WILLEMSTAD- September 20, 2018 – Questex Travel Group announced that Curaçao will be the host destination for its tenth edition of Caribbean Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange (CMITE). This unique event, which pairs US and Canada-based MICE buyers to meet one-to-one with Caribbean-based travel suppliers, will be held on August 6-9, 2019 at the Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort, Curaçao.
Questex Hospitality + Travel Group of Questex LLC serves the worldwide hospitality, travel and related industries that together contribute over $6 trillion to the global gross domestic product. Questex Travel Group’s MICE events have proven to be successful by being the only organizer to offer private, one-to-one meetings, with top-of-the-line training and networking opportunities for meeting and event-planning professionals, as well as incentive buyers.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with ECO Destination Management Services Curaçao, Santa Barbara Beach & Golf Resort and the Curaçao Tourist Board for next year’s event,” said Jill Birkett, event director for the Questex Travel Group, during her visit to Curaçao. “Year over year we offer our CMITE attendees exceptional and authentic Caribbean experiences and I can’t think of a better, more unique destination to take our tenth anniversary event than to Curaçao.”
“Bringing CMITE to Curaçao is a vital part of our long-term MICE strategy,” said Wichita Villacres, president and CEO, ECO Destination Management Services Curaçao. “We’ve partnered with Questex since 2005 and have attended all of their MICE events every year due to the exceptionally high-quality buyers they draw for us. Bringing their Caribbean-focused event to our beautiful island is the natural next step in showcasing Curaçao to those qualified US, Canadian and South-American buyers who book high-volume Caribbean business.”
CTB is proud to welcome & host Caribbean Meeting and Incentive Travel Exchange in 2019.