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Portugal will host 2007 Global Travel and Tourism Summit
Lisbon has been selected as the host of the 7th Global Travel and Tourism Summit on May 10 to 12 2007.
World Travel and Tourism Council president Jean-Claude Baumgarten said: “The summit has been held on three previous occasions in Vilamoura, in 1997, 2000 and 2003 and we are honoured to work once again with Portugal to ensure that the summit builds on its success.
“Lisbon will provide the ideal platform to encourage global leaders to broadcast a message of strength and unity for the travel and tourism industry.”
For more information on the summit see www.globaltraveltourism.com.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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