Building on the success of the previous two years, the Cayman Jazz Fest is set to be bigger than ever, with Natalie Cole, Kem, Boney James and Arturo Tappin joining local musicians for this three-day musical extravaganza.
This year the Cayman Jazz Fest organized again by the Cayman Islands Department of Tourism takes place from November 30 to December 2 and has three different events over the course of the festival –one intimate evening and two larger outdoor events perfect for all the family.
Peter Davies, CEO of BWIA, will deliver the closing address at the Caribbean Tourism Organization’s 29th annual Caribbean Tourism Conference slated for October 22 to 25 on Grand Bahama Island, the Bahamas.
Mr. Davies will address the state of the Caribbean airline industry as well as the changes taking place at BWIA as it moves into the new Caribbean Airlines on January 1.
In partnership with Venice Convention, Newtours S.p.a, Starwood Hotels Italy and BBC World, NASEBA, the global executive event organizer, will present the 4th edition of MICE Europe Congress, taking place at the Palazzo del Casino, on Lido Island, Venice, October 29 to 31.
Over 200 senior marketing, communications and event executives, pre-qualified as the ultimate decision makers for sourcing and planning events for top corporations, are personally invited by NASEBA to attend a tailor-made congress.
Business travel management executives gathered at the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE) forum on advanced travel management techniques in Mexico City.
A key component of the forum was the changing role of the traditional travel agency, and the options they have to offer, in their evolution to travel management companies.
CHA and Skyauction.com are extending their room exchange program to Caribbean hotel members that wish to participate in the upcoming Green Globe Tourism Conference to be held from November 1 to 3 at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay, Jamaica.
“This is great news, especially for the small properties, given the interest many of them have showed –and the potential benefits for them. Now this important hotel sector of the Caribbean Hotel Association has an alternative means of paying for their registration, one that offers them the additional marketing benefit of online visibility at no additional cost.” said Deirdre Shurland, director of the Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism (CAST).
Coral by Hilton all-inclusive resorts recently celebrated their first annual “Chef of the Year 2006” contest at Coral by Hilton Hamaca in Boca Chica, Dominican Republic.
Culled from all four Coral by Hilton properties in Boca Chica, Juan Dolio, Bayahibe and Puerto Plata, the chefs vied with each other to prepare the mouthwatering dishes that went on to form part of the menus that grace their guests’ tables around the island.