and networking events, delegates will be kept fully up-to-date with key issues and trends that affect the industry on a day-to-day basis.

Reed Travel Exhibitions has announced today (7 October 2008) that it is to launch a new international trade show for the global meetings and incentive industry –the Americas Incentive Business Travel and Meetings Exhibition (AIBTM) to be held in Baltimore, Maryland from June 29 to July 1, 2010.

PromPeru, The Commission for the Promotion of Peruvian exports and tourism, is showcasing the uniqueness of the Peruvian Amazon at World Travel Market (WTM) 2008 on stand LA3000.

International tourism is changing rapidly globally. A number of key challenges and opportunities are emerging for both tourism destinations and suppliers around the world. This level of development requires a rethinking of both strategic and tactical Tourism Management.

This February, Honduras will host the first annual Mesoamerican Birdwatching Festival, organized by the Mesoamerican Ecotourism Alliance (MEA). Honduras was selected by MEA as the first country to host this event, during the fourth annual Mesoamerican Sustainable Ecotourism Conference in Antigua, Guatemala in December 2007.