Routes Americas, now in its 8th year, will see a record number of attendees when the 2015 event opens in Denver, Colorado in three days’ time, marking the first time that the event has been held in the United States. The event is scheduled to take place from 1 to 3 February 2015.

Dates for the Caribbean Tourism Organization's 2015 State of the Industry Conference are Oct. 21-23. The annual event will take place for the first time in Curacao; venue will be the World Trade Center in the capital of Willemstad. This year the conference will involve new speakers and participants from UNWTO.

The Cancun Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced that the fourth annual Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine and Food Festival will take place March 12-15, 2015. The four-day extravaganza will be made up of 24 events.

The president of the Colombian Association of Travel & Tourism, Paula Cortés Calle, has revealed Puerto Rico will be the official partner of the 2015 Vitrina Turística de ANATO 2015. Meanwhile Cartagena will be showcased as the domestic partner of the event.

The Caribbean’s largest travel marketing conference officially began with an opening ceremony Wednesday night in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Caribbean Travel Marketplace conference brings together hotels, destinations, attractions and transportation companies with international wholesalers selling Caribbean vacation travel.