The Ministry of Tourism of the Dominican Republic announced that the Sixth International Golf Travel Market (IGTM), organized by Reed Travel Exhibitions, will take place from 8 to 11 December 2003 at the Barceló Bávaro Resort Convention Center, DR1.Com reported.

The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board recently received notice that it has been awarded a bronze level 2002 Magellan Award for its “Nature’s Little Secrets” Publicity Campaign in North America. The BVI Tourist Board was given this award by the League of American Communications Professionals, based in San Diego, California, after being nominated by the BVI Press Office at FCB NY.

The 2003 International Tourism Marketplace –one of the world’s premiere tourist events- will take place during the Milan Tradeshow from Feb. 15 to 18 with delegations from 128 countries whose stands will gaudily spruce up the five pavilions dedicated to Asia, America, Europe, the Middle East, the Mediterranean Shoreline and the Pacific Basin.

The 23rd edition of FITUR 2003 came to a successful close Sunday at the Juan Carlos I Fairgrounds in Madrid, wrapping up a weeklong session of white-heat bargaining that brought hopes back to the leisure industry whose main companies showcased their products for the ongoing year to more than 97,000 professionals from 110 countries.

Reps from the European Union (UE), the World Tourism Organization (WTO), the State Department of Trade and Tourism and all major tourism companies discussed last Monday their standpoints on the tourist sector and their competitive challenges within the framework of EXCELTUR Second International Conference.

The Fourth Latin American Colloquium of the International Barmen Association (IBA) came to a successful end in Havana that wrapped up a five-day meeting from Jan. 21 to 25.