Corporate people and experts from twenty countries dealing with motor vehicles, railroads, cruise companies and airlines have confirmed their attendance to the Second Meeting of Professional Tourist Transportation Entities scheduled for May 2 to 3 at Havana’s National Hotel.

The Caribbean region’s diverse spiritual heritage will be celebrated when the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) hosts a special interfaith service to officially launch Caribbean Week, June 1-6, 2003 in New York.

Over 1,500 attendants will gather for a second year in a row at the Plaza America Conference Center in Varadero during the upcoming 23rd Tourism Convention scheduled for May 5 to 8.

The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the government of St. Kitts and Nevis decided to reschedule the 5th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, initially slated for April 23-26, to September, 9-12, 2003 at the same venue, the St. Kitts Marriott Royal Beach Resort.

Transportation of tourists and health care aboard aircraft were the closing topics of the Eighth Congress of the Caribbean Medical Association (AMECA) held in Havana with a turnout of approximately 200 reps from the Caribbean Basin.

Experts from Cuba’s Civil Aviation Institute and several physicians lectured on the new experience aboard commercial planes, and specially aimed at elderly travelers, that’s coming up in July.

Experts and professionals in medical technology from some 30 nations are gathering this week in Havana to open the Ninth International Fair Health For All at the PABEXPO Fairgrounds.

The tradeshow suits the island to a T within the framework of both the reshuffle and overhaul of Cuba’s health care system that embraces the refurbishment of medical facilities and the introduction of new equipment.

The largest representations are those of Cuba, Spain, Germany and Italy, with the debut of Russia, Latvia, Hungary, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.