The St. Eustatius Tourism Development Foundation has announced the appointment of Ms. Teena Lopes as the New Public Relations Officer. Ms. Lopes has been working with the department since February 2011 where she started as an Airport Information Officer at...Read more

From May 9 -11, Costa Rica will host its prominent EXPOTUR travel trade show at the Ramada Plaza Herradura Hotel in San Antonio de Belen, Costa Rica. Organized by the Costa Rica Association of Professionals Tourism (ACOPROT), the event will...Read more

The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism announced a 8.4 percent growth in visits in the first quarter during the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE) held at the Barcelo Convention Center. Both February and March experienced an 8.4 percent growth in...Read more

In response to exhibitors’ and buyers’ needs, starting this year, the organizers of La Cumbre, The Americas´ Travel Industry Summit, have increased the number of meetings that may be pre-scheduled and held during the event. Starting with its 2012 edition,...Read more

Las Vegas officials announced plans to showcase over $22 billion of new tourism offerings next year at International Pow Wow 2013. Las Vegas, which hosted Pow Wow in 2008 when it set the all-time attendance record, welcomed 38.9 million visitors...Read more

TTG Incontri, with over 48,000 trade visitors in 2011, is Italy’s leading B2B-only international travel and tourism trade show, bringing tour operators, travel and incentive buyers, travel agents, and travel retail distributors from around Italy and the world to Rimini,...Read more

EXPOTUR 2012 aims to attract the segment of meetings and conventions and position Costa Rica as a destination suited for this group. Yadyra Simon, president of the Costa Rica Association of Professionals in Tourism considers that it is necessary to...Read more

This year visitors were offered a record 14,626 deals in over-the-counter sales. When TUR 2012 closed recently organizers say it had registered around 40,000 visits, down 10 per cent on last year. “But in view of the starting point this...Read more

Organizer’s for the 2012 Cruise Shipping Miami convention and exhibition announced record-setting attendance and participation with a 6 percent rise in exhibitors and 4 percent more attendees from 120 countries at its 28th edition. The global exhibition and conference attracted almost...Read more

Organizers of worldwide meetings, incentive travel and events trade show, IMEX America, came away from the Exhibition News Awards in London recently as winners of the Best International Launch Award. Explaining why IMEX America triumphed over some stiff competition, the judging...Read more