Global Travel and Tourism Summits Pandemic Panel Discussion to be Moderated by Peter Greenberg
Summary
The summit has assumed even greater significance than usual this year as it is the first global meeting of leaders from government and the private sector to be held since the outbreak of swine flu.Other panelists are: Jean-Claude Baumgarten, WTTC President & CEO; Geoffrey Lipman, Assistant Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), manager of the Tourism Emergency Response Network (which includes some 25 international organisations and associations involved in tourism); Jeff Rutledge, President, AIG Travel and Chief Executive Officer, AIG Travel Assist; and John Walker, Chairman of Oxford Economics, who will present the new research findings.The session will be moderated by Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, Network Correspondent, USA, and US National Radio Host.) How can the industry work in partnership with governments to ensure a rapid recovery of Travel & Tourism demand, particularly for those destinations most affected?The session will be moderated by Peter Greenberg, Travel Editor, Network Correspondent, USA, and US National Radio Host.To be held in Florianópolis, the state capital of Santa Catarina in Southern Brazil on May 14-16, the Global Travel & Tourism Summit has assumed even greater significance than usual this year as it is the first global meeting of leaders from government and the private sector to be held since the outbreak of swine flu.