With a 4 percent increase in international tourist arrivals from January through August 2007, Europe looks set to achieve another record year in terms of tourism growth, according to the World Travel Trends Report of ITB Berlin and IPK International.

A St. Lucian broadcast journalist, a writer from Guyana and an international travel trade reporter are recipients of the Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) Journalism Excellence Awards.

Turks & Caicos will host the 14th Annual World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony for the second straight year on Providenciales. The global winners of the 2007 World Travel Awards will be announced at an invite-only gala ceremony at Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort & Spa on December 12.

Participants at Counterpart International’s Caribbean Media Exchange on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx) assembling in St. Lucia are eagerly awaiting news of how their destinations rank against other tourism locations.

The Ministers of Tourism of 23 American countries, all members of the World Tourism Organization (WTO), have unanimously chosen to celebrate the “Commission Meeting of the Americas 2008” during the month of May in Tabasco.

Registration is now open for the European Meetings and Events Conference which will take place in London from April 18 to 20, 2008. The event, formerly known as the Professional Education Conference -Europe, is the first international meetings and events industry educational event hosted in London as well as being the first ever co-created event.