Antigua and Barbuda will burst onto the entertainment scene with its inaugural Romantic Rhythms Music Festival from 12-15 June this year. Two concerts are planned, one at the iconic Sir Vivian Richards Stadium and the other at Fort James, a renowned scenic spot overlooking the ocean.

The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) will host the first annual Tourism Outlook Seminar on Feb. 20 at the Hilton Hotel in Kingston. The seminar’s goal is to collaborate with local and international stakeholders within the tourism industry to discuss issues that are critical to Jamaica’s development and devise strategies to move the industry forward.

On Thursday, February 21 Vincent Vanderpool-Wallace, Secretary General of the Caribbean Tourism Organization will present his vision of Grand Bahama “Ten Years From Now” at the 10th Annual Grand Bahama Business Outlook to be held at the Westin Our Lucaya, Freeport. Although Vanderpool-Wallace has spoken at many Outlooks in Nassau this will be his first time addressing Business Outlook in Grand Bahama.

Organizers of IMEX report increased participation from all sectors of the industry and from across the world, at this year’s Frankfurt show, April 22 to 24. Together with a rise in the number of hosted buyer groups and a forecast increase in the number of key German decision makers attending, IMEX organizers are predicting the busiest and largest IMEX to date.

The National Hotels and Restaurants Association (ASONAHORES) and the Tourism Promotion Council (CPT) announced for April 3 the staging of the “Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange” (DATE), the Dominican tourism product’s most important marketing event.

Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will serve as keynote speaker for the first Caribbean Tourism Summit, to be held in Washington from June 21 to 25. The event is being organized by the Caribbean Tourism Development Co. (CTDC), the marketing and business unit owned jointly by the Caribbean Hotel Association and the Caribbean Tourism Organization. It will focus on the roles of marketing and investment in Caribbean tourism as well as on other industries, including agriculture, construction and aviation.