More than a hundred restorers, historians, archeologists and architects from 18 American and European nations are holding this week in Havana the Fourth Congress on Cultural Heritage and Restoration.
Stepping up efforts toward the restoration and conservation of chattels, striking a balance for natural heritage, linking tourism with cultural heritage and strengthening collaboration among experts from the sector are the event’s top priorities.
Costa Rica’s capital will host the First International Symposium and Workshop on International Guidelines and Standards for Building Conference Centers with a goal in mind to develop an adequate framework for the internationalization of building guidelines for conference centers and fairgrounds.
Barceló-Bávaro Convention Center, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, is getting ready to welcome June 22-25 the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference, CHIC 2003, an annual event that provides the region’s hoteliers and other tourism related businesspeople a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, conduct business and make new contacts.
The event, sponsored by the Caribbean Hotels Association, is designed to inform, educate, benefit and entertain CHA members. Each year it draws approximately 1,000 delegates.
Devoted to preserving the environment, Aruba is once again showing its commitment to keep the island beautiful. For the 10th year in a row, its Tourism Authority is proud to host the annual Aruba Reef Care Project (ARCP), which will be held this year on July 5th and 6th. ARCP brings together local dive operators, individual groups, volunteers and visitors to clean up the island´s beaches, dive sites and coral reefs.
The Brazilian Travel Agency Association (ABAV) is wrapping up preparations for its 31st Tourism Meeting with Rio de Janeiro serving as its unmoved host town from this year on. Dubbed the Fairs of the Americas, the meeting is scheduled for October 22 to 25 at the Rio Centro Convention Center. The exhibition area will comprise 31,122 square meters this time around for an 87 percent increase compared to the Recife 2002 edition.
Incentive tourism dealing with farming issues will lure some 3,000 visitors this year to Cuba’s central region eager to learn about that particular sector and trade on the chance to enjoy the surrounding natural attractions.
Up to now, more than 300 American, German, Asian and Latin American travelers have come to Villa Clara to visit the province’s cattle farms, urban farming centers, croplands and cigar factories, as well as the Bolivar Conference Center where the working sessions will be held.