From a press release issued by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT):

Costa Rica to host most important tourism fair in Central America

• 115 European wholesalers, about 180 Central Americans sellers and more than 30 international media will be attending the event.

The gaze of the Old Continent will be set firmly on our country on the 9th and 10th of October, when Costa Rica will host the most important tourism fair in the region, the Central America Travel Market CATM 2014.

Wilhelm von Breymann, Minister of Tourism, said that the Costa Rican Tourism Institute took on the challenge of organizing the tenth edition of the fair, which without doubt represents an important showcase for the promotion and positioning of the country as a sustainable tourist destination.

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October 2014

Over thirty wholesale companies from the United States will participate in business roundtables with local operators on October 23rd and 24th in the capital.

From a statement issued by the Ministry of Tourism of El Salvador (MITUR):

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May 2013

After the cancelation by Costa Rica of the traditional regional tourism event CATM, El Salvador has announced that in September it will be organizing a fair to promote itself as a tourist destination.

"This fair is El Salvador's response to the regional impasse that was experienced with the traditional Central America Travel Market (CATM), after Costa Rica decided not to host this fair, the most important on the isthmus, leaving each country to promote itself individually and not as an integrated destination", reported Elmundo.com.sv .

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August 2012

From 5 to 7 December 2012 the 18th interactive edition of the fair will take place in Panama in which tour operators from Central American and the Caribbean meet with buyers from Europe and the U.S.

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October 2010

3.762 business meetings between wholesalers and businessmen in the region took place.

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