ITB Asia and WIT-Web In Travel have agreed to join forces in an agreement that will see Asia's leading travel distribution and marketing conference held in conjunction with The Trade Show for the Asian Travel market, taking place in Singapore.

The Cruise Lines International Association has selected Peter Ueberroth, former commissioner of Major League Baseball, to deliver the keynote address at its cruise3sixty conference March 7-9 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

With the relaunch of its web portal the ITB Berlin takes a major step forward. The main features: it is barrier-free, and incorporates a new download centre with improved, faster access.

As of early January Messe Berlin will be offering a limited number of attractive full service travel packages for visits to the ITB Business Travel Days 2008. Costing 209 euros, 40 Business Travel buyer packages will be available to travel and office managers. Packages will include a first class return ticket to Berlin with Deutsche Bahn, a single room and breakfast for one night at the 4-star Superior Dorint Hotel Sanssouci in Berlin-Potsdam, admission to an outstanding range of seminars, and use of the hotel’s bus shuttle service to and from the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. Applications can be made on the ITB Business Travel Days website at www.itb-kongress.de/ businesstravel.

The Bahamas welcomed members of the Caribbean hotel and tourism industry for Caribbean Marketplace 2008 that was held January 13 to 15, at Atlantis Paradise Island.

Leaders in sustainable tourism from across North America and beyond will be gathering in Vancouver, British Columbia, from October 27 to 29, 2008 at the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC 2008), The International Ecotourism Society (TIES).