SEE Turtles Business Strategy (www.SEETurtles.org)

Project Partner:  The Ocean Conservancy 

Project Objective:  Solimar prepared a comprehensive business strategy for SEE Turtles that identified opportunities within the ecotourism market for sea turtle tours with the end goal of raising money to benefit sea turtle conservation efforts.  The business plan focused on the sea turtle destinations of Baja, Trinidad & Tobago, and Costa Rica. (September - December 2007)  

World Hotel Link Americas Representative

Project Partner: World Hotel Link Ltd

Project Objective:  Solimar signed a MOU with World Hotel Link to help grow the network of e-Marketplaces in the Americas. Solimar is identifying potential partners to connect travelers and accommodation providers via a locally-owned and operated e-marketplace. The WHL e-marketplaces are advanced e-commerce enabled accommodation booking sites, sharing a common database-driven booking system

SMART Destinations of the World

Project Partners: Sustainable Travel International, Rainforest Alliance

Project Overview: Creating a marketing cluster of small hotels committed to sustainable tourism. The program provides technical assistance, certification, and market access to members in Costa Rica, West Virginia, Jamaica, and Peru.

Community Tourism e-Portal

Project Partners: Sustainable Travel International, International Institute for Peace Through Tourism

Project Objective:  Solimar is working with our partners to create a community tourism portal to aggregate community tourism products and connect them with the independent travelers that are using the Internet to find authentic cultural experiences.