PROCOLOMBIA Events Agenda from August 19th to 25th, 2012

International Buyers at Expocamacol 2012

The fair, considered the most important event of the construction sector in Colombia, will be honored to have 300 international entrepreneurs as guests of PROCOLOMBIA, including renowned companies like Home Depot and Lowe’s from the United States. This event will also be honored with the presence of buyers from countries like Canada, United States, Mexico, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Chile, Venezuela and Uruguay.

The fair will take place in Medellin and will present 365 national exhibitors, who will gladly attend international buyers to present the products they offer for export.

Date: August 22 - 25
Place: Plaza Mayor, convenciones y exposiciones
City: Medellin, Colombia
Web page link. www.expocamacol.com

Cosmetics Business Round at the 2012 Health and Beauty Fair

Arranged by PROCOLOMBIA, it will gather nearly 200 national cosmetics industry entrepreneurs and 60 international buyers from Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, North Triangle, Caribbean, Mexico, United States and Spain to establish direct contact and explore new business opportunities.

The Beauty and Health Fair gathers the most renowned and outstanding national and international professionals in the integral men’s and women’s care area. The fair presents the latest beauty, hairstyling, cosmetics, natural medicine, face and body aesthetics.

Date: August 23 - 26
Place: Corferias, Bogotá.

Medellin will host the ICCA regional meeting

Medellin will host, for the first time in Colombia, the first ICCA (International Congress and Convention Association) meeting an event supported by PROCOLOMBIA, which will present an academic program for the meeting tourism industry, and which can also set the grounds for business exchange and networking for all the partners in Latin America.

Date: August 21 - 24
Place: Medellin, Colombia

Colombian Tourism will be offered in Australia

PROCOLOMBIA will present, for the first time ever, the Colombian tourism offer in products like Nature and Culture and destinations like Cartagena, the Coffee Triangle (Coffee Growing Area) and the Amazons, to nearly 140 Australian travel wholesalers and agents.

In the “Roadshow Australia “South American Showcase”, the country will promote its products and destinations, together with Argentina and Chile, in cities like Sidney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Five tour operators and one airline will attend on Colombia’s behalf, looking for business contacts and opportunities.

The following is the agenda:

Sidney
Date: August 20.
Place: Ivy Room, 320 George Street.

Melbourne
Date: August 22
Place: Intercontinental Rialto, 495 Collins Street.

Brisbane
Date: August 23
Place: Hilton Hotel Brisbane, 190 Elizabeth Street.

Colombian Tourism promotion in Cordoba (Arg)

As part of the strategy for the promotion and dissemination of Colombia as an international destination, PROCOLOMBIA held in Cordoba (Argentina) training to 300 travel agents and main Argentine sales force airline Lan and Cup in the southern country.

The agents know the Colombia deal in products like cruises, honeymoons, beach and sun destinations like Amazon novel, The Coffee, Amazon and Tayrona Park, among others.

Date: 21 to 24 August
Location: Cordoba, Argentina

Magic Expo, Showcase for the Colombian Clothing Industry

PROCOLOMBIA will attend to the Magic Expo 2012, one of the largest clothing industry fairs worldwide, which will take place in Las Vegas (United States) and will be presented in eight pavilions specialized in products like sourcing, women’s and men’s clothing, footwear, among others. The purpose of this fair is to maximize Colombian’s presence as a full package and, in turn, support the 17 Colombian brands attending the event to gain access to the US market, specially in the West Coast and New York.

Date: August 20 - 23
Place: Las Vegas Convention Center, Nevada.

PROCOLOMBIA in Curve Expo

The Curve Expo fair is a scenario that presents underwear and swimwear brands, which takes place twice a year in the United States. In this event, seven Colombian entrepreneurs will attend, with the support of PROCOLOMBIA, to present their products to the buyers who will attend the event, mainly from the East and West North American coast. Nearly 3000 buyers will attend the event, and approximately 300 brands will be presented.

Date: August 21 – 23, 2012
Place: Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas.
Web Link: http://www.curvexpo.com/las-vegas

Medellin will be promoted in Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao

Thanks to the partnership between the airline PROCOLOMBIA Caribbean and Insel Air, eight travel agencies from Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao will be in Medellin to see your offer as a tourist destination and health resort. Visitors will learn the most important places of the city and make inspections at hotels and clinics in the capital of Antioquia. The purpose of the trip is to promote Insel Air flight offers from these markets to Medellin and help increase international travelers to this destination.

Date: 21 to 24 August 2012.
Location: Medellin, Colombia

Pereira receives tourism entrepreneurs of Aruba and Curacao

For four days, 10 tourism entrepreneurs from Aruba and Curacao Pereira know to account for the offer that is on the Coffee and feasts, after expressing his interest in selling this destination in their respective markets on their return. The trip is supported by Healthy Travel, who initially achieved contact with these companies, PROCOLOMBIA and Avianca.

Date: 23 to 27 August 2012
Place: Pereira Colombia

The Bild Zeitung Magazine from Germany will promote tourism in Cartagena

A journalist from this German magazine, one of the most renowned in this European country, will discover the appeal that Cartagena offers as privileged destination and focus of a top class tourism style, which is the essence of this publication. The objective is to present to all its readers the magic of the Fortified City and its potential as global tourism destination. His trip includes visits to the Rosario and Baru Islands.

Date: August 24 - 26
Place: Cartagena, Colombia

Colombia in Brazil Book Fair

PROCOLOMBIA will participate in the book fair in Sao Paulo in Brazil in order to seek strategic alliances with publishers and distributors to achieve Brazilian editions conducting joint sale of rights and generally explore all the ways to enter this market. Going five Colombian companies seeking business opportunities.

Date: 9 to 19 August
Place: Pavilhão de Exposições do Anhembi
City: Sao Paulo