Global Summit
To Debate Tourism Industry Strategic Response to
International Terrorism
Vermont, 22 August 2005 - Travelpress- In response
to recent terrorist bombings, the program of the 3rd
Global Summit on Peace through Tourism is being
adjusted to include a special plenary session to
debate a "Strategic Tourism Industry Response to
International Terrorism."
The 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism is
being held October 2-5, 2005 at the award winning
Royal Cliff Beach Resort and Conference Center,
Pattaya, Thailand.
A plenary session to be moderated by H.E. Akel
Biltaji, Special Advisor to H.M King Abdullah II,
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan will focus on the
experience of destinations that have successfully
recovered from terrorist attacks and the actions and
strategies that they employed.
More significantly, the panel will share their
wisdom and insights on protecting against terrorist
attacks &endash; and the challenges to the travel and
tourism industry in addressing the root causes of
terrorism in contributing to a long term solution to
international violence in all its forms. Invited
speakers for this special session include travel and
tourism industry leaders from countries that have
experienced terrorist bombings.
Theme of the Summit is "One Earth One Family:
Travel & Tourism &endash; Serving a Higher
Purpose." Its aim is to develop a 21st Century Agenda
for Peace through Tourism that addresses key global
issues of our time including: poverty reduction;
healing the wounds of conflict; promoting
international understanding, tolerance and
cooperation; environmental enhancement and
preservation of biodiversity; and a sustained travel
industry response to the social and economic
revitalization of tsunami affected countries.
World leaders and statesmen in the travel and
tourism industry will be featured as keynote speakers,
as well as leaders from the areas of Culture,
Environment, Sport, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable
Development. Concurrent sessions and workshops will be
held on a range of topics related to the aim and goals
of the Summit.
The Summit is being organized by the International
Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT), supported
by the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau
(TCEB) and with the support of the World Tourism
Organization (WTO). Sponsors include: Resorts
Condominiums International (RCI), Reed Travel
Exhibitions (RTE); Africa Travel Association; and
Media Sponsors: eTurbo News, Travel World News, World
Tourism Directory, Africa Travel Magazine, Travel
Weekly, Tourism & Wildlife India, and Travel Talk
Radio.
More than 40 prestigious international
organizations have announced their support for the
Summit. This is in addition to 36 major international
organizations that are members of the IIPT Coalition
of Partners for World Peace through Tourism. Members
of both 'Supporting Organizations' and IIPT's
Coalition of Partners are entitled to special
discounted registration fees.
International organizations who are interested in
supporting the 3rd Global Summit &endash; its theme,
aim and goals, are invited to contact IIPT, Email
address: supporter@iipt.org
Summit Outcomes will include a "21st Century
Agenda for Peace through Tourism" in support of the
U.N. Decade of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children
of the World and the Millennium Development Goals.
