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Big demand for Tourism after Tsunami conference
More than 80 delegates have registered to attend TravelMole’s Tourism after the Tsunami FastConference.
At least 85 people have signed up to attend the free event on January 25 at the Sheraton Park Tower Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge between 16.00-18.00.
The panel of speakers includes Geoffrey Lipman, special advisor to the World Tourism Organisation; Tim Robinson, chairman of the UK chapter of PATA; Derek Moore, co-founder of adventure tour operator Explore Worldwide; Tom Hall, travel information manager for Lonely Planet travel guides; David Soskin, chief executive of Cheapflights.co.uk and Dave Simmons, managing director of Quest Travel.
The moderator of the event is former Travel Weekly editor Jeremy Skidmore, a contributor to TravelMole and the Daily Telegraph’s travel news pages.
Donations made at the conference will go towards TravelAid50 which is being supported by 40 travel companies in conjuction with PATA to raise funds to help redevelop infrastructure – especially schools – in tourism destinations affected by the tsunami. More information is available at www.travelaid50.co.uk
The conference venue has kindly been donated by Starwood Hotels.
To attend the conference, call 0207 691 3292 or email [email protected].
Plans are underway for a series of monthly Travel Industry Questiontime events organised by TravelMole in conjunction with travel PR company Rooster.
Report by Phil Davies
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