2010

Caribbean Marketplace 2010
January 10-12, 2010
Puerto Rico
The most important marketing event in the region. Caribbean Marketplace is the premier marketing event of the Caribbean hospitality industry, it encompasses two days of business meetings that match buyers and suppliers through a computerized program of appointments. The business appointments set the tone of vacation packaging over the next year.
Registration information and further details at http://www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com/Marketplace.php

The New York Times Travel Show
February 26-28, 2010
New York

14th Annual Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC)
May 4-6, 2010
Puerto Rico
The Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference is a private / public sector initiative to position the Caribbean as a prime investment opportunity. Its purpose is to highlight the attractive business and investment opportunities available in the Caribbean to upgrade and increase hotel and tourism facilities and services. The event will feature a hotel investment marketplace - a business component that takes it to a new level. The main objective is to create a sustainable forum for bringing together business partners to promote investment in and development of the tourism sector in the Caribbean.
Registration information and further details at http://www.caribbeanhotelassociation.com/InvestmentConference.php

Taste of the Caribbean
June, 2010
This is the premier food and wine festival in the region, combining demonstrations, tastings, seminars and workshops led by world-renowned experts.

CCAA Annual Miami Conference on the Caribbean & Central America
December 1-3 2010
Miami, Florida
For more information: http://www.c-caa.org/

Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum (CREF)
October 14-15, 2010
Atlantis Resort, The Bahamas
the region's most significant gathering of policy-makers, utilities, RE developers, development banks, private equity firms, NGOs, and other key stakeholders. For more information: http://caribbeanenergyforum.com/index.php

Caribbean Small Hotels Retreat 2010
October, 2010
USVI
Caribbean Small Hotels Retreat is developed by small hoteliers for small hoteliers. Focus is placed on marketing skills, technology, and human resource development through seminars and round table discussions. Allied members who cater to smaller hospitality operations demonstrate their products and services at the trade show. Informal by design, the Retreat is intended to foster an open exchange of ideas and experiences.

2011

2011 Bahamas National Tourism Week
January 2011
Bahamas
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism and hospitality sector partners hosts National Tourism Week. The goal is to embrace all avenues of the hospitality sector to address current issues, identify solutions and create long term plans for tourism - the number one industry of the Bahamas. During National Tourism Week Bahamians will be sensitized to the importance of tourism to the socio-economic development of this country by stressing that tourism is everyone's business and its success depends on everyone.

The Cacique Awards
January, 2011
The purpose of the Cacique Awards is to recognise the roles played by those individuals and organisations whose performance or products have consistently made a positive impact on the quality and the growth of tourism in The Bahamas. The Cacique Awards have an illustrious foundation in the National Tourism Achievement Awards and the Bahamas Hotel Association awards.

Caribbean Marketplace
January 16-18, 2011
Jamaica