This year the Carriacou Regatta Festival in Grenada celebrates its 42nd anniversary Aug. 3-6 with festival highlights including Miss Aquaval Queen Show, donkey racing, Greasy Pole, and numerous cultural and sporting events.

IMEX has opened nominations for an award designed to recognize and encourage meetings industry suppliers who are making innovative efforts to reduce the environmental impact of their operations. Announced by IMEX at the end of its fifth show in Frankfurt, the new Green Supplier Award will be run in partnership with the Green Meetings Industry Council (GMIC) and alongside IMEX’s established Green Awards.

The fact that the Pan American Games are taking place in Rio de Janeiro has placed the Barra da Tijuca neighborhood in the spotlight. The neighborhood in the west side of Rio de Janeiro is an excellent choice for accommodation, outings and entertainment for tourists visiting the city for the Games.

World Travel Market, in conjunction with leading global gay marketing agency, Out Now Consulting, is about to launch a Gay and Lesbian Travel MasterClass with a difference.

Jamaica was home to the region’s first joint World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) event in over 10 years at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort and Spa, Ocho Rios this past weekend.

St. Maarten has announced that international travel to meetings and conventions held in the Dutch colony are now 100 percent tax deductible for U.S. companies.