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The 12th Beijing International Tourism Expo 2015, organized by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Tourism Development, in collaboration with Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd. Singapore and CEMS Conference & Exhibition Co., Ltd, will be held from June 26-28, 2015 at the China National Convention Centre.

Sweden will be represented by Katarina Barruk for their 2015 edition of the annual Seychelles Carnaval International de Victoria. This carnival in the Seychelles, now in its 5th edition, has been credited to rank among the top five carnivals of the world.

Culture lovers seeking to immerse themselves in history this spring can take advantage of some fantastic breaks to the Spanish Region of Murcia.

Royal Phillips, global leader in lighting, installed a unique architectural and media façade Connected LED lighting system on the Evropeisky shopping mall in Moscow, with 811 customers per square metre, the Evropeisky is by far the world's busiest shopping centre in terms of traffic.

Overlooking Murphy Dome, Alaska's Aurora Cam is housed at the remote Sirius Sled Dogs Cabin in Fairbanks, Alaska. This cabin is off the grid and powered by solar panels and in the dark months, supplemented with a generator.

One of the amazing things to experience on Maafushivaru, Maldives is to spot the biggest fish in the world – the magnificent whale sharks.

A Chinese restaurant in Kenya has put a ban on African customers, after 5pm, saying that they pose a security threat to other guests.

Healthcare tourism is listed as an opportunity for the Caribbean region according to an article outlining "13 Opportunities for the New Caribbean."

Chocolate-lovers, your bucket list starts in quaint Punta Gorda Town (Toledo District); get ready for the extravagant 3-day “2015 Chocolate Festival of Belize”! It all unfolds during May 22nd, 23rd, and 24^th!

St. Kitts' new Minister of Tourism, Mr. Lindsay Grant, along with the CEO of the St. Kitts Tourism Authority, Ms. Racquel Brown interacted with top executives and decision-makers in the cruise industry as well as travel agents, publications and journalists in attendance at the 31^st annual Cruise Shipping Miami conference.

The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board  is proudly announcing the British Virgin Islands’ newest advertising campaign. Building on the destination’s existing tagline, “Nature’s Little Secrets,” the BVI is providing consumers with a deeper look into what makes this traveler’s paradise a secret worth discovering!

Things are heating up in Palm Springs as the city prepares to welcome an energetic crowd of music lovers and famous faces to the hugely popular Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

The Ministry of Tourism announces that preliminary tourism statistics show double digit increases in air arrivals and hotel performance for the month of January.

The St. Kitts Tourism Authority have announced that the staging of the world-renowned St. Kitts Music Festival takes place 25th to 27th June, 2015.

Trinidad and Tobago kicked off day one of the ITB Berlin Convention with an award presented by DERPART Travel Services for Sustainable Destination Promotion on the German Market.

A dynamic tourism marketing thrust driven by a new website, which has just gone live, is seeing the island creatively and meaningfully brought to life.