The International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) announced preliminary attendance of more than 2,500 for IAAPA Asian Expo 2005, indicating a successful turnout at the three-day event that ended Monday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center.
As Asia´s largest amusement and attractions show, the 2005 IAAPA Asian Expo, hosted more than 140 world class exhibitors and used more than 2,200 net square meters of exhibit space, a double-digit increase from 2004. Attendees came from 57 countries.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism have announced the theme for the 28th annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-28).
The conference, the Caribbean´s premier tourism educational and networking event, will have as its theme, Tourism: The Business of the Caribbean.
The Turks and Caicos Tourist Board, in association with BET Event Productions, has announced the Islands´ Second Annual Music & Cultural Festival, scheduled for July 25 to August 1 on the island of Providenciales. The main stage concert performances will take place at Turtle Cove Marina, this year´s festival village.
Confirmed artists scheduled to perform include reggae dancehall pop star Shaggy, chart-topping R&B vocalist Ashanti, funky soul singer Jeffrey Osborne, legendary reggae act Gregory Isaacs, number-one Haitian dance band Tabou Combo, gospel & disco queen Candi Staton, contemporary gospel crooner BeBe Winans, as well as some of the Turks and Caicos´ top local artists.
Carlos Vives, on the tail of his most recent album “El Rock De Mi Pueblo” will be the guest of honor on the nonstop musical stage at Caribfest, an international Caribbean music festival scheduled for August 6 and 7 on the Bay Island of Roatan, Honduras.
The festival is an initiative of the Honduran Institute of Tourism (IHT) as part of its strategy to make Honduras the top tourist destination in Central America and “an authentic Central American and Caribbean” destination.
Aruba, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago, and St Maarten/St Martin Shared Top Culinary Honors at Taste of the Caribbean 2005
Thirteen teams of Caribbean chefs, pastry chefs and bartenders put the spotlight on Caribbean cuisine and tourism in three days of live professional competitions before an audience of more than 1,100 at the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference, CHIC 2005, held at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida two weeks ago.
The Franco-Dutch island of St Maarten and St Martin dominated the National Teams Category with a Gold Medal performance and the highest scores overall which earned them honors as Caribbean Culinary Team of the Year 2005.
The island where happiness lives will turn into the island where music lives this Columbus Day weekend 2005, as Aruba gears up to host some of the biggest music names in the world at the Fourth Annual Aruba Music Festival.
Aruba will welcome world-renowned musician Peter Frampton (October 7) and famous rock legends Queen plus Paul Rodgers (October 8) as the island turns into a rock and roll paradise.