Third Global Summit to Debate Tourism Industry Strategic Response to International Terrorism
In response to terrorist bombings occurred this year, the program of the Third Global Summit on Peace through Tourism is being adjusted to include a special plenary session to debate a "Strategic Tourism Industry Response to International Terrorism."
The Third Global Summit on Peace through Tourism is being held from October 2 to 5 at the award-winning Royal Cliff Beach Resort and Conference Center in Thailand´s Pattaya.
A plenary session to be moderated by H.E. Akel Biltaji, Special Advisor to H.M King Abdullah II, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, will focus on the experience of destinations that have successfully recovered from terrorist attacks and the actions and strategies that they employed.
More significantly, the panel will share their wisdom and insights on protecting against terrorist attacks, as well as the challenges to the travel and tourism industry in addressing the root causes of terrorism in contributing to a long term solution to international violence in all its forms.
World leaders and statesmen in the travel and tourism industry will be featured as keynote speakers, as well as leaders from the areas of Culture, Environment, Sport, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development. Concurrent sessions and workshops will be held on a range of topics related to the aim and goals of the Summit.
More than 40 prestigious international organizations have announced their support for the Summit. This is in addition to 36 major international organizations that are members of the IIPT Coalition of Partners for World Peace through Tourism.
Summit Outcomes will include a "21st Century Agenda for Peace through Tourism" in support of the U.N. Decade of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World and the Millennium Development Goals.
