A tribute to the Caribbean´s popular culture will be paid during an international workshop entitled “The Caribbean That Unites Us,” to be held within the framework of the 24th edition of the Fire Party, this time around dedicated to the 200th anniversary of Haiti´s independence.
Kenia Dorte, the event´s organizer, explained that all preparations have been made at the Heredia Theater in Santiago de Cuba to accommodate the public and as many as 200 intellectuals from Haiti, France, Trinidad & Tobago, the Dominican Republic, Guyana and Cuba.
The sixth Caribbean Media Exchange Conference on Sustainable Tourism (CMEx VI), is successfully taking place in Rodney Bay Village, June 24-28, featuring a high level participants who examining the impact of travel and tourism on Caribbean jobs and the economy.
CMEx VI is considering tourism´s economic impact; the potential for unique tourism linkages; the use of renewable energy; issues of governance; Caribbean investment; tourism partnerships and the future of tourism. The impact of HIV/AIDS on sustainable tourism is again on the table and the future of tourism is, for the first time at CMEx, seen through the eyes of the youth.
The 2004 LACIME, the largest incentive and congress fair in Latin America and the Caribbean, is coming to an end Friday after five days of exhibitions, lectures, round tables and business exchanges at the Transamerica Exposition Center in Brazil´s Sao Paolo.
Attendants to the Latin America & Caribbean Incentive Market Exchange have talked about the world market of incentive and congress, institutional responsibility, engagement of the private sector in the development of the local travel industry, and cultural diversity as an allure for international investment.
Organizers of the Spanish International Tourism Fair (FITUR) are already marketing next year´s edition –scheduled from January 26 through 30, 2005- to celebrate the 25th birthday of the country´s number-one tradeshow.
The 2005 FITUR will unfold with a bang at the Juan Carlos I Fairgrounds´ ten pavilions, using up a total surface of 150,000 square yards. The silver anniversary will also include an all-out virtual revamping of the event´s official website.
The Third National Tourism Summit will take place in July 15 and 16 in Chile´s Viña del Mar under a slogan reading "Culture and Technology in the Globalization Era."
Planners are expecting a turnout of approximately some 500 entrepreneurs, let alone countless national and foreign experts that will focus on different topics and engage in exchanges on expertise, new ideas and experiences.
The 95th Habano House, owned by the world-class franchise, has just opened in Havana´s Meliá Cohiba Hotel. The new cigar shrine is penciled in as one of the fanciest houses ever built by the company around the globe.
During the grand opening that took place over the weekend, attendants to the ceremony praised the finesse of the decoration, its roomy halls and well-stashed warehouses treasuring 33 trademarks and 240 brands.