The details of EIBTM´s 2006 Association Program in Barcelona have been announced and registration is now live online. Now in its fifth year, the EIBTM 2006 Association Program will take place from November 27 to 29 and provides delegates with flights from Europe and the United States, accommodation in Barcelona, networking functions, the educational program and a personal diary of appointments with EIBTM exhibitors.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority has scheduled its Third Hawaii Tourism Conference for September 12 to 13 at the Hawaii Convention Center. The meeting will continue with last year´s theme, “Aloha Aku, Aloha Mai - The Responsibility of Aloha,” and attendants can hear about visitor industry trends, what is happening in the global and local marketplace, and where the 2007 marketing plans are headed.

A great deal of African and international decision-makers from a number of diverse sectors including investors, tour operators, hospitality, transport, engineering, construction, media and culture will meet in Geneva this September to network and explore further areas of cooperation. On September 10 and 11, key figures and executives in international travel and tourism stakeholders in Africa´s travel & tourism industry will gather to analyze the key factors linked to the growth of this industry.

Health and wellness tourism –one of the industry´s fastest growing sectors worldwide- is a major focus at World Travel Market 2006. The global event will be working with the British International Spa Association (BISA) and the Spa Research Fellowship to assist delegates understand more about where social trends find immediate reflection in the latest developments.

In response to trade visitor demand from around the world, the ITB Berlin is extending the number of trade visitor days at the event. Two innovations by the ITB Berlin will accompany the countdown to the opening of the world´s leading travel tradeshow. As announced by Messe Berlin, at the ITB Berlin 2007 –slated from March 7 to 11- the Friday of the show is being declared an exclusive trade visitor day.

The RIU Grand Palace Maspalomas Oasis hotel in Gran Canaria is lending its support to this sporting event for yet another consecutive year The 8th Canary Islands Golf Tour was presented at the RIU Grand Palace Maspalomas Oasis, a 5-star establishment which caters especially to golfers in the southernmost point of the island of Gran Canaria.