World Routes Tourism Summit Programme Launched
World Routes Tourism Summit Programme Launched
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MANCHESTER, England, Jul. 31 /PRN=KYODO JBN/ --
- Brand USA sponsors the event which is attracting an outstanding programme
of speakers
Senior figures from the travel and tourism industry are signing up in force
to speak at this year's World Routes Tourism Summit which, sponsored by Brand
USA for the second year running, will take place alongside World Routes in
Chicago, 20-23 September 2014.
Building on the success of last year's event the programme is attracting
some very senior speakers to take part in the panel sessions with confirmations
received, so far, from the likes of Ricky Skerritt, Minister of Tourism and
International Transport for St Kitts and Nevis, Peter Cerda, RVP The Americas
for IATA and Alfredo Gonzalez, Senior Vice President, Global Market
Development, for event sponsors, Brand USA.
"The aviation system is a critical part of the global economy and essential
to connecting people and places. At Brand USA, our mission is to increase the
number of people who make the USA their number one travel destination-the vast
majority of whom arrive by air. Through our participation in Routes, we are
able to network with the right players that will help us and our partners build
capacity to meet the increasing demand of the world's travellers," said
Christopher L. Thompson, president and CEO of Brand USA, the destination
marketing organisation for the United States.
Occurring on Monday 22nd September, the World Routes Tourism Summit is open
to all attending delegates at the 20th World Route Development Forum which will
take place in Chicago, Illinois, USA co-hosted by the City of Chicago
Department of Aviation (CDA) and Choose Chicago, the city's tourism
organisation.
Mike Miller, Head of Content and Industry Relations for Routes highlights
the importance of this event: "The travel & tourism industry is expected to
grow 4.3% this year and now supports 266 million jobs worldwide. We look
forward to discussing these benefits in Chicago with the top tourism officials
from around the globe."
The Tourism Summit is the forum where senior leaders and key stakeholders
come together to participate in a number of discussions covering topics
affecting the tourism industry today. Key sessions include Global Tourism,
which will essentially look at how established destinations are re-positioning
or investing to ensure they continue to grow alongside new destinations that
are offering different opportunities and types of holiday to travellers. The
session will investigate the ways in which destinations can grow visitor
numbers and make predictions over future potential travel types.
The Future Patterns of Travel session will examine the move from travel
agent to online in many markets, and the rise of new booking agents for flights
and hotels. This discussion will also look at how social media and search
engines are entering into the market and discuss the role which they will play.
Other confirmed speakers at the Tourism Summit so far include James
Beresford, CEO of VisitEngland, Amit Rikhy, Senior Vice President of ADC & HAS
Airports Worldwide and Vernice Walkine, President & CEO of Nassau Airport
Development Company and Regional Executive, The Americas, Vantage Airport Group.
The 20th anniversary World Routes event will be held at Chicago's McCormick
Place, the largest convention facility in the Western Hemisphere. With the most
diverse economy in the United States, and home to several of the aviation
industry's leading companies, Chicago makes the perfect home for the 20th World
Route Development Forum.
For more information and to register for World Routes in Chicago visit
Notes to Editors
About Routes
- Routes organises world-renowned airline and airport networking events
through its regional and global Route Development Forums. Each year, there is
one global event and one regional event in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas
and CIS respectively. http://www.routesonline.com
- Routes was founded in 1995 as part of the Manchester, UK-based ASM Ltd.,
a consultancy specialising in the field of route development for airports.
http://www.asm-global.com. Routes and ASM are part of the UBM Live division of
UBM plc.
- UBM Live connects people and creates opportunities for companies across
five continents to develop new business, meet customers, launch new products,
promote their brands and expand their markets. Through premiere brands such as
MD&M, CPhI, IFSEC, TFM&A, Cruise Shipping Miami, the Concrete Show, the Routes
portfolio of events, Airport Cities and many others, UBM Live exhibitions,
conferences, awards programs, publications, websites and training and
certification programs are an integral part of the marketing plans of companies
across more than 20 industry sectors. http://www.ubmlive.com
Follow us on twitter: @Routesonline, @TheHUBRoutes, @VictoriaRoutes,
@NLPROU, @airlineroute
About UBM plc
- UBM plc is a global events-led marketing services and communications
company. We help businesses do business, bringing the world's buyers and
sellers together at events and online, as well as producing and distributing
news and specialist content. Our 5,500 staff in more than 30 countries are
organised into expert teams which serve commercial and professional
communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work effectively
and efficiently.
- For more information, go to http://www.ubm.com; follow us on Twitter at
@UBM_plc [http://twitter.com/UBM_plc ] to get the latest UBM corporate news;
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SOURCE: UBM Live Routes Ltd
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