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TheBahamasInvestor.com
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Wednesday, February 22, 2012 |
This year’s Routes Americas conference host Nassau Airport Development Co (NAD) has officially handed over to Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, the host destination of Routes Americas 2013.
The only route development event for the entire Americas region will take place February 10-12 in Cartagena, and will be hosted by Cartagena-Rafael Nuñez International Airport (left) and supported by its stakeholders Cartagena Tourist Board and PROEXPORT Colombia.
Cartagena, world heritage city and gateway to the Colombian Caribbean, has seen a recent rise in tourism, as overall visitor numbers to Colombia grew by 14 per cent in the January-June period of 2011 compared to 2010.
Rafael Nuñez International Airport is located within the city limits and receives more than 220 direct national flights every week, allowing more than 700 international flights to connect to Cartagena from other cities in Colombia.