WTM Ministerial Programme 2011

UNWTO & WTM Ministers Summit

Please Note: 2012 programme will be available soon.

How Tourism Can Prosper in Times of Uncertainty
As part of World Travel Market's Ministers' Programme, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) works in partnership with World Travel Market to host the UNWTO & WTM Ministers Summit in London. UNWTO and WTM bring together Tourism Ministers and leading tourism experts to determine the best course of action for the industry.

The 2011 summit, chaired by Keith Bellows, Editor-in-Chief, National Georgraphic Traveler Magazine, focused on:

The role of emerging markets
The impact of fiscal consolidation and increased taxation in European tourism
The future of tourism in the Middle East and North Africa
The role and importance of governments and tourism public policies after the crisis

Speakers trom the Public Sector included

- H.E. Mr. Mounir Abdel Nour, Minister of Tourism, Egypt

- H.E Mrs. Fatou Mas Jobe-Njie, Minister of Tourism and Culture, Gambia

- Mrs. Maia Sidamonidze, Chairwoman of the Georgian National Tourism Agency, Georgia

- H.E. Mr. Pavlos Yeroulanos, Minister for Culture and Tourism, Greece

- H.E. Mr. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica

- H.E. Mr. Najib Mohamed Balala, Minister of Tourism, Kenya

- H.E. Mrs. Gloria Guevara Manzo, Secretaria de Turismo, Mexico

- H.E. Mr. Trond Giske, Minister of Trade and Industry, Norway

- Lic. Liz Rosanna Crámer Campos, Secretary of Tourism, Paraguay

- H.E. Mr. Ahmed Abdulla Al-Nuaimi, Chairman, Qatar Tourism Authority

- Mr. Alexander Radkov, Head, Federal Agency for Tourism, Russia

- H.E Mr Marthinus van Schalkwyk, Minister of Tourism, South Africa

Speakers from the Private Sector included

- Mr. Peter Kerkar, CEO, Cox & Kings

- Mr. Vijay Poonoosamy, Vice President for International Affairs, Etihad

- Mr. Hiran Cooray, Chairman , Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA)

- Mr. Peter Long, Chief Executive, TUI

- Mr. David Scowsill, President & CEO, WTTC

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Keith Bellows lectures extensively around the world and is delighted to have been invited to moderate the prestigious UNWTO & WTM Ministers Summit on “How Tourism Can Prosper in Times of Uncertainty".

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