Messe Berlin ITB Convention

The World Economic Forum, organizers of the Annual Meeting in Davos, and publisher of the renowned Global Competitiveness Report, has analyzed the competitiveness of 124 nations within the Travel & Tourism industry. The insightful and intriguing findings will be presented at the ITB Convention 2007. Industry decision makers will be provided with useful comparative information for making business decisions, including cross-country analyses of the drivers of the Travel & Tourism competitiveness. The report shows which countries have created favorable conditions for the development of tourism, and demonstrate in what areas other countries need to improve. These findings help optimize the dialogue between the private and public sector for the development of sustainable tourism. The results of this report - as well as the insights of contributors to the report - are absolutely essential for top decision makers in politics and economic affairs.

Along side the World Economics Forum, other partners of the Report that will be presenting include: Booz Allen Hamilton - the strategic design partner, UN-WTO, World Travel & Tourism Council, and IATA. More partners include the Carlson Group, Emirates Airlines, Royal Jordanian, SilverSea Cruises, Swiss International Airlines, Qata Airlines.

[Travel & Tourism Highlights 2007_edited ]

[ Jennifer Blanke], Associate Principal, Senior Economist, World Economic Forum
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[ John Moavenzadeh], Director, Head of Sustainable Mobility & Strategy, World Economic Forum
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[ Dr. Jürgen Ringbeck], Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton
[ Jean-Claude Baumgarten], President, WTTC
[ John Elkins], Executive Vice-President, Visa International Service Association
[ Geoffrey Lipman], Assistant Secretary-General, UNWTO
[ Tom Polski], Vice President Global Affairs and External Affairs, Carlson Hotels Worldwide

[ Chris Burns], Bloomberg Television