ITB Asia will be the first opportunity for the travel industry in Asia to discuss impacts and response strategies to the global economic crisis. Leaders of some of the most powerful travel companies in the world will share their perspectives and corporate best practice responses to deal with global financial volatility.
Selected incentive travel, congress and events buyers from the USA, Europe and Latin America will get together with Latin and North American exhibitors. During five days Cartagena de Indias received the visit of GSAR Marketing’s representatives, owners of the rights of MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Trade Market, to be held in Cartagena’s Convention Center next November 23 to 25.
Cruise Lines International Association said it anticipates a record number of travel agent participation for its annual World’s Largest Cruise Night, set this year for Oct. 16, and has expanded the virtual part of WLCN.
The Caribbean hotel and tourism industry needs to strengthen its ties with buyers while nurturing new business relationships with other tourist markets.
The 2008 World Travel Market Airline Program will explore the airline issues in a series of seminar sessions. Positioned in the context of the turbulent environment currently affecting the sector, the discussions will cover a range of subjects including market position, rising fuel costs, future strategy and the environment.
Chaired by senior industry consultant John Strickland, the program begins with airline CEOs examining the new long-haul, low-cost business model on Nov. 11. Based around the current difficult market conditions, is the long-haul low-cost model sustainable?
Once again in January, companies and destinations within the tourist industry have chosen to attend the International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, which will stage its twenty-ninth edition organized by IFEMA, between January 28 and February 1, 2009.
This much is confirmed by the space adjudication figures, which, with still four months to go before the fair itself takes place, show that 80 percent of the total space available has already been filled.