CONFERENCE DAY 1: 2025: 7.8 Billion People and the Challenge of Demographics

Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President, World Travel & Tourism Council, converses with Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman & CEO, Carlson Companies, during a session about the role of demographics in the Travel & Tourism industry at the Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Washington DC on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Photo by Vance Jacobs/Courtesy of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

Christopher J. Rodrigues, President & Chief Executive, Visa International, moderates a session discussing the impact of demographics on the Travel & Tourism industry at the Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Washington DC on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Photo by Vance Jacobs/Courtesy of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

Edouard Ettedgui, Group Chief Executive, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, participates in a round table discussion about the impact of demographics on the Travel & Tourism industry at the Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Washington DC on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Photo by Vance Jacobs/Courtesy of the World Travel & Tourism Council.

Bob Puccini, CEO, The Puccini Group, participates in a round table discussion about the impact of demographics on the Travel & Tourism industry at the Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Washington DC on Tuesday, April 11, 2006. Photo by Vance Jacobs/Courtesy of the World Travel & Tourism Council.