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Accenture
American Airlines
American Express Company
BBC World
Carey Worldwide Chauffeured Services
Carlson
Cendant Corporation
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
Distilled Spirits Council of United States
Elite Traveler
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
eTurboNews
Expedia Inc
Fleishman-Hillard Inc
fvw International
IBM
InterContinental Hotels
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority
Loews Hotels
Marriott International
MAXjet
Mike Zimet Enterprises, Event Security & Executive Protection Services
Nakheel Hotels & Resorts
National Business Travel Association
National Public Radio
National Restaurant Association
Newsweek
OneSource Information Services
PhoCusWright Inc
The Boeing Company
The Hertz Corporation
The Travel Corporation
The Wall Street Journal
Travel Business Roundtable
Travel Guard International
Travel Industry Association of America
Travel Weekly
TravelMole
TUI AG
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
US Department of Commerce
Visa International
Walt Disney Parks & Resorts
Washington Convention Authority
Washington DC Convention & Tourism Corporation
4Hoteliers
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Amtrak
Arabian Hotel Investment Conference
Capitol Services Inc
Caribbean Hotel Association
GlobalHotelNetwork
Hsyndicate
International Franchise Association
International Hotel & Restaurant Association
International Hotel Investment Forum
International Society of Hospitality Consultants
Swain Tours
VRS Meetings & Events Inc
The Global Travel & Tourism Summit held in Washington, DC from 10-12 April 2006 was an outstanding success. With over 700 delegates, the Summit brought together the CEOs and Chairmen of the world’s foremost Travel & Tourism businesses, Cabinet Ministers, senior government officials and influential journalists from around the globe.
Steering away from traditional speeches and processions, the Summit encouraged interactive debate and dialogue among industry leaders and those who shape the future of Travel & Tourism. Set in WTTC’s signature ‘in the round’ format, each debate was moderated by a experienced news anchor from the global media. In this way, a frank and open exchange of ideas was ensured.
The Summit theme was ‘Open Mind, Open World’. Creativity, innovation and energy are driving forward our industry in a complex and rapidly changing world. Businesses and destinations that are open to a new mindset, embracing a long term view of success, are those that will lead our industry in the future. But what are the physical and mental barriers that still need to be overcome to ensure the growth of Travel & Tourism in the long term? And how can we tap into this growth so that the vast opportunities offered by our industry are opened up to all? Leaders participating in the summit were asked to confront these issues and to identify real opportunities together. A copy of the outcome of the Summit will be available on this website within the next few weeks.
The dates for the 2007 Summit will be released shortly.
Eric Anderson
Dimitris Avramopoulos
Ted Balestreri
Huseyin Baraner
Henrik Bartl
Jean-Claude Baumgarten
Stephen Bollenbach
Philippe Bourguignon
Alan Burnett OBE
Marilyn Carlson Nelson
Alex Christou
Peter Cressy
Robert Darbelnet
Arthur de Haast
Nikhil Deogun
Thomas J Donohue
Roger Dow
Edouard Ettedgui
Maurice Flanagan CBE
Suzanne Fletcher
Francesco Frangialli
Michael Frenzel
Daniel P Garton
Nik Gowing
Peter Greenberg
John Guthrie
Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Mufi Hannemann
Max Hardiman
Barney Harford
Maura Harty
Mark Hennessy
Michael Hirsh
James Hogan
Joe Houssian
Grant L Kelley
Richard Kelley
Larry Kellner
Jacob Kirkegaard
Alex Kyriakidis
Gerald Lawless
Manfredi Lefebvre d'Ovidio
Jonathan S Linen
Ovidiu Iuliu Marian
JW Marriott Jr
Patrick Matlou
David McMillan
Yunxin Mei
John Noel
Fanny Palli-Petralia
Alan Parker
Stevan Porter
Bob Puccini
Rossi Ralenkotter
Jay Rasulo
Keith Reinhard
Christopher Rodrigues
Gary R Rogliano
Carl Ruderman
Jeffrey Rutledge
Gene Sperling
David Stein
Jaume Tapies
Jonathan M Tisch
Simon Vincent
Arnie Weissmann
Tony Wheeler
Anthony Williams
Philip Wolf
Vincent A Wolfington
Peter Yesawich
Tim Zagat
Sarmad Zok
José-Luis Zoreda
Bryan Lewis
U.S. Planning
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