AUG 31- SEP 01
SEP 7-9
SEP 10-15
SEP 13
SEP 15
SEP 23-25
SEP 23-29
28 | TPDCONNECT AUGUST 2018 calendar of events
AUG 31- SEP 01
SEP 7-9
SEP 10-15
SEP 13
MISTY COPELAND DANCE EVENT
Misty Copeland, the first African American Female Principal Dancer with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, will be in performance in Jamaica. She will perform as part of a gala with Complexions Contemporary Ballet at the Little Theatre. She will also attend a cocktail reception hosted by the US Embassy and Plié for the Arts and co-host a seminar along with other renowned dancers including
Jamaica’ s Patsy Ricketts.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, EMAIL: marisabenain @ gmail. com
CARIBBEAN WEDDING INDUSTRY AWARDS
The Caribbean wedding industry awards is an educational symposium for hundreds of travel agents and wedding planners about the region ' s unique romance, wedding and honeymoon offerings. The symposium’ s presenters will include some ofthe world’ s top wedding- travel experts, withspeakers from the Destination Wedding & Honeymoon Specialist Association, and the
Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL:( 876) 978-6639
ISKA MARTIAL ARTS TOURNAMENT
International Sport Kickboxing Association( ISKA) 2018 World Championship is coming to Jamaica. The five-day event will be held at the Montego Bay Convention Centre. Over 10000 participants from places including the Caribbean, England, US, Ukraine and Germany with Jamaica fielding
approximately 100 competitors. The event will stream live on www. iskaworldchampsja. com
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www. iskaworldchampsja. com
TOURISM RESILIENCE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
September 13, 2018 University of the West Indies, Mona Theme: Tourism Resilience through Global Synergies
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT the Ministry of Tourism
SEP 15
SEP 23-25
International Coastal Clean Up Day( ICCD) was created to limit the problems caused by garbage polluting the shorelines and beaches. Coastal Cleanup Day encourages us to get out to our beaches and help to limit this problem by cleaning up the garbage that has washed up on shore, and that left by visitors every day. This year’ s ICCD is sponsored by the Tourism Enhancement Fund and supported by TPDCo. TPDCo will be at the following sites: Kingston: NMIA / Palisadoes Strip, Portland: Folly Beach, Falmouth: Half Moon Bay Beach, Montego Bay: Closed Harbour Beach, South Coast: Parottee Beach, Ocho Rios: Little Dunns River, Negril: Watson Taylor Park
JAPEX 2018
Jamaica Product Exchange( JAPEX), Jamaica’ s much anticipated travel trade expo will be held in september. The trade show is an interface for local suppliers and international buyers and will take
place at the Montego Bay Convention Centre( MBCC).
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT: www. japex. org
SEP 23-29
TOURISM AWARENESS WEEK 2018
The Ministry of Tourism and its agencies will mark World Tourism Day and Tourism Awareness Week under the theme, Tourism and the Digital Transformation. Several activities are being planned to celebrate the week.