7 - 9 December 2008 | Montego Bay, Jamaica
The Third Annual Caribbean Hospitality Finance & Technology Conference will be held December 7-9, 2008 at the Rose Hall Resort & Country Club in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The conference provides Caribbean professionals with quality education focused on Caribbean needs and demands. In addition, attendees can network with professionals who are facing similar challenges.

8 - 10 December 2008 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Reed Exhibitions, the World s first professional exhibitions organizer, announces the creation of a new exhibition: EQUIP HOTEL MIDDLE EAST. The first session will be held from December 14 to 16, 2008 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.

8 - 11 December 2008 | Cannes, France
International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) is the only global trade event dedicated to enabling specialist luxury travel trade buyers from the world's top 50 outbound countries to meet exclusively with worldwide luxury travel suppliers, in a "Hosted Buyer" appointment driven forum.

8 - 10 December 2008 | United States - las Vegas, NV
Be sure to mark your calendars for December 8-10 to be at the Monte Carlo Resort & Casino in Las Vegas for the 2nd Annual Lexington Collection Conference. The tentative schedule is as follows:

8 - 10 December 2008 | United States - New Orleans, LA
This two-day conference, held twice a year, not only provides information-packed presentations but gives participants the opportunity to get critical work done within Committee Working Groups: Standards Committee; Distribution Management Committee; and, Member Resource Development Committee. Committee breakout sessions offer attendees the chance to influence the electronic distribution of hotels and seek impactful, operational tools and guidelines that strengthen the electronic distribution of hotels.

9 - 10 December 2008 | United States - Carlsbad, CA
The Mexico Resort Development Conference was held for the first time in 2005 and was immediately recognized as the leading event to address the complete chain of issues impacting resort development in Mexico. The event has become one of the foremost deal-making events of the year. This year's event will be held at the fabulous Four Seasons Aviara Resort in Carlsbad, California, just north of San Diego.

13 - 14 December 2008 | Hong Kong, China
Following the success of the first two China Tourism Forums organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, we are pleased to announce the Third Forum to be held on 15-16 December 2006 in Hong Kong . This Forum will be co-organized by the School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) .The aim of this forum is to foster an open dialogue between researchers and practitioners on emerging issues related to China 's tourism.

15 - 16 December 2008 | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Welcome to the Middle East's only dedicated hotel revenue management and pricing conference and exhibition. Revenue Management as a Middle Eastern hotel discipline has skyrocketed in significance recently. Hotel supply and demand curves are leveling out, putting pressure on every hotel – particularly in the 5 star category – as percentages of yearly growth decline. This targeted hotel forum is designed to unite the leaders in revenue management from across the Middle East, to stimulate discussion, ignite debate - and even generate the occasional argument - with the goal of helping drive regional hotels forward in the most profitable way possible.

5 - 17 January 2009 |
Whether you choose to experience PDP in person or online, you'll find that the Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management delivers the most sophisticated executive education courses to the hospitality industry. No matter what your professional level PDP is certain to provide you with the life long learning opportunities necessary to advance your business success and your career.

5 - 12 January 2009 | Hanoi, Vietnam
The ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) is a cooperative regional effort to promote the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region as a single tourist destination. This annual event involves all the tourism industry sectors of the 10 member nations of ASEAN: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Each year, the hosting of ATF is rotated among the ASEAN member countries.