Belize Attends 11th Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference

Belize delegates, along with over 750 other delegates and senior executives from around the world gathered at the Peabody Orlando for the 11th Annual Vacation Ownership Investment Conference on September 14th – 17th, 2009.

The Vacation Ownership Investment Conference (VOIC) was designed to provide developers and potential investors with the necessary tools and networking opportunities to intelligently and effectively enter into the vacation ownership industry. The conference also gave attendees the opportunity to exchange insights in consulting, branding, designing, financing, marketing, sales, and management, and also make valuable contacts with vacation ownership experts, lenders, developers, hoteliers, and government and tourism officials.

During the four-day conference attendees were educated about the potential of the vacation ownership industry, one of hospitality's most vibrant sectors with over $10 billion in annual US sales. Several sessions were conducted by experts which educated attendees on various factors such as creating an in-depth picture of how the hospitality industry is performing, learning about innovative marketing and sales techniques for the "new normal" that produce results and minimize costs in changed environment and learning how to measure the Caribbean's potential as it is considered one of the top vacation destinations in the world and easily accessible from the United States.

Representatives from the Belize Tourism Board that attended the conference were Mr. Lloyd Enriquez, Registrar of Hotels; Mr. Noel Escalante, Senior Tax Auditor; Mr. Javier Paredez, Hotel Tax Auditor; and Mr. Orlando Azueta, Internal Auditor.