| Monday 07 Nov 2011 |  | | 09:30 - 10:00 | | WTM Press Breakfast
Platinum Suite 5 & 6 (Press Hospitality Area)
Join the WTM Press Team to preview media opportunities at WTM 2011. Organised by WTM. | | | |
| 10:00 - 11:00 | | WTM Forecast Forum - The World Travel Market 2011 Industry Report
Platinum Suite 5 + 6
Find out the latest trends in the travel and tourism industry straight from the WTM exhibition floor with the unveiling of the World Travel Market 2011 Industry Report. Organised by WTM.
Chairperson
Fiona Foster, Presenter, BBC | | | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | | WTM Official VIP Opening
Platinum Suite 4
WTM Official VIP Opening Ceremony will be opened by Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, UK Secretary of State for Culture, 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, Media and Sport and James Cracknell, Olympian. Hosted by Stephen Sackur, Internationally renowned BBC correspondent and presenter and a welcome from Fiona Jeffery, Chairman, World Travel Market. Followed by a reception. Organised by WTM.
Chairperson
Stephen Sackur, Presenter of HARDtalk, BBC World News
Speaker(s)
Fiona Jeffery, Chairman, World Travel Market
James Cracknell, Olympian
Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State for Culture, 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, Media and Sport, UK | | | |
| 12:00 - 14:30 | | Captains of Industry
Silver Sturgeon
By invitation only. World Travel Market 2011 will host the prestigious Captains of Industry Lunch on the opening day of World Travel Market, Monday 7 November. This exclusive, high calibre lunch will host guest speaker Richard Fain, Chairman & CEO, Royal Caribbean Cruises and top industry leaders.
Chairperson
Richard Fain, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. | | | |
| Tuesday 08 Nov 2011 | | | 11:00 - 12:00 | | Know your market - Travel Market Germany
North Gallery Room 9
A live seminar for travel professionals who are interested to promote their product in the German market. Organised by FVW Mediengruppe.
Speaker(s)
Matthias Schulz, Director Sales , FVW Mediengruppe | | | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | | Travel in the 21st Century
North Gallery Room 10
Today’s travel market is markedly different to how it was before the internet boom and travel agents are being misled into thinking online dominates the travel market. In this presentation Travel Counsellor Chairman David Speakman and Managing Director, Steve Byrne enlighten the audience into a different way of thinking and...
Speaker(s)
Malcolm Hingley, Sales Director, Travel Counsellors
Steve Byrne, CEO , Travel Counsellors | | | |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | | WTM Meridian Club Reception
WTM Meridian Club North Lounge - AF725
An informal opportunity to network with exhibitors with live music and refreshments served. Entertainment will be provided by Gabrielle Ducomble. Belgian singer Gabrielle Ducomble is widely recognized across Europe for her inimitable Gallic interpretations of her contemporary Jazz and... | | | |
| Wednesday 09 Nov 2011 | | | 12:30 - 13:30 | | Gender and Sustainable Tourism Development: Exploring the Links
North Gallery Room 8
The event will feature a presentation of the recently published Global Report on Women in Tourism, a joint UNWTO/UN Women publication, followed by interventions of representatives of the public and private sectors as well as by civil society. The latter will share their views and experiences on the important role of tourism...
Chairperson
Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, UNWTO
Speaker(s)
Angela Hadjipateras, Founder and Co-Director of a community-based Lodge in Zambezia Province, Mozambique and, Member of CAWN (Central America Women´s Network)
Lic. Liz Rosanna Crámer Campos, National Secretary of Tourism, Paraguay
Marina Diotallevi, Programme Manager for the Ethics and Social Dimensions of Tourism, UNWTO
Zoltan Somogyi, Executive Director Member Relations and Services, UNWTO
Ms. Zainab Ansell, Director of Zara Tanzanian Adventures and , Member of the Sustainable and Solidarity Tourism Network of the Banesto Foundation, Tanzania | | | |
| 14:30 - 15:30 | | The Secrets to Capturing The Multi-Billion Dollar “Romance Market!”
North Gallery Room 6 + 7
Properties & destinations around the world are continually trying to gain a deeper insight and understanding of the American Romance Market. The understanding of this market reveals that by itself, the Romance Market accounts for over $20 Billion dollars annually in travel related...
Chairperson
Marie O’Mara-Unanue, CMO, Honeymoons.com
Speaker(s)
Henry Woodman, President, ICE Portal
Jeff Hendlin, VP & Publisher, Bridal Guide Magazine
John Lynch, Director of Jamaica Tourism, Chairman of the Jamaica Tourist Board
Marian Gerlich, Public Relations professional and, co-founder of P&G Communications | | | |
| 17:00 - 19:00 | | WTM Meridian Club Reception
WTM Meridian Club South Lounge - GV190
Complimentary drinks and canapés are on offer along with entertainment to create another prime networking opportunity for Meridian Club members and Exhibitors. Light entertainment will be provided, details to come shortly. | | | |
| Thursday 10 Nov 2011 | | | 10:00 - 11:00 | | WTM Meridian Club Networking Breakfast
WTM Meridian Club South Lounge
Meridian Club members and Exhibitors are invited to join us on the last day for breakfast. Tea, coffee and pastries will be provided along with the opportunity for some final networking with Exhibitors. | | | |
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