This month (November) is a big month for the Colombian tourism industry – and the Colombian government with several big events and meetings taking place to promote the tourism sector.

This week, the Secretary – General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)(who knew such things existed?) heads to Bogota to participate as a guest of the Colombia’s minister of tourism – as part of the Tourism Race 2011..

Later this month – at the JW Marriott in Bogota – is the high end tourism conference, “Chic Travel Market“which promotes luxury tourism to Colombia.  I’m not sure if surgical tourism counts as luxury tourism but it sounds interesting, nonetheless.  (I consider surgical tourism to be “life-saving tourism”..)