The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and the government of St. Kitts and Nevis decided to reschedule the 5th Annual Caribbean Conference on Sustainable Tourism Development, initially slated for April 23-26, to September, 9-12, 2003 at the same venue, the St. Kitts Marriott Royal Beach Resort.

Transportation of tourists and health care aboard aircraft were the closing topics of the Eighth Congress of the Caribbean Medical Association (AMECA) held in Havana with a turnout of approximately 200 reps from the Caribbean Basin.

Experts from Cuba’s Civil Aviation Institute and several physicians lectured on the new experience aboard commercial planes, and specially aimed at elderly travelers, that’s coming up in July.

Experts and professionals in medical technology from some 30 nations are gathering this week in Havana to open the Ninth International Fair Health For All at the PABEXPO Fairgrounds.

The tradeshow suits the island to a T within the framework of both the reshuffle and overhaul of Cuba’s health care system that embraces the refurbishment of medical facilities and the introduction of new equipment.

The largest representations are those of Cuba, Spain, Germany and Italy, with the debut of Russia, Latvia, Hungary, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.

More than a hundred restorers, historians, archeologists and architects from 18 American and European nations are holding this week in Havana the Fourth Congress on Cultural Heritage and Restoration.

Stepping up efforts toward the restoration and conservation of chattels, striking a balance for natural heritage, linking tourism with cultural heritage and strengthening collaboration among experts from the sector are the event’s top priorities.

Costa Rica’s capital will host the First International Symposium and Workshop on International Guidelines and Standards for Building Conference Centers with a goal in mind to develop an adequate framework for the internationalization of building guidelines for conference centers and fairgrounds.

Barceló-Bávaro Convention Center, in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, is getting ready to welcome June 22-25 the Caribbean Hotel Industry Conference, CHIC 2003, an annual event that provides the region’s hoteliers and other tourism related businesspeople a forum for the exchange of information and ideas, conduct business and make new contacts.

The event, sponsored by the Caribbean Hotels Association, is designed to inform, educate, benefit and entertain CHA members. Each year it draws approximately 1,000 delegates.