3rd Global Summit to Address Sustained Travel Industry Response to Tsunami Affected Areas

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. October 14, 2008

NEW YORK, NY, July 21, 2005. A key goal of the 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism is to develop a sustained travel industry response to the social and economic re-vitalization of tsunami affected countries in support of Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) leadership initiatives.

The 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism is being held October 2-5, 2005 at the award winning Royal Cliff Beach Resort and Conference Center, Pattaya, Thailand.

A plenary session to be moderated by PATA President and CEO Peter DeJong will focus on identifying actions and strategies by which the travel and tourism industry can make

a significant contribution to the long term re-development of tsunami affected areas, particularly areas which thrive on tourism.

Featured keynote speakers on the panel will include Tourism Ministers from tsunami affected countries as well as industry leaders from the private sector.

A workshop will follow where ideas and suggestions brought forward in the plenary session will be discussed further with a view to developing partnering relationships and a coordinated approach to implementation strategies.

IIPT Founder and President Louis D'Amore said "We are particularly interested in bringing together Chief Executive Officers of 'Volunteer Tourism,' 'Philanthropic Tourism,' 'Youth Travel,' 'Executive Overseas Volunteer Programs,' and other Volunteer Programs to collaborate in redevelopment efforts."

Theme of the Summit is "One Earth One Family: Travel & Tourism - Serving a Higher Purpose." Its aim is to develop a 21st Century Agenda for Peace through Tourism that addresses key global issues of our time including: poverty reduction; healing the wounds of conflict; promoting international understanding, tolerance and cooperation; environmental enhancement and preservation of biodiversity; and a sustained travel industry response to the social and economic revitalization of tsunami affected countries.

World leaders and statesmen in the travel and tourism industry will be featured as keynote speakers, as well as leaders from the areas of Culture, Environment, Sport, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Development. Concurrent sessions and workshops will be held on a range of topics related to the aim and goals of the Summit.

The Summit is being organized by the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT), supported by the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) and with the support of the World Tourism Organization (WTO). Sponsors include: Resorts Condominiums International (RCI), Reed Travel Exhibitions (RTE); Africa Travel Association; and Media Sponsors eTurbo News and Travel World News.

More than 25 prestigious international organizations have announced their support for the Summit. This is in addition to the nearly 40 major international organizations that are members of the IIPT Coalition of Partners for World Peace through Tourism. Members of both 'Supporting Organizations' and IIPT's Coalition of Partners are entitled to special discounted registration fees.

Other international organizations who are interested in supporting the 3rd Global Summit - its theme, aim and goals, are invited to contact IIPT, Email address: [email protected]

Summit Outcomes will include a "21st Century Agenda for Peace through Tourism" in support of the U.N. Decade of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World and the Millennium Development Goals.