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Tourism Investment Meeting to Open in Seoul

koreatimes.co.k

An international tourism investment convention will be held in Seoul in November to help information distribution and program promotion within the tourism industry

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will host the Asia-Pacific Tourism Investment Conference and Expo 2007 at COEX in southern Seoul from Nov. 1 through 3.

About 4,000 people from the tourism industry are expected to take part in the event. They will promote their tourism projects to attract investment, share up-to-date tourism information, and form networks among local authorities and investors.

During the conference, world-renowned experts in tourism development and investment will give presentations on new paradigms and trends.

Thomas Williams, chairman and CEO of Universal Parks and Resorts, will deliver a keynote speech at the opening. Some 30 dignitary representatives from each tourism sector will also take part in eight sessions: Eric Bello, vice president of sales at Venetian Macau, for the casino industry; Paul Logan, vice president for development at InterContinental Hotel Group Asia Pacific, for hotel investment; Bernhard Bohnenberger, managing director at Six Sense Spas and Resorts, for medical tourism; and Robert Lee, executive director at Nakheel, for tourism development projects.

More than 100 local authorities and tourism agencies from both Korea and the world will also introduce their projects.

``Through the conference, we hope Korea's tourism industry will expand tourism infrastructure and attract investments from various sources without going overseas to get them,'' a KTO official said.

 Printable Version  | published Sep 18, 2007