The 8th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, which took place from April 24 to 29 at the Condado Plaza Hotel & Casino in San Juan for 170 delegates from around the Caribbean, took special aim at disaster management and prevention.
Although the Caribbean is highly vulnerable to tsunamis, the region has begun working on a tsunami readiness plan.
One of the world´s most prestigious tourism tradeshows, the World Travel Market in London (WTM) announced this week the launch of its new website in a bid to better target industry professionals from around the globe and bring far more opportunities to meet, do business and negotiate.
The new website (www.wtmlondon.com) is already available for all Netizens willing to scroll down or download information on the upcoming 2006 edition, scheduled from November 6 to 9.
Organizers of the first ASEM Forum and Exhibition on Tourism Investment and Cooperation (ASETIC) announced it has chosen China´s Shandong province to host this year´s meet from October 19 to 22.
ASETIC aims to enhance relations between Asia and Europe by promoting investment and trade among its 39 member countries through exchange and cooperation in the tourism industry.
The St. Kitts Music Festival will have a new home to celebrate 10 years of spectacular musical performances, as it ushers in a future with new standards of excellence, professionalism and top quality entertainment.
The St Kitts Marriott Resort was the venue for a media launch of the summer festival slated to be held from June 29 to July 02.
An increasing number of travel companies are signing up to become Official Travel Agents (OTAs) for ICC Cricket World Cup 2007.
There are now 42 OTAs spread across the globe from Australia to Canada, India and the Netherlands and several Caribbean countries, including Barbados, St. Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago.
Eurostar is reporting record revenues in the first three months of the year, as business travelers swelled passenger numbers. Eurostar also recorded one of its best ever periods of punctuality.
Expected sales were up 7 percent on the same period last year, reaching £125 million. A total of 1.7 million travelers used Eurostar during the first quarter, with sales of business tickets growing by 12 percent.