Puerto Rico city skyline
Photo Credit: Puerto Rico CB Tourist taking a stroll though Old San Juan Photo Credit: Puerto Rico CB
and banking sectors, among others. Because of this situa- tion, it is believed that cooperation among CHTA members is now more essential than ever for the well-being of the entire Caribbean tourism industry. In a meeting of Caribbean tourism ministers and officials that took place in Puerto Rico just prior to Marketplace 2010, CHTA endorsed the effort of unity among Caribbean governments. A specific initiative involved the creation of a marketing
fund for the region and for each individual destination. It is hoped that the fund will be supported by a tax on airline pas- senger tickets to the Caribbean, following the precedent set by theU.S. Travel IndustryAssociation,which recently instituted a $10 ticket tax to fund its U.S. marketing and promotion efforts worldwide. In the theme of tourism-supported economic develop-
ment, the Puerto Rico Tourism Company announced sev- eral events to take place in Puerto Rico in the first two quarters of 2010 that would create demand for more than 11,000 roomnights. These events included the Puerto Rico Open in March, the only Professional Golf Association event held in the Caribbean and Saburea Puerto Rico, a
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Management Association’s (RCMA) World Conference and Exposition, Tampa Bay Convention Center, Tampa, FL. For more information about RCMA, log on to www.rcmaweb.org.
February 7-12 National Association of African American Studies 2011 National Conference, Los Angeles, CA. For more information contact Carol Martinez, LA Inc. The Los Angeles CVB at (213) 236-2357.
February 11-13 2011 Boston Globe Travel Show, Seaport World Trade Center, Boston, MA. To learn more about sponsorship opportunities for the 2011 show, contact Ted Petersen at (6170 929-7080 or visit www.bostonglobetravelshow.com.
February 26-27 The Makeup Show LA, California Market Center, Los Angeles, CA. www.themakeupshow.com
March 14-17 27th Annual Cruise Shipping Miami, Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL. For conference registra-
culinary festival inApril that showcased talented local and international chefs. Additional events included the Latin Billboards &Music Conference inApril, the first time that the awards show was held outside the continental U.S. And for sports enthusiasts, the Central American & Caribbean Games were held in July and August, bringing in fans from North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean. In addition to roomnight revenue,each of these events gen-
erated income from ticket sales, transfer costs, entertainment, tours, restaurant and other visitor expenses. These events con- tributed more than $8 million to Puerto Rico’s economy dur- ing the first half of the year alone. Based on the upbeat mood and forward-thinking projec-
tions at CaribbeanMarketplace 2010, the growing enthusiasm for next year’s event, it appears that theworst of the travel and tourismslumpmay have passed for PuertoRico and the rest of the Caribbean. Direct questions or comments toBillHerbert atwgh8089-
earthlink.net, or through BlackMeetings and Tourism mag- azine.
tion, visit www.cruiseshippingmiami.- com/conference. For exhibitor information visit www.cruiseshippingmiami.com/- exhibitors.
March 23-25 2011 Custom Content
Conference, The Mills House & Hibernian Hall, Charleston, SC. For more information, call (212) 989-4631 or email info@custom- contentcouncil.com.
March 27-29 7th Pharmaceutical Meeting Management Forum, Philadelphia, PA. (800) 817-8601
April 3-5 2011 Travel South Showcase, Georgia World Congress Center, Omni Hotel at CNN Center, Atlanta, GA. Liz.bit- tner@travelsouthusa.com
April 25-27 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. www.drdate.net
April 27-May 1 Incentive Research Foundation’s 18th Annual Incentive Invitational, Aria Resort & Casino, Las
Vegas, NV. http://invitational.theirf.org/ or (305) 234-1077
May 2-4 Ethiopian Community Develo- ment Council’s 17th National Conference on African Refugees and Immigrants & Annual Banquet, Holiday Inn Arlington at Ballston, Arlington, VA. (703) 685-0510 or www.ecd- cus.org
May 12-15 TPOC 9th Annual Conference and Trade Show, The Galt House and Suites, Louisville, KY. (866) 901-1259
May 15-16 The Makeup Show NYC, Metropolitan Pavilion, New York, NY. www.themakeupshow.com
May 15-18 Institute for Supply Manage- ment’s 96th Annual International Supply Management Conference and Education Exhibit, Orlando, FL. (800) 888-6276 or www.ism.ws
May 31-June 1 10th Anniversary Exhibit- ion and Convention Executives Forum
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