Countries from across the wider Caribbean region descended upon Miami Beach, Fla. this week for the annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference. From small-port islands to larger, more established cruise hubs, the Caribbean was well represented, with a large contingent at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The annual gathering usually draws around 11,000 attendees, but UBM, owner and organizer of Cruise Shipping Miami, anticipates a jump of more than 30 percent in visitors and delegates to the three-day exhibition and four-day conference.

In its second year, World ATM Congress has exceeded its inaugural show by more than 1,000 attendees - totaling 6,265 attendee registrations by show's end. The conference and exhibition is the largest global platform discussing the future of air traffic management (ATM).

The business profile ABAV – International Tourism Expo has conquered in its 41 editions has attracted an increasing number of foreign exhibitors. Last year, companies from 19 European countries participated in the event, which generated businesses of $97 million on average.

The Italian National Agency for Tourism (ENIT) has confirmed to be the Partner Country at the 21st Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT) which will take place on 19-22 March 2014 in Moscow, Russia. Over 1,800 companies are expected to exhibit. ENIT will showcase Italy’s regional tourism agencies, resorts, hotels and transportation companies to over 37,000 travel agents, tour operators and travel industry contacts attending MITT.

ABAV International Tourism Show is the largest and most important business fair for the travel industry throughout the American continent and Southern Hemisphere. It’s organized by the most representative tourism entity in Brazil: the Brazilian Association of Travel Agencies (ABAV is the Spanish acronym), which gathers over 80 percent of the national sales force, including national and international destinations.