Authorities in the Dominican Republic are wrapping up preparations to host the Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (DATE), where international wholesalers, tour operators, incentive group planners, airlines and charter operators will meet with the nation´s leading tourism suppliers in the premier travel trade marketplace in the country.
Starting on April 5 thru 7, the cream of the travel industry crop will be able to set up one-on-one meetings with suppliers of Dominican tourism products and services for the seventh year in a row. Last year, over 79 buyers representing 50 countries met with over 70 suppliers representing nearly 100 properties-this year´s event promises to surpass those numbers.
The Riviera Maya has been selected to host the first ever official PGA TOUR event to be held in Mexico, the Mayakoba Classic, from February 19 to 25, 2007.
The tournament will be contested on the 7,067-yard El Camaleon course at the Mayakoba Resort, the first Greg Norman-designed golf course in Mexico. Managed by Fairmont Hotels and Resorts, the course is a par-72 layout spread across a fascinating mix of scenery that includes jungle, dense mangrove and oceanfront holes bisected by limestone canals. The tournament will offer a purse of $3.5 million.
The leaders of six Caribbean nations have created a free-trade zone styled after the European Union, which they hope will boost commerce and improve the region´s ability to compete with the world.
Business leaders expect the main effect of the Caribbean Single Market to be the free movement of workers and investment, and not necessarily of goods.
The island of Cozumel will be home to the 2006 "México Underwater Dive Show." Sponsored by the Cozumel Tourism Promotion Board and the Government of the State of Quintana Roo, the second annual dive show will take place in Cozumel from June 1 to 3 this year.
Held at the Cozumel Convention Center, the show will display the wide array of dive facilities and privileges that Mexico offers to scuba diving and water sports enthusiasts, all in one place.
Dario Flota, director of the Riviera Maya Tourism Promotion Board, announced that Questex Media Travel Group has selected the Riviera Maya as host destination for the Mexico Luxury Travel Expo, to be held at the Aventura Spa Palace in the Riviera Maya from June 22 to 24, 2006.
“Mexico has always been steeped in luxury; however over the last few years, the growth of the upscale segment has warranted a show dedicated specifically to the Mexican luxury market,” remarked John McMahon, show director and group publisher, Luxury Travel Portfolio, Questex Media Group.
As part of a long-term development strategy, all twelve of IMEX´s campaigning “New Vision” initiatives have undergone a detailed review over the summer in preparation for the grand opening on the exhibition at Messe Frankfurt on May 30th, 2006.
The IMEX New Vision initiative was launched in 2001 with the aim of generating grassroots change within the global incentive travel, meetings and events industry. The New Vision platform allows IMEX and its industry partners to challenge traditional thinking and also to inspire new ideas and focus on the future.