The Dominican Republic’s exquisite Canoa Coral By Hilton Resort will this year serve host to the Caribbean SPA and Wellness Association’s annual trade show.
From December 3 through 6, the Canoa Coral by Hilton will receive delegates, exhibitors and attendees for the 2006 Caribbean SPA & Wellness Conference.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization will sponsor its first-ever Caribbean Weekend in Philadelphia from November 3 to 5.
The themed event will feature cooking lessons at Macy’s in the King of Prussia Mall and conclude with a Caribbean Village and more than 20 Caribbean exhibitors at the Philadelphia Inquirer/Daily News Travel Show in the Valley Forge Convention Center.
Tourism in Europe is undergoing enormous change. The line between inbound and outbound is getting thinner. The function of tour operator is, in many cases, becoming similar to that of travel agents. And suppliers are attempting to approach consumers directly.
At the Annual Summit of Europe’s inbound tour operators, a panel of industry leaders will gather to discuss the market in these changing times.
Recognized as a well-accomplished authority on diversity marketing, Ty Christian, president and managing partner of TRC Consulting Group LLC, presented a workshop on the value and viability of emerging new consumer markets during the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s (CTO) 29th Annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-29) that came to a close yesterday in the Bahamas.
Mr. Christian provided conference delegates with insight into how to reach previously untapped sources of potential visitors to the Caribbean. The workshop discussed how to motivate many different groups of travelers, including those emerging markets around the Caribbean, to visit nearby Caribbean territories.
The 5th Annual Skal International Ecotourism Awards were presented by the President of Skal International, Jan Sunda, and PR and media director Hulya Aslantas during the opening ceremony of the 67th Skal World Congress held in Pattaya, Thailand.
Skal, founded as an international association in 1934, is the largest organization of travel and tourism professionals in the world, embracing all sectors of the travel and tourism industry, in five continents, 87 countries and at over 500 locations, with 22.000 members from hoteliers to travel agents, airlines, tourism media and tourism scholars.
Travel Distribution Technology, EyeforTravel’s popular annual technology conference, will this time around be held at the Hilton Canary Wharf in London. This event is designed to attract the very best technology speakers that other events cannot match.
Attendants will hear from travel suppliers about their technology strategy, decisions and plans, as well as from intermediaries and a select band of industry gurus.