Over a dozen Cuban travel companies will come to Buenos Aires for the Eighth International Tourism Fair of Latin America (FIT) –considered one of the top tradeshows of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
This time around, Cuba’s Cubanacan (hotels, travels and health tourism), Horizontes, Sol Meliá, Islazul, Cubatur, Occidental Hotels, Sandals, Havanatur, Cubana de Aviacion, the Convention Bureau and the island nation’s Tourism Minister will be there for the main event.
The thrust of the travel industry is high on the working agenda of experts and officials from the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) gathered this week in Panama City on the eve of the Ninth Meeting of the ACS Council of Ministers, an event that will pave the way for the oncoming regional summit in February.
The Chagre Hall in Panama City’s Caesar Park Hotel is hosting the discussions of diplomats in charge of checking up on the ACS’s latest moves before regional Ministers of Foreign Affairs convene on Nov. 27.
The Nicaraguan department of Matagalpa –some 80 miles northwest of Managua- is now offering tourist the Coffee Trail together with a piping-hot cup of the beverage and grand tours around nearby plantations, plus liquors and custards made of ground coffee.
The coming of the First National Coffee Fair on Nov. 29 and 30 –officials are hoping to welcome as many as 60,000 local attendants- brings up additional allure to Matagalpa, a region where travelers can choose from an array of top-notch hotels.
Latin America will take a closer glimpse at Costa Rica’s success in environmental management within the framework of a fair next Dec. 3 to 5, sponsored by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). Local authorities are expecting a turnout of some 200 experts from 20 countries.
“This will help us show some of our top projects, such as the national parks, fees levied on environmental services and the certification of tourist sustainability,” Costa Rican Minister of the Environment Carlos Manuel Rodriguez pointed out.
Over 1,400 exhibitors from 27 countries attended the Eighth International Tourism Fair of Latin America (FIT) that got underway Saturday in Buenos Aires at the traditional La Rural Fairgrounds in the neighborhood of Palermo.
Such destinations as Curaçao, St. Maarten, Tahiti, Cuba, Egypt, Greece and Spain are some of the premiere international attractions open to attendants at the ongoing 2003 Travel Fair in Chile.
The International Tourism Hall is organized by Chile’s Association of Wholesalers and Tourism Representatives in a joint effort with the Tourist Enterprises Association of Chile and it’s intended to boost up the oncoming vacation season.