Bringing together over 500 travel companies, EXPOTUR.TRAVEL took center stage in San Jose, Costa Rica last week. Organized by the Costa Rican Association of Professionals in Tourism (ACOPROT), EXPOTUR.TRAVEL celebrated its 25th Annual Event in style by rolling out the red carpet for the travel industry.

The event was kicked off by a high-profile inauguration of the Costa Rican travel and tourism sector at the National Theater. As a special honor to all the invited guests, the keynote speech was presented by President of Costa Rica, Dr. Oscar Arias Sanchez.

The following days were scheduled with one on one business meetings, seminars, and of course the “Pura Vida” social events. Over the weeklong event, .travel participated as a sponsor and exhibitor. In good company, the .travel executive team was amongst other .travel community members present. In attendance at the show were ElSalvador.travel, Ole.travel, SkyAdventures.travel, HotelBalmoral.travel, Gol.travel.

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.travel Newsletter highlights involvement in next week’s 25th Annual Expotur.travel as an exhibitor and sponsor.  Also featured are two important news announcements:  the Outside Sales Support Network (OSSN) Endorsing .travel, and another “New Faces in .travel” success story from Argentina with Salta.travel

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FORT LAUDERDALE, FL March 10, 2009: .travel, the Internet extension specific for the travel and tourism industry, will be a featured exhibitor and sponsor of EXPOTUR.TRAVEL’s 25th annual Exposition which will take place in San Jose, Costa Rica May 13-15, 2009. .travel aims to maximize the travel and tourism industry’s presence on the Internet through its clear marketing message and significant search engine results. EXPOTUR fully adopted the .travel domain early last year and uses it for all their marketing efforts and promotional materials.

EXPOTUR’s special relationship with .travel has significantly contributed to the domains success, turning it into the internet extension for the travel and tourism industry. “EXPOTUR is just another great example of .travel being adopted by key industry players,” said Edward A. Cespedes, CEO of .travel. “We are proud to be a part of EXPOTUR and the continued growth of travel and tourism in Central America.” (more…)