World Travel Market (WTM) will showcase 10 new exhibitors from the U.K. and Ireland at the 2008 event. The new U.K. exhibitors include attractions, hotels, tour operators and travel technology companies and cut across all spheres of British tourism, from the classic and cultural to the cutting edge and contemporary.
An estimated 900 Ensemble Travel Group agent delegates and guests are expected to converge on Las Vegas for the organization’s 2008 International Conference, October 15-19 at Red Rock Resort & Spa. The 2008 conference is themed “Lead, Profit, Win!” The meeting also will celebrate the agency group’s 40th anniversary. It is also the fifth year to combine members from the U.S. and Canada.
The 2008 Nevis International Culinary Heritage Exposition (NICHE), taking place Oct. 17 to 19, celebrates top chefs from Nevis and throughout the Caribbean while exploring the traditions and culture of Nevis. The Nevis Tourism Authority will host this culinary exposition.
The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) will officially launch a series of “World Peace Tours”, at The Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, September 7 thru 9. This will be the first time that IIPT will have a booth at this major travel industry show, a direct result of the recent partnership agreement signed between the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) and IIPT.
The World Travel Market (WTM) 2008 and Conference and Seminar program will commence on Nov. 11 with the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Ministers’ Summit and will run across three days culminating on November 13 with the WTM Global Economic Forum.
New Orleans’ Eight Annual Satchmo SummerFest, the American jazz festival dedicated to the life, music and legacy of New Orleans’ native son Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong, takes place July 31 to Aug. 3, 2008, at the Louisiana State Museum’s Old U.S. Mint and is a free public festival.