48th Tournament of The Americas...2010

Our 2010 Tournament Sponsors are 
Brunswick and QubicaAMF.

Reports of participants have started to come in.

For the Junior Division bowlers for both Junior A and B have been entered by Colombia, Peru and Puerto Rico.  The USA Junior B team has also been chosen and will be: returning bowler,  Michael Coffey-Orlando, new to the tournament is Makayla Douglas, Melissa Perez - Miami, and Gregory Young- Orlando.

If you have not sent your National Acceptance Form, please do so shortly.

This hotel has offered tournament participants and guests a very good room rate which will be in effect both before and after the tournament dates should you arrive early or plan to stay  after the tournament to enjoy all Orlando has to offer.

Plans for 2010...

We will again bowl at Boardwalk Bowl in Orlando - August 1-17 2010.  For those going to the World's Men's Tournament in Germany, you could get a flight to Germany from Orlando.

We will again start practice on Sunday and end on the following Saturday.  Our Award Banquet will be at the Crowne Plaza on Saturday evening.

We hope to see you all in Orlando.

Plan on joining us in Orlando, Florida in 2010 for a great bowling experience and bring the family to join in on all of the fun Orlando has to offer.  The Crowne Plaza is in the heart of the tourist area, close to Universal Studios and only a block from  International Drive. 

We are pleased to be able to offer you accommodation there at a very attractive cost.  Please adhere to deadlines for reservations.  All reservations must be made through the hotel on an official tournament reservation site.

Grant Transportation, our tournament bus service, can arrange a van in advance for groups at an attractive price.  Phone them at 1-407-843-5258, them you are with the Tournament of The Americas group. http://www.granttransportation.com/HOME.htm

Town & Country Transportation offers it for small and larger groups at a discount if arranged in advance from airport to hotel and back.  See their website at these links..
http://www.townandcountrytransportation.com/services.htm

http://www.townandcountrytransportation.com/discount.htm

The 22nd Florida International for 2010
was cancelled

We will have an adult only version of it, 
bowling along side of our new 
World Seniors Invitational Tournament
in Orlando and will try it again in 2011

More information on our Florida International pages

21st  Tournament
2008 Fla. International Winners

Michel Laffilay, France
Mylene Juhel, France
Adult Division Champions 2008

John R. Wilson, Ireland
Yvonne Randell, Ireland
Senior Division Champions 2008

Our Thanks to Brunswick and Will Ehlers for a great job in lane
conditions for the tournament and to QubicaAMF and their Steve
Fede for his help during the week.

FIQ-WTBA American Zone has changed its name

American Zone has new and shorter name.  It's now called the Pan American Bowling Congress - PABCON.  If you haven't found it's website yet, Click Here to see it.  It's mostly in Spanish and still says American Zone for now, but more is appearing in English.  The BTAA will try to carry English translations of some of it's information on our website. 

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