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For Release: |
Monday, April 7, 2008 |
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Contact: |
Manuel Cuevas, Director of Sales & Marketing |
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William H. Coleman, Inc. |
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Telephone: 904-398-6777, EXT 8025
FAX: 904-391-0038 |
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manuel@whcoleman.com |
(Jacksonville, Florida, USA) Over 430 business appointments for Tour
Operators, Buyers, Retail Travel Agents, and Central America
Suppliers have been pre-scheduled for the 10th Annual Travel
Exchange Central America - TREX - April 7-9, 2008 at the
Hotel Casa Santo Domingo in Antigua, Guatemala.
TREX,
an event created and managed by William H. Coleman, Inc., is
recognized as one of the most productive business development events
of the year for Central America Tourism. The Event provides Tour
Operators, Travel Buyers, and Retail Travel Agents from the USA and
Canada an opportunity to negotiate, educate, and evaluate travel
products and services provided Suppliers only from Central America.
The unique
TREX format features three (3) primary activities: (1) A Tour
Operator "Marketplace" featuring the exclusive Coleman Incorporated
SelectMatch Pre-Scheduled Appointments System; (2) Travel
Agent seminars and "How To Sell" workshops featuring all Central
America Countries; and (3) A Travel Exposition featuring
pre-scheduled “mini-sales presentations” between Retail Travel
Agents and Suppliers and Tour Operators. Pre/Post Tours in
Guatemala and other Central America countries are also provided.
Tour
Operator Buyer Registration Fees are $250 including 3 night’s single
room accommodations, Marketplace, and Travel Exposition. Supplier
Registration Fees are $950 (including one delegate) plus $225 for
each additional delegate including booth/office for Marketplace and
Travel Exposition. Retail Travel Agent Registration Fees are $195
including 3 night’s double room accommodations, seminars, and Travel
Exposition. ($390 for single room accommodations.) A Directory of
all participants, Airport transfers, and Ground transportation to
TREX business and social activities are also included for all
delegates.
In addition
to the business sessions, seminars, and city tours, this year’s
TREX featured a welcome Evening Reception hosted by INGUAT, the
Guatemala Government Organization responsible for developing Tourism
into the Country, Lunches” sponsored by William H. Coleman, Inc, and
Porta Hotels, Seminar Coffee Breaks sponsored by Hotel Soleil La
Antigua, and “An Evening In Guatemala City” hosted by Clark Tours.
Other hosts/sponsors included American Airlines (The Official TREX
Airline) and Gray Line Tours Mundomaya.
TREX
was created and is managed by William H. Coleman, Inc., a worldwide
event management firm with offices in Jacksonville, Toronto, and
London. The firm's President & CEO Irma Coleman stated: "TREX was
originally started 10 years ago to provide a relatively inexpensive
way for the smaller Central America Suppliers to increase their
business from global markets. That certainly happened this year as
the historical city of Antigua, and Guatemala, proved to be popular
venues.”
Mrs. Coleman also announced that
next year’s TREX will be held April 2009 in Panama City, Panama.
For information contact William H.
Coleman, Inc., Telephone: 904-398-6777 or USA/Canada Toll Free
800-874-2324; FAX: 904-391-0038; E Mail:
sales@whcoleman.com
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