Ministerial Discussion Forum on the Future of Tourism in the MENA region
Ministerial Discussion Forum on
the Future of Tourism in the MENA region
IFEMA, North CC - N107/108
23 January 2014, 16:00- 17:30 h
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), jointly with Casa Árabe and Casa Mediterráneo, are organizing a Ministerial Discussion Forum on The Future of Tourism in the Middle East and the North Africa (MENA) region, in the framework of FITUR 2014. The discussion will focus on future prospects of tourism in the region, as well as on strategies and measures to accelerate and consolidate tourism recovery, sustain growth, boost destinations competitiveness and promote investment.
Programme
16:00 h. Welcome of participants
16:15 h. Opening remarks
Eduardo López Busquets, Director General of Casa Árabe
Gonzalo de Benito Secades, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of Spain
Taleb Rifai, UNWTO Secretary-General
16:30 h. Panel discussion
Hisham Zaazou, Minister of Tourism of Egypt
Abdelrazzaq Arabiyat, Managing Director of Jordan Tourism Board
Fady Abboud, Minister of Tourism of Lebanon
Lahcen Haddad, Minister of Tourism of Morocco
Jamel Gamra, Minister of Tourism of Tunisia
Moderator: Amr Abdel-Ghaffar, UNWTO Regional Director for the Middle East
