In just one week the 15th edition of MITM Americas, Meetings and Incentive Travel Market, will commence in Havana, Cuba, at the Meliá Cohiba Hotel.

This edition, the second time in Cuba, will assemble 250 participants between organizers of incentive travel groups and conferences from Europe and the USA, and travel related companies and organizations from all Latin America and the Caribbean.

Millions of visitors were demonstrated these past few days how much the city of Berlin has evolved during the 20 years since the fall of the Wall. And the world likes this new Berlin, as evident from a steady rise in visitor numbers – even in the midst of a global economic crisis. Twenty years after the reunification, Berlin has been reborn as a cosmopolitan metropolis, arousing curiosity and – something we are especially excited about – sympathy around the world, underscores Burkhard Kieker, CEO, BTM Berlin Tourismus Marketing.

Dusit Thani Sanya will be the flagship resort in the world’s largest tourism market

Dusit International, one of Asia’s leading international hotel chains, based in Bangkok, reaches another major milestone with the announcement of its first Dusit property in China – Dusit Thani Sanya. The resort is located at Ziangshui Bay, a new exclusive enclave on the island. Opening in December 2010, Dusit Thani Sanya is located on Hainan Island which is often referred to as the “Hawaii of the East”

Announcing the appointment of two new top executives – Chairman of the Board (Mr. Anusak Inthraphuvasak) and President (Mr. Akapol Sorasuchart) – TCEB shared its new organizational vision and its 7-year strategic plan to build competitiveness through the “Thai Team” initiative, a collaborative public-private partnership. The effort is expected to generate practical and long-term benefits and to increase confidence.

Around 80 Tourism Ministers meeting at the UNWTO Ministers’ Summit (10 November at World Travel Market, London) called for global policies that are supportive of the travel and tourism industry. Ministers recalled that tourism is one of the world’s top job creators and can be a key driver of recovery and the transformation towards the Green Economy.

The objective of the new IMEX Meetings for Success initiative is to help company executives better understand the value that meetings and events bring to their businesses.

The Forum at the 09 show concluded that convincing senior executives of the value of meetings comes down to the ability to demonstrate and actually measure results.