Entries are now being accepted for the 2007 EIBTM Meeting and Incentive Industry Awards. These awards will recognize the contribution, creativity and dedication of a meeting and incentive professional and will help them achieve global recognition and exposure for their events and campaigns. The six categories will reward excellence, innovation, creativity and skill across all events and marketing campaigns.

One of Mexico’s most acclaimed film festivals kicks off this December 5 to 9, in Riviera Nayarit.

Tourism ministers from eastern Caribbean countries have begun their assessment of the Cricket World Cup and other tourism-related issues.

The Caribbean Tourism Development Company (CTDC) will present the annual Caribbean Marketing Workshop, Industry Leaders Panel and Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, June 13, at the New York Marriott Marquis as part of Caribbean Week 2007 in New York.

The month of June has been designated Caribbean-American Heritage Month by President Bush to highlight the culture and population of the region as well as to pay tribute to the contributions of Caribbean-Americans to the U.S.

The Dominican Republic will be prominently featured as the next partner country of the ITB Berlin, which is due to take place in March 2008. This announcement was made by the country’s Minister of Tourism Felix Jimenez at the opening last month of the XI Bolsa Turística del Caribe (BTC) in Santo Domingo.