ASTA has announced that San Juan, Puerto Rico, will be the host of the sixth annual International Destination Expo (IDE), to be held April 14 to 17, 2011. New next year will be ship inspections at the Port of San Juan. This is the first IDE to include ship inspections as part of its education offerings.

Critical issues relating to sustainability and creative solutions to many of the challenges facing Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) member countries, as well as the effects of climate change, will be discussed when tourism stakeholders gather in Barbados next week.

The Ritz-Carlton Golf & Spa Resort in Montego Bay, Jamaica will host the 10th Annual Jamaica Meetings Expo (JAMEX) from June 3 to 7, 2010, highlighted by opportunities for professional planners to learn about Jamaica’s diverse offerings for the Meetings, Incentive, Corporate and Event (MICE) market.

The first Aruba International Film Festival (AIFF), taking place on island June 4-11, is dedicated not only to promoting the understanding and appreciation for the art of cinema and filmmaking, but also to honoring the island’s natural beauties through pro-environmental practices to take place before and during the week-long events.

Barbados Prime Minister David Thompson will deliver the keynote address at the opening of the 11th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development (STC-11) on May 9 at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Center.

According to exhibitors at the International Tourism Show of Catalonia, this year Catalans will travel more than last season. The proposals of the retail travel agencies, as well as the remaining participants, were very well received by over 195,000 trade visitors and general public who attended the show