Walsh and Long lined up for WTM forum
Willie Walsh and Peter Long are lined up to speak at this year’s rebranded WTM Vision – The Global Economic Forum.
The British Airways and TUI chief executives will be joined by Visit Britain chief executive Sandie Daw, United Nations World Tourism Organization secretary-general Taleb Rifai and Mexican Tourism Board director Manuel Diaz-Cebrian.
Senior cruise representatives on the panel will include Royal Caribbean Cruise Line VP and managing director Robin Shaw, Carnival UK chief executive David Dingle and P&O Cruises managing director Carol Marlow.
From the hotel sector, the panel will include Intercontinental Hotels Group chief executive Andrew Cosslett, and Taj managing director & CEO Raymond Bickson.
Formerly called The Global Economic Forum, the WTM event has been rebranded following the successful inaugural WTM Vision Conference in London this summer.
WTM Exhibition director Craig Moyes said: “The impressive line up of industry and economic experts will give delegates some fresh thinking and innovative business ideas for 2010 and beyond.
“Experts agree travel and tourism will be on the rise again next year, just as it has in previous eras. It will not be straight forward but those companies that have survived the downturn are robust and flexible so should be in a good position to capitalise on a more promising future.”
The WTM Vision – The Global Economic Forum takes place at ExCeL- London on Thursday November 12 (Platinum Suite 4 11am – 1pm).
Registration fees, including VAT, are £70 (before September 18), £95 (before November 6) or £115 (on the door).
Go to www.wtmlondon.com/gef to register.
All delegates receive a free DVD of the industry expert’s opinions and business strategies for the future.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
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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