The Hotel Investment OutlookMonday, August 17, 2009 The latest comments about the world outlook for the Hospitality Industry as presented by ALIS Summer Update As Jeff Higley (Editor-in Chief of Hotel and Motel Management Magazine) said in his “Twitter” page on June 2, the IREFAC (Industry Real Estate Financing Advisory Council) guys are the pulse of the industry. But, as he also noted, “…the IREFAC panel says the only way to get a phone call from your lender these days is to not make a payment. Nicaragua Selected to Host CATHIE in 2009Tuesday, August 26, 2008 It was announced that the Central America Tourism & Hotel Investment Exchange will be held March 24-26, 2009, in Managua, Nicaragua. Hosted by BHN, CATHIE focuses on the hotel and tourism investment opportunities in the rapidly growing Central America region. The Foreign Investment Advisory Service (FIAS) of The World Bank Group is supporting the event, and all seven Central American countries (Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) have been invited to become patrons of CATHIE. Last year’s inaugural event in Guatemala City, Guatemala, welcomed nearly 250 hotel and tourism industry leaders eager to network and learn about hotel investment opportunities in Central America. $102 million agro-industrial investment proposed for HondurasMonday, February 2, 2009 A British group offered the Government of Honduras to invest in milk and meat processing plants at Olancho. The La Prensa of Honduras reported that Hector Hernandez, Head of the Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock: "met with investors from the British company, Anglo American Project; they are interested in opening two plants in partnership with producers from Olancho. Congress on Sustainable Tourism InvestmentsFriday, September 29, 2017 On November 13th and 14th Costa Rican entrepreneurs of hotel brands, investment funds and real estate developers will be meeting in Costa Rica to discuss sustainable investments in the industry. The event is being organized by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT) and will take place at the Hotel Real Intercontinental. Asia and Latin America Fight Over Medical TourismMonday, June 1, 2009 Strengths, opportunities, weaknesses and threats in both regions for an industry that continues to grow. Two large regions that are seeing their revenues grow from the medical tourism industry are Latin America and Asia. Both regions are developing economies and they have good health care options at low prices. Call for consulting - Project BID-ACAAIThursday, July 9, 2009 Central American professionals are invited to propose consultancies related to the accreditation of programs in architecture and engineering. Project Description: This Technical Cooperation aims to create a regional strategy evaluation and accreditation programs in architecture and engineering (Regional Public Goods) to ensure the quality of these programs and facilitate work mobility in a context of increasing regional integration. The Wellness Tourism BusinessFriday, June 9, 2017 Using the Pura Vida Wellness concept, Costa Rica intends to take advantage of a global market valued at $563 billion, with tourists whose average spending exceeds 130% of global average tourist spending. The aim of the Costa Rican Institute is to develop this segment, which has great market potential, in order to diversify and consolidate the country's tourism supply. Global wellness tourism grew by 11% between 2013 and 2015, according to data from Global Wellness Tourism Economy. Company Profile Organization that operates in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Dominican Republic.
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Labelling for GM-Free MeatWednesday, June 26, 2013 The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the use of a label for meat and poultry which certifies it is free of genetically modified organisms. From an article by the Costa Rican Trade Promotion Office (PROCOMER): Company Profile
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Building capabilities for innovation. Honduran Authorities Don’t Know Who Minerco Resources IsFriday, July 2, 2010 Minerco Resources Inc. (OTC: MINE) recently announced that it will develop hydro power plant “Chiligatoro”, but government sources stated they don’t know this company. In a press release published in MarketWatch.com on June 1st, it was announced that Minerco Resources had received approval from the National Energy Commission of Honduras to develop Hydro Power Plant Chiligatoro. Reasoned Optimism Over Nicaragua's Grand CanalFriday, November 1, 2013 The Nicaraguan business delegation that visited China returned with objective grounds for believing in the realization of the project by the company HKND. An article in Elnuevodiario.com.ni summarizes the opinion of Arturo Cruz, an analyst, diplomat and scholar, and member of the Nicaraguan delegation recently returned from China, where they met the businessman Wang Jing who revealed information on the relationship between him and his company HKND with the Chinese business political system. The Risks of Mishandling Big DataThursday, February 9, 2017 When using data to make business decisions, companies must understand that having a lot of information is not the same as having real, verified and high quality information. EDITORIAL |
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