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Bouncing back from the Arab Spring

30 Apr 2012, 12:30 - 14:00

Seminar Theatre

Language:
English

A panel of industry professionals review the impact of the Arab Spring on MENA’s travel and tourism sector and discuss what steps can be taken to improve the perception of the region globally and claw back business post-revolution. The session will focus on effective advertising and media campaigns, targeting new source markets, strategies for selling countries impacted by the Arab Spring plus what can be done to lure investors to these attractive markets where infrastructure requires development.

Contributors

  • John Andrews

    Consultant Editor

    Moderator

    The Economist

  • Dr. Abed Al Razzaq Issam Arabiyat

    Managing Director

    Speaker

    Jordan Tourism Board

    Dr. Arabiyat is currently the Acting Managing Director of Jordan Tourism Board, the leader of positioning and promoting Jordan Tourism product as the...

  • Scott Booth

    Associate Research Director

    Speaker

    YouGov

    Scott joined YouGov MENA in 2010 as Research Manager. He handles the Travel and Tourism research, including TravelTracker and the Travel Oracle. With...

  • Christian Gorge

    VP of Operations, Levant Egypt

    Speaker

    Hilton Worldwide

  • Ahmed Fouad

    Director of Sales – Airlines & GCC

    Speaker

    Fairmont Heliopolis & Towers, Cairo

    Ahmed brings over twelve years of experience to the position of Director of Sales – Airline & GCC. Ahmed began his career with Meridien Heliopolis...

  • Hisham Zaazou

    Senior Assistant Minister of Tourism

    Speaker

    Ministry of Tourism – Egypt

    Mr. Hisham Zaazou has been the First Assistant to the Minister of tourism of Egypt since 2008. Mr. Zaazou has over 30 years of experience in the...

  • Leanne Harwood

    Vice President of Commercial for India, Middle East and Africa

    Speaker

    InterContinental Hotel Group