For Release:             July 15, 2007            

 

Contact:                 Irma Coleman, President & CEO, William H. Coleman, Inc.

Telephone:     904-398-6777, EXT 8030

E Mail:           irmacoleman@whcoleman.com

 

Zully Salazar Fuentes, Director of Marketing and Promotion, Corporación Corporacion Turismo Cartagena de Indias

Telephone:     Tel: (57-5) 655-0640/6550277        Fax: (57-5) 655-0709

Email:              mercadeo@turismocartagenadeindias.com   

 

900 Travel Industry Professionals Expected To Attend
TravelMart LatinAmerica 2007
In Quito, Ecuador 

 

(Jacksonville, Florida, USA & Quito, Ecuador)  Over 900 Tour Operator Buyers from primary markets around the world and Travel Industry Suppliers from Latin America are expected to attend the 31^st Annual TravelMart LatinAmerica ’07 in Quito, Ecuador, September 12, 13, 14, 2007 at the Centro de Convenciones Quito. 

 

This prestigious tourism business development Event was inaugurated in 1978, and it has never been held in Cartagena. TravelMart LatinAmerica 2006 was held in Panama City, Panama.

 

Over 250 Tour Operator “Buyers” from the world’s most important markets, including the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the Pacific, and over 250 Suppliers Companies from all Latin America destinations attend each year.  The Event features an exclusive Select-Match “pre-scheduled appointments system” that arranges meetings between “Buyers and Suppliers” in advance. Almost 6,000 appointments are traditionally pre-scheduled for every TravelMart LatinAmerica Event. 

 

All the TravelMart LatinAmerica 2007 business sessions will be held at the Centro de Convenciones Quito. Delegates will be staying in Cartagena at participating 4 and 5 star hotels including Hotel Almirante, Hotel Capilla del Mar, Hotel Caribe, Hotel Cartagena Plaza, Hotel Charleston, Hotel Dann Cartagena, Hotel Hilton, Hotel Las Americas, Hotel Monterrey, Hotel Sofitel Santa Clara.

 

Special Pre and Post Tours will be offered so that delegates can personally experience the Cartagena region, as well as other destinations in Colombia.

 

Cartagena is fast becoming one of the most important vacation options in Latin America.  The Colombia Ministry of Tourism, Proexport Colombia, and Corporacion Turismo Cartagena de Indias will be the Official Host, and will coordinate local support services. 

 

American Airlines, the Official TravelMart LatinAmerica Airline, and Avianca Airlines, the Host Country Airline, are offering special promotional fares for Buyers and Suppliers.  Almost all airlines serving Colombia and Cartagena from worldwide markets are also participating by offering special TravelMart LatinAmerica airfares.

 

Mrs. Irma Coleman, President & CEO of William H. Coleman, Inc., the TravelMart LatinAmerica organizing company, said: “We have been extremely impressed and pleased with the high level of support and cooperation that we have received from the Colombia Ministry of Tourism, Proexport Colombia, Corporacion Turismo Cartagena de Indias, and from the Cartagena Hotels and Receptive Operators. 

We are looking forward to holding TravelMart LatinAmerica 2007 in Cartagena, and providing the global tourism industry an opportunity to see this very special destination.”  Mrs. Coleman also confirmed that Supplier Registration is “sold out” and that Tour Operator/Buyer registration was significantly higher than at this same time as last year.

 

TravelMart LatinAmerica is produced and managed by William H. Coleman, Inc., an international events management firm headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, USA with offices in Toronto, Canada, and London, England.