The upcoming 2004 Holguin Tradeshow is scheduled for Jan. 19 to 25 next year in that province of eastern Cuba under the sponsorship of the Provincial Management Council, Cuba’s Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Trade.
The event that gathers all national businesspeople, plus representatives of tourist and trade companies, is aimed at boosting up efforts to replace imports and forge multi-company mergers, organizers say.
Thailand will host a couple of major events in 2004 planned by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). On the one hand, the Mekong’s Ninth PATA Tourism Forum to be held in the northern Thai location of Chiang Mai from March 26 through 28.
A few months later –from Sept. 28 to Oct. 1- the Thai capital, Bangkok, will put on its best bib and tucker for the 27th edition of the PATA Travel Mart.
The 24th edition of the International Tourism Fair (FITUR) –scheduled for Jan. 28 to Feb 1 next year at the Juan Carlos I Fairgrounds in Madrid- has turned out a reference event for those eager to be hipped on the ongoing situation of world tourism and travel.
Ricardo Campello came out as the undisputed King of the Caribbean and freestyle world champ in 2003 of the Professional Windsurfing Association (PWA). The talented 18-year-old surfer beat his rivals fair and square as he won both titles at the PWA Grand Prix circuit of Sorobon on the Dutch-speaking Caribbean island of Bonaire.
Brazil’s Campello has developed his own style in El Yaque Beach on the Venezuelan island of Margarita. The runner-up spot in the King of the Caribbean contest went to Bonaire-native Taty Frans, while Venezuela’s Douglas “Cheo” Diaz took the third place.
The Seventh Jardines del Rey Fair, that came to a successful close this week, was devoted to the German market with a view to boost up travel from that European country and applaud tour operator TUI’s good outcomes in 2002.
This time around, the fair helped promote the destination and created all necessary conditions to turn the exhibit into a major yearend tradeshow and a way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Coco and Guillermo keys’ big break in the tourist realm.
Articulation agreements with Caribbean tertiary institutions are among matters to be discussed when the Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) continues talks with the University of Central Florida Rosen School of Hospitality Management.
CTO’s secretary general, Jean Holder, began discussions with senior officials of where he was invited last month as a “distinguished visiting lecturer.”