Breaking Travel News provided the Official Report of the 8th WTTC Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Dubai, 20-22 April 2008
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Sustainability dominates WTTC Summit discussions
Sustainability is the most important challenge facing the travel and tourism industry, and its leaders must strive harder to incorporate environmental protection policies in their future plans. That was the overriding message at the 8th WTTC Global Travel & Tourism Summit in Dubai.
Summing up the discussions of the Summit, WTTC President and CEO, Jean-Claude Baumgarten said: "Over the last 20 years our message was very economics focused. We now have to move beyond it. We have to explain to the world that, since travel and tourism is one of the major sectors, we have obligations that go beyond our economic impact.
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Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President of WTTC delivering the opening address
Global Travel & Tourism Summit Special Report
Breaking Travel News was the Official Report of the 2008 WTTC Global Tourism & Travel Summit in Dubai. Click below to download a full version of the unique BTN special report for all the essential insider news, views and photos from the two-day Summit.
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Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World News
Maurice Flanagan CBE
Executive Vice Chairman
Emirates Airline
Abdullah S. Al Jehani
Deputy Secretary General, Supreme Commission for Tourism, Saudi Arabia
Yasser Mohhammed Zamzam
Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority
Mubarak Al Muhairi
Director General
Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority
Jean-Claude Baumgarten
President
WTTC
Geoffrey Kent, Chairman & CEO of Abercrombie and Kent and Chairman of WTTC and HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and the Ruler of Dubai
Jean-Claude Baumgarten, President of WTTC & Chris O’Donnell, CEO of Nakheel
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President (DCAA) and Chairman (DA) and Chairman & CEO (Emirates)
Gerald Lawless
Executive Chairman
Jumeirah Group
JW Marriott Jr.
Chairman & CEO
Marriott International, Inc
