Convention business
in Central America
Monday, November 28, 2011
The sixty events held this year generated revenues of $300 million for the country.
Occupancy rates in hotels, shops and spending power are some of the benefits these kinds of conventions have generated for the Panamanian tourism industry.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Starting today and through the 14th of November, the XXIII International Fair of El Salvador (FIES) is taking place.
For this event CIFCA administration received authorization, by the National Legislature, to sell tax free the products exhibited at the fair.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
The event will take place at the International Fairs and Conventions Center of El Salvador, From the 9th to the 14th of November.
FIES 2010 is an International exhibition of various economic and social developments, focusing on conservation and environmental recovery.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
500 companies from 23 countries will participate in the Expocomer 2010, to take place in Panama from March 3rd to 6th.
Its organizers expect more than $110 million in deals, as it was in the past three editions of the event.
“The largest pavilion in Expocomer 2010 is the Chinese one, with 80 modules, followed by Taiwan with 62, and Mexico and Colombia, with 50 each”, reported Prensa.com.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
On April 14 and 15, a hundred foreign investors and 74 companies will participate in the first Costa Rican Costa Rica Investment World.
Electronics, services, industrial goods such as metalworking, green technologies and research are some of the sectors that will participate in the event.
Monday, February 8, 2010
The Central American Exporters Federation is organizing the I Business Round C.A. – Laredo, from February 24 to 26 in Laredo, TX.
Participating companies will engage in business rounds with potential commercial partners.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
To become a global destination for the convention industry, Panama must increase the number of available hotel rooms and air plane seats.
Martinelli’s government produced a strategic five-year plan which includes a Tourism Development Master Plan by the Panamanian Tourism Authority.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Dubbed "Macrorrueda de Negocios", the event came to an end with around $46.5 million in sales expectations.
The event was organized by PROEXPORT Colombia, and gathered over 300 Colombian businessmen with their Central American equivalents, in 2.434 business meetings.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Organized by PROEXPORT Colombia, it will take place on October 26th and 27th.
In this business meeting, 150 purchasers from Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Belice and Nicaragua will meet with 180 Colombian businessmen.
Monday, September 14, 2009
The Business & Investment Summit Panama will be held in Pestana Hotel, Caracas, Venezuela, on September 30th.
Project Panamá Pacífico will be present at the event, advising on the benefits of operating in it: tax, migratory and labor incentives, special customs regime and simplification of government procedures.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
October's Convention of Puerto Rican Travel Agencies in Guatemala expects to increase tourism from the island in up to 30%.
From September 30 to October 5, within the International Convention of the Puerto Rican Association of Travel Agencies (APAV), over 120 travel agencies will visit several touristic spots in Guatemala.
Monday, May 25, 2009
From today until May 27, the 2009 edition is expected to bring together 40 companies in the Industrial Park in Guatemala.
It will be attended by companies from Guatemala, Mexico, Panama, the United States and El Salvador.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The auction that was scheduled for late 2008 has been stalled since then and will continue when the Ministry of Housing changes the way the land can be used and allows the construction of hotels and residential projects.
Marco Tulio Hernandez, coordinator of the Division for the Promotion and Sale of State Property, informed Prensa.com: "The intention of this office is to endow the land with usage that would allow the construction of hotels and residential projects, 'with the indispensable condition of keeping the convention center,’ something that has been demanded by the tourism and business industries in Panama. Hernández was not confident that the auction would be concluded before the end of the term of the current government, but he said that they are working 'as if there were going to be no change. If we do not do it on time, we would hand over any progress made to the next administration."
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The government prioritizes making the International Fair and Conventions Center into a first-class hub for the Central American region.
Carmen Molina writes in ElSalvador.com: "The Minister of Tourism and the president of the organization, Rubén Rochi, said yesterday that they are in the process of awarding the bid to a consultant who can help Cifco create the 'most appropriate business model' to achieve this goal.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
The event will be held from November 17 to 20 in the city of San Salvador in El Salvador.
The Ecuadoran Minister of Foreign Affairs announce that they will participate in the First Ecuador-El Salvador-Guatemala Business Mission and Business Roundtable .
The meeting came about as a result of an initiative by the Ecuadoran Foreign Ministry, during a video conference between Ecuadoran and Salvadoran business people last March 4 which aroused the interest of members of the the Chamber of Industries in the Andean city of Cuenca, the Ministry indicated in a press release.
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