The Belize Tourism Expo (BETEX) is a business-to-business event showcasing Belize travel destinations, hotels, tour operators, and other tourism service providers. It is an exclusive opportunity for international travel resellers (trade visitors) to meet, network, negotiate and conduct business with local travel suppliers (exhibitors), learn more about Belize, and experience the destination first-hand.BETEX is an …
Travel + Leisure has announced that Julia Douglas of Jet Set World Travel in Chicago and David Lowy of Renshaw Travel in Vancouver, British Columbia have been named to its prestigious Travel Agent Advisory Board (TAAB). The Travel + Leisure TAAB brings top agents into an ongoing dialogue with Travel + Leisure to provide insights …
Reed Travel Exhibitions is moving ahead with preparations for a new edition of La Cumbre, The Americas’ Travel Industry Summit, which will take place from September 5-7, 2012 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek|Waldorf Astoria Orlando, in Orlando, Florida. Organizers tell us that exhibition spaces have been confirmed at a fast pace since the conclusion …
Four of Thailand’s top niche-market tourism segments will be featured prominently at the 2012 Thailand Travel Mart Plus Amazing Gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion (TTM+2012) to be held between June 6-8 at Impact Muang Thong Thani Exhibition Centre. Organised by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) together with the Thai tourism industry, the TTM …
The Los Angeles Times Travel Show returns January 27-29 with a first-class programming upgrade and a new all-day industry conference for travel professionals. The 14th-annual event, recently named one of BizBash’s “Top 10 Southern California Trade Shows and Conventions,” will once again be held at the L.A. Convention Center. Matching wanderlust with thousands of possible …
Tours and packages by IsramWorld’s LATOUR and ESCAPADE VACATIONS subsidiaries are now “Virtuoso Preferred,” it was announced today by A. Ady Gelber, IsramWorld owner and CEO. “This means that five of our product lines are now “Virtuoso Preferred,” says Gelber, “with the newly approved brands joining ISRAM’s Israel and Middle East, EUROPETOO’s Central Europe and …
Once again, Caravan-Serai Tours owner by Rita Zawaideh has received the prestigious honor of being named Top Travel Specialist from Conde Nast Traveler magazine. 2011 marks the ninth consecutive year in which Rita has received this recognition. In an annual survey of travel specialists, the magazine lists “The Top Travel Specialists” developed after exhaustive interviews, …
Sandos Caracol Eco-Resort & Spa has become a leader in eco-tourism in Mexico. In 2011, the eco-resort continued its leadership in the sustainability trend in Mexico when it introduced 99 eco-friendly rooms that reduce carbon emissions by 70% and it became the first resort in Mexico to develop, build and utilize a ‘solar’ golf cart. …
Over 1,000 Travel Industry Professionals including Buyers from global markets and Suppliers from every Latin America Country attended the 35th Annual TravelMart LatinAmerica in Florianopolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, September 11-13. About 7,000 appointments between Buyers and Suppliers were pre-scheduled for this leading industry event, and many more were arranged “on-site” during the two days of …
