UNWTO boss to speak at Tourism Society debate
Monday, 09 Jun, 2009
0
New UNWTO secretary general Taleb Rifai is to join a Tourism Society debate in London next month.
The session on July 14 will look at the implications of the G:20 summit outcome on the international tourism industry; what governments are doing to combat the global recession and where tourism fits in.
The Tourism Society hope the debate will herald a ‘shift change’ in attitudes of global governments who will finally take tourism seriously as a means to boost their ailing economies, a statement said.
Other speakers lined up include VisitBritain chairman Christopher Rodrigues, South African tourism minister Marthinus VanSchalkwyk and the UNWTO’s Geoffrey Lipman.
"As world leaders grapple with today’s unprecedented global economic conditions we want to stress the potential for tourism and travel to support short term stimulus actions as well as longer term transformation to a green economy, coherent with development and climate imperatives," Lipman said.
Chairman of the debate will be Society president Lord Thurso MP, Liberal Democrat shadow business, enterprise and regulatory reform secretary.
The debate takes place at the Royal College of Physicians in London following the Tourism Society’s annual meeting.
by Phil Davies
Phil Davies
Have your say Cancel reply
Most Read
TRAINING & COMPETITION
Posting....
Skip to toolbar
Clearing CSS/JS assets' cache... Please wait until this notice disappears...
Updating... Please wait...
Subscribe/Login to Travel Mole Newsletter
Travel Mole Newsletter is a subscriber only travel trade news publication. If you are receiving this message, simply enter your email address to sign in or register if you are not. In order to display the B2B travel content that meets your business needs, we need to know who are and what are your business needs. ITR is free to our subscribers.
































Qatar Airways offers flexible payment options for European travellers
Airlines suspend Madagascar services following unrest and army revolt
Digital Travel Reporter of the Mirror totally seduced by HotelPlanner AI Travel Agent
Strike action set to cause travel chaos at Brussels airports
All eyes on Qatar as Qatar Airways leads a season of global events