The tenth edition of MITM EUROMED, Meetings and Incentive Trade Market, was held in Nice, France from April 6 to 8 at the Nice Acropolis Exhibition Center, sponsored by the Nice Convention Bureau.
A grand total of 112 exhibiting companies from 16 European Countries and the Mediterranean met with 102 MICE hosted buyers, from also 16 European and EE.UU. countries.
BITTM 2006 came to a close with a bang. China´s major travel tradeshow welcomed 2,541 visitors and turnout on the first two days of BITTM surpassed the total visitor numbers at the 2005 event.
As many as 124 tourist boards, tour operators, travel agents and hotel groups from 34 countries exhibited at BITTM, giving visitors the opportunity to learn about destinations and providing a platform for organizations to establish new business partnerships.
Air Jamaica has confirmed its support for a groundbreaking women´s seminar on St. Lucia as the Caribbean Creole destination and the regional carrier tap the emerging faith tourism market.
The seminar, designed for women of faith, excellence and integrity, is being produced by award-winning journalist, author and Christian broadcaster Andria Hall, President of SpeakEasy M.E.D.I.A.
Hundreds of entrepreneurs and investors will meet in Puerto Rico to participate in one of the island´s premier events: The Puerto Rico Conference on Investment
for Development to be held at El San Juan Hotel & Casino, April 18 to 20.
This event, organized by the Puerto Rico Chamber of Commerce (PRCC) and its Banking & Finance Commission, has confirmed the Governor of Puerto Rico, Anibal Acevedo Vila, as the keynote speaker for its main session.
In the tradition of prestigious live entertainment, the Sixth Annual Soul Beach Music Festival launches this Memorial Day weekend (May 24-29). Delivering a mind-blowing production of harmonious fireworks, in Aruba´s beautiful Caribbean island, the main stage will reflect stylistically varied, soulful infusions of Grammy winning music heavy hitters.
The list of top-40 artists includes Alicia Keys, a true musical prodigy and classically trained pianist with spine-tingling vocals, as well as R&B songwriter/musician, Brian McKnight, an exceptional musician, gifted arranger, producer and singer, and Lenny Williams, an legendary music icon with noteworthy success and genius.
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC) came to a close Friday at The Fairmont Southampton in Bermuda.
Founded by the Caribbean Hotel Association (CHA) and the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO), the conference´s objectives were once again the improvement of the tourism investment and operating climate across the Caribbean, awareness building of the development opportunities available in the region, and stimulation of a continuing flow of both equity and loan capital into the market.