The Confederation of Latin American Tourism Organizations (COTAL is the acronym in Spanish) will also make the most of the upcoming International Tourism Marketplace in Berlin. COTAL President Enzo Furnari will present a paper Saturday entitled Growth Chances for Latin America within the framework of the fair’s South American Forum.
The opening edition of the Central American Travel Market Fair, scheduled from October 4 to 5, will take place in Guatemala, informed Alejandro Sinibaldi, president of the country’s National Tourism Institute (INGUAT) and chairman of the Central American Tourism Council (CTC) during the first six-month term.
The Belizean Tourism Board is making plans and preparations for the Belize Exposition, Tradeshow and Expedition (BETEX) –scheduled from September 14 to 18, this year- in order to give travel agents, tour operators and tourist wholesalers a chance to take a closer look at the travel potentials this Caribbean nation has to offer.
Sponsored by the nation’s Tourism Department, Mexico City (Federal District) will host the first Mexican Caribbean Tourist Caravan with a primary view to bring national tourists to that region where the country’s premier beach destinations are located.
The tourist caravan (it’ll come to an end Saturday) counts on the participation of representatives from some thirty travel companies from the state of Quintana Roo who will gather with roughly 500 travel agents from Queretaro, Toluca, Pachuca, Puebla and Cuernavaca.
Peru, the guest of honor to this year’s International Tourism Marketplace in Berlin (ITB), is hurling a promotional campaign within the framework of this major event scheduled from March 12 through 16. As many as 10,000 exhibitors and over 130,000 visitors –including 70,000 travel experts from 180 countries- will turn up at the German capital.
Latin America is gaining as a destination for conventions and meetings as a result of a strengthening Euro and skittishness over terrorism and. In recent months, some US meeting organizers have been passing up Asia, Europe and the USA for Latin cities like Santiago, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, the USA Today quoted travel industry executives as saying.