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This year’s 2011 “Rendez vous Martinique” workshop in Paris attracted more than 400 travel agents all dressed in red and black and determined to celebrate the Red Devil’s Carnival in style!

This annual event for the tourist trade took place this year on January 13th in the Pavillon Dauphine in Paris, and was attended by more than 400 professionals.

The afternoon featured two major events. First, a press conference that provided an opportunity for the President of the Martinique Tourism Committee, Karine Roy-Camille, to talk about the “new beginning” for Martinique in 2011. Among other elements, the project includes an awareness campaign targeting Europe which is to be handled by Atout France, and the inauguration in November 2011 of a weekly flight from CDG Airport to “paradise”.

Then, a convivial workshop took place in which local travel agents and tour operators were able to meet and exchange views with the 14 professionals from the Martinique tourist trade who attended the event: Air Caraïbes, Corsairfly, Air France, Accor, Karibea Hotels, Blue Season, Bambou Hotel, La Suite Villa Hotel, La Batelière Hotel, Cap Est Lagoon Hotel, Panoramic Hotel, Pierre et Vacances and Passion Outremer.

Finally, the stage was set for the Red Devil’s Carnival! From 9 p.m., the drums and folk dances of the band “Ethnik 97” added non-stop rhythm to the cocktail party. The night was full of lots of fun activities: photos, face painting, and a lottery with outstanding prizes for six lucky travel agents, such as all-inclusive holidays to Martinique, an iPad, an iPhone 4… All in all, it was a highly successful, warm and festive night! Vive la Martinique!