In order to come up with a solid strategy aimed at advertising Central America as a travel multi-destination choice, the region’s tourism ministers will huddle in El Salvador next July 23.
The gathering will also serve as a perfect setting to sit down with immigration authorities and assess drawbacks to sustainable development of the leisure industry in the region. Attendants will also find ways to bring down barriers to free traveling in the area, Salvadoran Tourism Minister Luis Cardenal said.
The Committee of Affiliate Members of the World Tourism Organization, in collaboration with the Government of Argentina and the Argentine affiliate members, will hold the Leadership Forum of Advisers in Buenos Aires from September 30 to October 1 to stress again the importance of private sector in international tourism development.
The forum is attended by practically all the members of the Business Council of the Affiliate Members, and features prominent tourism industry figures who gather together to discuss the most important issues for the future of tourism-related enterprises in a changing world. This meeting is of special interest for the WTO Business Council, but Affiliate Members from the Education and Destination sectors will also be interested in participating.
“For a Clean and Safe Nicaragua” is the slogan of the Second National Tourism Convention that will stretch from August 11 to 12 this year, said Tomas Borges, chairman of the Nicaraguan Parliament´s Tourism Commission.
The conclave will get going at the San Francisco Convent in Granada, a city that´s close to celebrating its 480th birthday.
Not only does Aruba boast picture-perfect weather, extraordinary hotels and the friendliest people in the Caribbean, but this October the tropical oasis gears up to host two of the biggest names in music at the Third Annual Aruba Music Festival 2004.
Aruba turns into a rock and roll paradise this Columbus Day weekend as the island welcomes music legend Jackson Browne and Grammy-winner John Mayer to its white-sand shores October 8 and 9 (respectively). The two music powerhouses will take the stage at the Aruba Entertainment Center and the lineup is sure to satisfy music aficionados of all ages.
The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) and Aruba have begun planning for the 27th annual Caribbean Tourism Conference (CTC-27). This year´s conference program will run from Monday October 18th to Wednesday 20th, with the opening ceremony set for Sunday evening, October 17th.
Under the theme “Caribbean Tourism: Driving Business in the Global Economy”, the region´s premier tourism educational and networking event will make great emphasis on the development of inventive and novel tourism-related programs that will help drive business to the Caribbean.
Tourism ministers from Central America and Mexico met recently in Cancun with a view to assess regional cooperation between both geographical regions.
The meeting served to highlight top collaboration issues within the framework of the Tuxtla-Gutierrez Agreements signed by Mexico and Central America, as well as to appraise advances achieved by the Mayan World Tourism Program and other aspects contained in the Puebla-Panama Plan (PPP).