Qatar will soon play host to a first major international tourism conference – Tourism in Tomorrow’s World: What the future holds for tourism in the region. Stenden University Qatar (SUQ) will host the event in conjunction with Al Rayyan Tourism Investment Company (ARTIC), part of Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim al Thani’s Al Faisal Holding group, and the European Tourism Futures Institute (ETFI).
The event scheduled for 24-25 February 2014 will be held under the patronage of Prime Minister HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al-Thani and in partnership with the Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA). The two-day conference was launched by Professor Robert Coelen, VP international & executive dean of Stenden University Qatar; Hassan Al-Ibrahim, director of strategy development at QTA ; and Nicolas Frangos, chief operating officer of ARTIC.
The conference will be held at Renaissance Doha City Centre and will cover every sector of tourism and hospitality. It will address relevant cultural topical issues such as that of political tourism following the Arab Spring, as well as new industry developments and trends in the GCC and factors which can affect tourism in the region.
The purpose of the conference is to underline the importance of tourism for Qatar and the region, focusing on Qatar’s recent tourism growth and showcasing its authentic culture, identity and heritage and focus on sustainability.
The conference, which will become an annual event, will feature internationally renowned tourism experts as keynote speakers including United Nations World Tourism World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) secretary general Dr Taleb Rifai, Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) chairman Eng Issa Al-Mohannadi and top local and international tourism experts, academics and futurists.
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