SPECIAL THANKS to our “Big 7” CMI hotels for making this event possible!
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BUYERS Bill Kliot Senior Product Manager Apple Vacations 101 Northwest Point Blvd Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 847-631-2449 bkliot@applevac.com Tim Vernooij Account Manager Hotels Booking.com Av. Lope de Vega #13, Suite 207 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 809-566-5745 Tim.vernooij@booking.com Donna Martjuchin Caribbean Director Bookit.com 14251 Panama City Beach PKWY Panama City Beach, FL 32413 850-234-887 ext. 5033 donna.martjuchin@bookit.com. Eduardo Oropeza Caribbean Market Manager Bookit.com 14251 Panama City Beach PKWY Panama City Beach, FL 32413 850-234-887 ext. 5033 Eduardo.oropeza@bookit.com Greg Brown Vice President- Product Development Cheapcaribbean.com 2003 S Easton Road Ste 100 Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-8775 ext 7290 gbrown@cheapcaribbean.com Megan Velez Product Director Cheapcaribbean.com 2003 S Easton Road Ste 100 Doylestown, PA 18901 215-348-8775 ext 7290 mvelez@cheapcaribbean.com Miriam Hernandez Sr. Market Manager Expedia Inc. 101 NE 3rd Avenue Ste 1720 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 829-383-1163 mhernandez@expedia.com
Demetrius Canton Caribbean Director Expedia Inc 101 NE Third Avenue Ste 1720 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 829-383-1163 dcanton@expedia.com
Brandy Butler Partnership Marketing Manager MLT Vacations 700 South Central Avenue Hapeville, GA 30354 404.559.2114 bbutler@mltvacations.com
Maya de Campos Market Associate Expedia Inc 101 NE Third Avenue Ste 1720 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 829-383-1163 mdecampos@expedia.com
Bill Obreiter Sales Director Partner Marketing Orbitz Worldwide 8 Wolfe Lane Amherst, NH 03031 617-401-7573 bill.obreiter@orbitz.com
Isaac Shani Destination Merchandising Director Expedia Inc 333 108th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004 425-679-4753 ishani@expedia.com
Ellen Grimshaw Caribbean Market Manager Orbitz Worldwide 500 Madison Ave Ste 1000 Chicago, IL 60661 312-332-0035 Ellen.grimshaw@orbitz.com
Lori Huibregtse Senior Destination Manager Expedia Inc 333 108th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004 425-679-4753 lhuibre@expedia.com
Jeffrey Lee Product Director Pleasant Holidays 2404 Townsgate Rd. Westlake Village, CA 91361 818-991-3390 Jeffrey.lee@pleasant.net
Cheryl Ricossa Business Development Manager Expedia Inc 101 NE 3rd Avenue, Suite 1720 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 305-582-0802 cricossa@expedia.com
Trisha Williams Destination Strategy & Buying Leader The Mark Travel Corporation 8907 N Port Washington Rd Milwaukee, WI 53217 414-934-2573 twilliams@marktravel.com
Isabella Biava Contracting Manager HotelBeds Av. TulĂşm 286, CancĂşn, Mexico 77500 0052-998-881-7500 ibiava@hotelbeds.com
Leidy Hurtado Product Manager Tourico Holidays 220 E Central Parkway Ste 4000 Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 407-667-8700 leidyh@touricoholidays.com
Deanna Mayer Product Manager MLT Vacations 700 South Central Avenue Atlanta, GA 30354 651-289-8635 dmayer@mltvacations.com
Pauline Abatemarco Senior Director Travel Impressions 465 Smith St Farmingdale, NY 11735 631-465-2644 pauline.abatemarco@travimp.com
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MON. 10th
TUE. 11th
WED. 12th
CELEBRATING
Arrivals Transportation sponsored by Tropic Tours Transfer to Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
on arrival
Site Inspection
6:30pm
20 YEARS!
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
7:00pm-9:00pm Governor’s Welcome Dinner Co-Sponsored by: The West Indian Company Ltd
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Registration
7:30am – 9:00am
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Breakfast 8:00am – 9:00am Co-Sponsored by: Horizon Travel Magazine
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Department of Tourism 9:00am – 9:45am Marketing & Public Relations Presentations
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Coffee Break Co-Sponsored by: MyWedding.com
9:45am– 10:00am
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Appointment Sessions
10:00am – 5:00pm
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Lunch Co-Sponsored by: New York Times
12:00 noon (boxed lunch)
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Coffee Break Co-Sponsored by: Travelzoo Inc
Afternoon
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Transfer to Dinner
6:30pm
Meet in Sugar Bay lobby
Site Inspection
on arrival
Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Resort
Dinner Co-Sponsored by: Bonnier Corporation
7:30pm – 9:30pm
Marriott Frenchman’s Reef Resort
Transfer to Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
9:30pm
Meet in Marriott Lobby
Breakfast 6:30am – 7:00am Co-Sponsored by: USVI Hotel & Tourism Association Transfer to Seaplane
7:15am
Transfer to St. Croix
8:30am
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
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THU. 13th
FRI. 14th
Noodle networking
1:30pm- 2:30pm
Transfer back to St.Thomas
3:00pm
Transfer to Dinner
6:00pm
Meet in Sugar Bay Lobby
Site Inspection
On Arrival
Best Western Plus Emerald Beach Resort
Dinner 7:00pm – 9:00pm Co-Sponsored by: USVI Hotel & Tourism Association
Best Western Plus Emerald Beach Resort
Transfer to Sugar Bay
9:00pm
Meet in Emerald Lobby
Delegate Hotel Check Out
7:30am-8:00am
Sugar Bay Resort & Spa
Transfer to breakfast
8:00am
Meet in Sugar Bay Lobby
Breakfast Sponsored by: Windward Passage Hotel
8:30am – 9:30am
Windward Passage Hotel
Site Inspection
9:30am – 10:00am
Windward Passage Hotel
Shopping 10:00am – 11:30am Sponsored by the USVI Department of Tourism
T H A N KS G N I T A R B E L E C R O F 20 YEARS
Departures
2013
20th ANNUAL
N DESTINATIO
CELEBRATING
20 YEARS OF SHARING
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W IT H US !
ISLANDS
SYMPOSIUM
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WED. 12th
Site Inspections
9:00am- 10:00am
Transfer to Tamarind
10:00 am
Site Inspections
10:15 am – 10:45am
Transfer to Renaissance Carambola Beach Resort
10:45am
Site Inspection
11:15am- 11:45am
Transfer to The Palms at Pelican Cove
11:45am
12:15 pm- 1:30pm Lunch & Site Inspection Co-Sponsored by: USVI Department of Tourism
THU. 13th
Hotel on the Cay
Tamarind Reef Resort
Renaissance Carambola Beach Resort The Palms at Pelican Cove
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS!
Transfer to Seaplane
1:30 pm
Transfer to St. Thomas
2:20pm
Site Inspection
3:00pm & 4:00pm
Secret Harbour Beach Resort
Transfer to Dinner
7:00pm
Meet in Sugar Bay Lobby
Site Inspection
on arrival
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort
Dinner Co-Sponsored by: Brides Magazine
8:00pm-10:00pm
Bolongo Bay Beach Resort
Transfer to Sugar Bay
10:00pm
Meet in Iggies Parking lot
Transfer to St.John Ferry Dock
7:00am
8:00am – 9:00am Breakfast Sponsored by: The Westin St.John Resort & Villas Site Inspection & Pool Time
9:15am – 11:00am
Transfer to Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort
11:15 am
Site Inspection
On arrival
12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Sponsored by: Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort
The Westin St.John Resort & Villas The Westin St.John Resort & Villas
Caneel Bay, A Rosewood Resort
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