The aim of the Summit, One Earth One Family, is to develop a 21st Century
Agenda for Peace through Tourism that addresses key global issues of our
time. One Earth One Family will be held at the award winning Royal
Cliff Beach Resort, Pattaya, Thailand, October 2-5, 2005.
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 Royal
Cliff Beach Resort Pattaya
Set in 64 acres of parkland on a quiet
headland overlooking the Gulf of Siam is the award-winning Royal Cliff Beach
Resort Pattaya. The Royal Cliff Beach Resort boasts elegant guestrooms
decorated in modern simplicity, all have balconies facing the ocean. With a
private beach, the Royal Cliff Beach Resort offers true tranquillity and
privacy for its guests. Besides a well appointed fitness center, the Royal
Cliff Beach Resort also has a large number of unrivalled facilities such as
restaurants and bars, freeform swimming pools, tennis courts, and golf
courses. Further services include body and facial massage, as well as
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Family Topics on which consensus will be sought include: poverty
reduction; healing the wounds of conflict; promoting cultural and
international understanding, tolerance and cooperation; ecological
enhancement and preservation of biodiversity; and a sustained travel
industry response to the social and economic revitalization of tsunami
affected countries.
The Summit is in support of the UN Decade of Peace and Non-Violence for
the Children of the World and the UN Millennium Development Goals. It 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).
Khun Peerapong Oeusoonthornwattana, Director General, Thailand Convention
& Exhibition Bureau said, "We are proud that this prestigious event is being
held in Thailand as it will create increased awareness within Thailand, Asia
and the world - that travel and tourism is more than simply an industry with
economic benefits - it is a powerful social and cultural phenomenon that
helps bring the world together in realization that we are truly living in a
global village - where we are all neighbors with one another."
The 3rd Global Summit will feature world leaders and statesmen in the
travel and tourism industry as keynote speakers, as well as leaders from the
areas of Culture, Environment, Sport, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable
Development.
A series of Concurrent sessions will provide leading edge case studies of
"Success Stories" and Models of Best Practice demonstrating travel and
tourism initiatives that are serving to promote international understanding,
an improved quality of environment, poverty reduction and sustainable
development. The Summit will also address the growing contribution of sport,
the arts, and culture to international understanding and development - and
what more can be done in each of these areas through collaborative
initiatives.
An Educators Forum with leading educators from around the world is being
organized by Professor Kaye Chon, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. As
well, a Youth Leadership Forum, and a Young Professionals Forum will be
featured as IIPT continues to place emphasis on future leaders of the
industry.
To further stimulate thinking among students of tourism and hospitality
in advance of the Summit, IIPT will award a US $1,000 to the University
student writing the best paper on "Building a Culture of Peace through
Tourism."
IIPT Founder and President, Louis D`Amore said, "We are honored to have
the 3rd Global Summit in Thailand as a demonstration of support and
solidarity with the people of South East Asia affected by the tsunami. The
warm and compassionate hospitality of the Thai people, together with their
reputation for high quality service, ensures that delegates to the Summit
will have a rewarding and memorable experience."
The 3rd Global Summit on Peace through Tourism builds on the foundations
of two previous Global Summits: Amman 2000; and Geneva, 2003; three global
conferences: Vancouver, 1988; Montreal, 1994; and Glasgow, 1999; three
African Conferences: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, 2001; Dar
es Salaam, Tanzania, 2003; and Lusaka, Zambia, 2005 - and a series of
smaller conferences and symposia in Turkey, Greece, Italy, Pakistan, Israel,
Jordan, Caribbean, United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States.
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