WTM – World Travel Market 2009

The World Travel Market 2009 will today take place at the ExCel London.

This is travel expo which enables businesses to network with each other and learn about the travel industry’s latest innovations. The event will continue until 12 November.

WTM2009 – TOURISM FRONTIERS3030
Thursday 12th November 2009 14.00 to 15.30 – North Gallery 6/7
World Travel Market, ExCeL, London,
Forum Director: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis

To celebrate 30 years of the World Travel Market, the International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University is organising its annual WTM forum with the theme Vision 3030 – to reflect the past 30 years and to project tourism in the next 30 years. The market volatility globally demonstrates the key challenges and also opportunities emerging for both tourism destinations and suppliers around the world. Tourism destinations and organisations need to learn from the history of tourism developments in the last 30 years and adapt to the realities, technologies, and globalisation for the next 30 years. Clearly understanding the Economics of Tourism and ensuring the sustainability of resources will be two key challenges for the future. The Tourism Futures Forum will provide an insight into the future dimensions of the tourism industry. It examines major trends in tourism demand and supply and explores the strategic changes that lead to the international tourism industry restructuring. The University of Bournemouth in partnership with the World Travel Market and the TravelDailyNews are organising this annual forum to facilitate debate about the key strategic changes and to engage in a discussion about the successful response of the industry. The forum brings together leading academic and professional tourism experts to identify new trends as well as opportunities and challenges. The event will involve two cutting edge research-based presentations to stimulate discussion. The Chair of the panel Dr Keith Wilkes Dean of the Services Management School will encourage all participants to contribute to the debate and discussion.

Thursday 12th November2009 14.00 to 15.30 –
World Travel Market, ExCeL, London, North Gallery 6/7

Provisional Programme – © indicates confirmed
Chair: ©Dr Keith Wilkes

Opening Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Forum Director and Dr Keith Wilkes, Chair
14:00-14:45 Introductions LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE
© Dr Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of UNWTO: View from the top: Designing a better future in tourism
© Professor John Fletcher: The economic impacts of Tourism
© Dr Jonathan Edwards, Tourism and Sustainability

14:45-15:30 INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION & LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE–INVITED PANELISTS
© Ufi Ibrahim, World Travel & Tourism Council
© Philippe Rossiter CEO, Chief Executive – Institute of Hospitality
© Martin Brackenbury is President of the International Federation of Tour Operators
© Eulogio Bordas, THR and Affiliate Members UNWTO
© George Drakopoulos SETE, Greece
© Kevin May Editor Tnooz.com
© Graham Cook Vice President Expedia EMEA
© Steve Endacott (onholidaygroup.com)

For more information contact the Forum Director:
Professor Dimitrios Buhalis,
Deputy Director, International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research (ICTHR), School of Services Management, Bournemouth University , Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, Dorset, BH12 5BB, UK
Tel: +44 1202 961517 Email: dbuhalis@bournemouth.ac.uk

The event is free of charge but there is very limited capacity. Arrive early to secure a seat

You must have a ticket for the World Travel Market to attend.
For information about the World Travel Market and the ExCel venue please see http://www.wtmlondon.com/
Tourism Programmes at Bournemouth Universityhttp://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/services-management/Tourism Research at Bournemouth University http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/icthr

Location: ExCel London, Great Britain
Website: http://www.wtmlondon.com/