The worldwide travel industry is facing new challenges: in the medium and long term climate change will cause people to alter their travel behavior. Meanwhile new worlds are opening up for travelers high above the clouds.

It’s the new face on the trade fair scene for 2007, and it’s already proving to be a success. Globe, the new international tourism fair in Rome, which will open its doors from March 22 to 24 in the Italian capital’s new exhibition center, is ready to become the most important gathering in the Mediterranean.

The China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market (COTTM) has increased by more than 50 percent since the last show in 2006. This international travel trade show is taking place at the China World Trade Center (CWTC) in Beijing from May 14 to 16 and has attracted over 200 exhibitors from 40 different countries across the world.

Expeditions, adventure and discovery travel represent a fast-growing sector of the travel industry, a trend which visitors to the ITB Berlin, will experience in the “Experience Adventure” section.

Last week, the St. Lucia Tourist Board launched the world famous St. Lucia Jazz which, now into its 16th year and slated from May 4 to 13, has undergone some major changes in the way it is to be managed and produced by the Board.

The hotel where the “Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange” (DATE) 2007 will be held, sponsored by the National Hoteliers and Restaurant Owners Association (Asonahores), from April 12 to 14, is penciled in as the most complete hotel complex in the Dominican Republic and one of the top Caribbean hotels.