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The Solimar Travel Experience - Featured in National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Solimar Travel and our dream Costa Rican honeymoon is featured in the March issue of National Geographic Adventure magazine. The magazine is the leading publication fully committed to covering the adventure lifestyle with distribution over 525,000.

Solimar to participate in Adventures in Travel Expo in Washington DC
The Adventures in Travel Expo is one of the largest travel expos in North America. Solimar will be in one booth and our network The SMART Destinations of the World will also have a booth. Solimar and Sustainable Travel International will unveil the new partnership to help grow the SMART network at a consumer seminar.

Solimar signs MOU with World Hotel Link to grow the network in the Americas
World Hotel Link offers a unique online booking service to travellers and accommodation providers by marrying the best of what can be done locally (local knowledge, local relationships, respect for local environment) with best practices in global marketing, technology and information systems that are appropriate for use in all countries. Solimar will launch a Costa Rica site and help expand the network in the Americas.

Solimar's founder provides short term technical assistance to the USAID/EPRC project in Mongolia
Solimar's founder Chris Seek, was contracted by Dexis Consulting Group to conduct an assessment and draft a business plan for the country's first national tourism portal.

Solimar signs representation contract with Unique Jamaica
The Unique Jamaica program is designed for the traveler not just the tourist. The network of 60 tourism businesses provide an intimate experience for the guest who wants to become part of the destination, not observe it from the outside. Solimar will implement a North American marketing and sales campaign for the network.

World Tourism Day - Brown Bag Presentation at Chemonics
Solimar presented on the common challenges and obstacles of tourism development at Chemonics on Tuesday September 27th , World Tourism Day.  Chemonics is one of the leading international development firms in the World.

Solimar exhibits at Green Festival in Washington DC
The Green Festival is a two-day, high-energy party that taps into the vitality of the booming new green economy.   Cosponsored by Global Exchange and Co-op America, the event brings together leading thinkers of the green movement, hundreds of green businesses, and thousands of attendees.   Solimar president Chris Seek, presented on a panel at the event with the International Ecotourism Society.

SMART Network to Expand throughout the Americas
The Sustainable Managed Association of Responsible Travel (SMART) Network announced plans to expand membership throughout the Americas after a very successful first year supporting founding members in Costa Rica.  

Ecotourism comes to the United States
Finally, ecotourism is being discussed in the US.   Early this month Solimar participated in the first US ecotourism conference in Bar Harbor Maine.   The conference featured tourism leaders representing industry, media, professional, and nonprofit groups to explore innovative solutions to ecotourism issues and trends in the US.   Solimar President Chris Seek presented on marketing the ecotourism experience.  

Solimar's International Offices Open for Business
Solimar's first two international offices Costa Rica and France are open for business.   Owned and operated by local partners these offices will support our small hotels, identify new properties, and open new markets for Solimar.