Etihad CEO gets WTTC role
Etihad Airways president and CEO James Hogan has been named vice chairman Middle East and Africa for the World Tourism and Travel Council.
The announcement was made at the 12th WTTC Global Summit being held at the Pamir Convention Centre in Tokyo this week.
Hogan said he was looking forward to playing a major role in planning the 13th WTTC Global Summit, which will be held in Etihad’s home of Abu Dhabi in April/May 2013.
"The travel and tourism industries are a major contributor to the meteoric rise of Abu Dhabi and its emerging role on the global stage," he said.
"The WTTC Global Summit in Abu Dhabi next year will not only build on this momentum but also showcase the Emirate’s abundance of world class tourism infrastructure and attractions, which are the product of millions of dollars of investment by the Abu Dhabi Government."
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Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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