World Travel & Tourism Summit 2004

1-3 May 2004, Doha, Qatar

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As the forum for business leaders of our industry, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) organizes a ‘Global Travel & Tourism Summit' which takes place in May each year. The Summit provides a unique platform for the world's most influential people, both public and private sector, to bring forward the agenda for Travel & Tourism as a contributor to social and economic prosperity, across the globe.

Following the success of the 3rd Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Vilamoura, Portugal, WTTC* is organizing the 4th Global Travel & Tourism Summit to be held in Doha, Qatar from 1-3 May 2004. The aims of this Summit are:

To allow the industry to speak at the highest level to bring forward the agenda for Travel & Tourism as a contributor to economic regeneration, employment and investment;
To promote real public/private dialogue and partnership;
To enable WTTC Members to share their views with government officials and executives from across the Travel & Tourism industry;
To afford executives, who are not Members of WTTC, the opportunity to meet other leaders from the industry.

The Summit will be a forum where WTTC will help reposition the industry and create a new platform to achieve the following goals:

To speak with one voice about the importance of Travel & Tourism.
To work together on a practical level to overcome the current crisis.
To underline the need for public and private sector partnership.
To ensure governments recognize Travel & Tourism as a top social and economic priority.
To balance the industry's growth with society and the environment.
To equip the industry for economic and political uncertainty.
To engage all stakeholders in pursuit of long-term growth and prosperity.

There has been great support from WTTC Members for the Summit and Qatar Airways is playing an integral role in the promotion of the event as host sponsor. The recent Summit held in Vilamoura, Portugal was an enormous success and selected press cuttings are shown overleaf.

“Never before has there been such an important and prestigious event that brings together leaders from the Global Travel & Tourism industry in a conference setting in the Middle East” Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President, WTTC

*WTTC is the business leaders' forum for global industry leaders comprising the presidents, chairs and CEOs of 100 of the world's foremost companies. It is the only body representing the private sector in all parts of the Travel & Tourism industry worldwide.

WTTC's mission is to raise awareness of the full economic impact of the world's largest generator of wealth and jobs - Travel & Tourism. Governments are encouraged to unlock the industry's potential by adopting the Council's policy framework for sustainable tourism development – The Blueprint for New Tourism.