[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/India-2014-385-300×225.jpg” captiontext=”The third annual International Goa Mart in Goa, India. Credit: Robin Swados” align=”left”] The third international Goa Travel Mart took place in Goa, India on April 2-4, 2014 at the Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium, Taleigao. The inauguration ceremony was presided over by His Excellency, Governor of Goa, Shri. Bharat Vir Wanchoo, as …
Travel industry partners, including suppliers, buyers and media advertisers as well as wholesale travel agents, are gearing up for the 13th annual St. Maarten Annual Regional Trade Show (SMART 2014), taking place May 14 – 16, 2014 at the Radisson Blu Resort on French St. Martin. L’Association des Hoteliers de St. Martin and the St. …
AdventureWeek, a specialized, nine-day familiarization (FAM) journey coordinated by the Adventure Travel Trade Association, will debut in Europe, deep in the ancient cultural crossroads and rugged lands of the Western Balkans featuring Albania, Kosovo and Macedonia between August 26 and September 3, 2014. The three Southeastern European destinations are engaged in a precedent-setting, cooperative strategy …
The next generation of Caribbean tourism leaders are about to get some inspiration from the youthful and dynamic leader of one of the world’s leading resort companies during Caribbean Week New York. The CEO of Sandals Resorts International, Adam Stewart, 33, will deliver the motivational speech at the Student Colloquium – a contest among Caribbean …
[captionpix imgsrc=”hhttp://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/delta-300×204.jpeg” captiontext=”Richard Anderson, CEO of Delta Air Lines” align=”left”] The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) announced Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines, will be a featured speaker at Center Stage at the GBTA Convention 2014 to be held July 26-30 in Los Angeles, Calif. “GBTA is pleased to welcome Richard as …
The National Association of Career Travel Agents (NACTA) will customize this year’s conference program to include Destination Wedding and Honeymoon workshops for travel consultants to learn and become certified in this rapidly growing segment of the industry. NACTA’s conference will be held at the Sheraton, Wild Horse Resort and Spa in Phoenix Arizona. Dates of …
Gala Vallarta, the annual industry tradeshow for agents, hoteliers and tour operators in the Puerto Vallarta area, expanded this year to include the state of Nayarit, home of Nueva Vallarta and the Riviera Nayarit. The show is now Gala Vallarta-Nayarit and this integration will benefit the promotion of tourism in both states. The Riviera Nayarit …
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://travelworldnews.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Capture4-300×203.jpg” captiontext=”Ugandan cultural dances, photo courtesy of Gorilla & East Africa Safari.”] The Africa Travel Association (ATA) will hold its 39th Annual World Congress in Uganda from November 11-16, 2014. Known as the “Pearl of Africa,” Uganda is a country with the best of everything the continent of Africa has to offer tourists, with …
This year’s Dominican Annual Tourism Exchange (D.A.T.E.) was held from March 26th through the 28th at the luxurious, all-inclusive Paradisus Palma Real Resort and Convention Center’s new, 42,000 square-foot convention facility in the Caribbean’s most popular vacation destination, Punta Cana. It is the Dominican Republic’s most important tourism business event and its 15th session. Organized …
The 2014 Cruise Shipping Miami conference and exhibition that ran from March 10-13, at the Miami Beach Convention Center posted record attendance and the largest exhibition in the event’s 30-year history. The annual gathering had nearly 12,000 total registrations, a 10 percent increase over the 2013 show. The trade show, which was 10 percent larger than …
