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- Registration
Venue：Lobby, 1F
New Century Grand Hotel Hangzhou
818 Shixinzhong Road, Xiaoshan
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- 2nd Session of 1st WTA Council (WTA Council Members Only)
Qiang DUAN•Jayson WestburyVenue: Mingyi Hall, 4F
Agenda:
1. Approval of Report 1: Implementation of General Program of Work for 2017-2018 and Draft Program of Work for 2018-2019
2. Approval of Report 2: Audit report for 2017 and Draft Budget for 2019
3. Approval of new applications for membership
4. Approval of Collection of WTA Management Rules and Regulations
5. Report on preparation for WTA Annual Meeting 2018
6. Approval of place and dates for 3rd Session of 1st WTA Council
7. Approval of Conceptual Construction Plan for WTA Headquarters
Qiang DUAN
Chairman at World Tourism Alliance
Jayson Westbury
CEO / Vice Chairman of Australian Federation of Travel Agents / WTA
- Group Photo (WTA Council Members Only) + Coffee Break
Venue: Corridor, 4F
- Adoption of Decision of 2nd Session of 1st WTA Council (WTA Council Members Only)
Venue: Mingyi Hall, 4F
- Lunch
Venue: Café Mediterranean, 3F
- WTA Annual Meeting 2018 (WTA Members and Guests by Invitation)
Qiang DUAN•Gino Andreettaa•Jayson WestburyVenue: New Century Hall, 4F
Agenda:
1. Report on 2nd Session of 1st WTA Council
2. Report on Implementation of General Program of Work for 2017-2018 and Draft Program of Work for 2018-2019
3. Report on Audit Report for 2017 and Draft Budget for 2019
4. Announcement of new members approved by Council
5. Report on Status of WTA •Xianghu Dialogue and WTA Best Practice in Poverty Alleviation through Tourism 2018
6. Approval of place and dates for WTA Annual Meeting 2019Qiang DUAN
Chairman at World Tourism Alliance
Gino Andreettaa
CEO, Greater China of ClubMedJayson Westbury
CEO / Vice Chairman of Australian Federation of Travel Agents / WTA
- Group Photo (All Members and Guests by Invitation)
Venue: Doorsteps at Main Entrance, 1F
- WTA · Xianghu Dialogue 2018 Welcome Reception
Venue: New Century Hall, 4F
Rundown:
18:30-18:45 Remarks
18:45-18:55 Membership Certificates Presenting Ceremony
18:55-20:30 Dinner
- Remarks
Qiang DUAN•Yafei HeVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
Qiang DUAN
Chairman at World Tourism Alliance
Yafei He
Secretary General at International Mountain Tourism Alliance
- Keynote Speech
Hengshan FanVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
Topic: The Status and Trend of China's Economy
Hengshan Fan
Immediate former Deputy Secretary-General at China National Development and Reform Commission
- Release of “Report on World Tourism Development 2018 – Global Process and Time Appeal of Poverty Reduction through Tourism”
Bin DaiVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
Bin Dai
President at China Tourism Academy
- Remarks by CPAD
Ruihua YangMr. Yang Ruihua, Deputy Director General of the Department of Development Guidance, the State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development
Ruihua Yang
Deputy Director General of State Council Leading Group Office of Poverty Alleviation and Development of China
- Release of “WTA Best Practice in Poverty Alleviation through Tourism 2018”
Venue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
- Remarks by World Bank
Ahmed EiweidaVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
We invite you to click on the following URLs for more information about this presentation.
1. China: Preserving the Heritage of Confucius and Mencius
English version: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2017/12/07/china-preserving-the-heritage-of-confucius-and-mencius
Chinese version: http://www.shihang.org/zh/news/video/2017/12/07/china-preserving-the-heritage-of-confucius-and-mencius
2. China: Protecting Relics and Creating Jobs (Gansu cultural and natural heritage protection and development project)
English version: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2015/11/23/china-protecting-relics-and-creating-jobs
Chinese version: http://www.shihang.org/zh/news/video/2015/11/23/china-protecting-relics-and-creating-jobs
3. China: Providing a Catalyst for the Preservation of Ethnic Minorities' Cultural Heritage (Guizhou cultural and natural heritage protection and development project)
English version: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/video/2015/02/16/saving-the-last-gun-tribe-in-china
Chinese version: http://www.shihang.org/zh/news/video/2015/02/16/saving-the-last-gun-tribe-in-china
Ahmed Eiweida
Global Lead for Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Development at World Bank
- Remarks by IPRCC
Venue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
By: Dr. Tan Weiping, Deputy Director General of International Poverty Reduction Center in China - Cases Study: Poverty Alleviation through Tourism
Gino Andreettaa•Jigang BaoVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
Gino Andreettaa
CEO, Greater China of ClubMed
Jigang Bao
Professor of the School of Tourism Management at Sun Yat-sen University
- Tea/Coffee Break
Venue: Corridor, 4F
- Panel 1:Tourism-Poverty Alleviation and Development
H.E. Ahcène BOUKHELFA•Anna Coren•Jungang Liu•Thao Nguyen•Datuk Hamzah Rahmat•David Solnet•Lingqiang Zhou•Meixiang Zhou•Rungang ZhangVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
To discuss the effect tourism has in aspects of promoting poverty alleviation and social sustainable development; and responsibilities and roles played by the government, NGO and enterprises in poverty alleviation through tourism and social sustainable development.
H.E. Ahcène BOUKHELFA
Ambassador of Algeria in China
Anna Coren
International correspondent at CNN International
Jungang Liu
President, General Manager at Hubei Culture &Tourism Investment Group Co.,Ltd.
Thao Nguyen
Head of Strategic Partnerships for the Asia Pacific at Airbnb
Datuk Hamzah Rahmat
Executive Director of Federation of ASEAN Travel Associations
David Solnet
Associate Professor at University of Queensland
Lingqiang Zhou
Director of Department of Tourism Management at Zhejiang University
Meixiang Zhou
Senior social development specialist at World Bank
Rungang Zhang
Secretary-General at China Tourism Association
- Lunch
Venue: Café Mediterranean, 3F
- Guest Speeches I
Kaye Chon•Bin Dai•Jayson Westbury•Dunde (Donald) YUVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
Kaye Chon
Dean of School of Hotel and Tourism Management at The Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityBin Dai
President at China Tourism AcademyJayson Westbury
CEO / Vice Chairman of Australian Federation of Travel Agents / WTA
Dunde (Donald) YU
CEO of Tuniu Corporation
- Panel 2: Tourism Growth and Development
Frank Püttmann•Gongzheng Ren•Kent Sun•Xuyang Yan•Jingdong Zhang•Benjamin Chan•Hui ZhangVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
To discuss the relationship between tourism growth and tourism development, features of tourism growth at different tourism development stages, coadaptation between tourism enterprises development and destination development.
Frank Püttmann
Head of Public Policy at TUI Group
Gongzheng Ren
General Manager at Shaanxi Tourism Group Co., Ltd.
Kent Sun
Chief Development Officer, Greater China at IHG
Xuyang Yan
Executive Dean at Chinese Academy of Social Science
Jingdong Zhang
Chairman at Guoao Holding Group Co., Ltd
Benjamin Chan
General Manager-China at Singapore Airlines
Hui Zhang
Professor at Beijing Jiaotong University
- Tea/Coffee Break
Venue: Corridor, 4F
- Guest Speeches II
Bo Su•Weihang Xi•Caroline Scarles•Jianping WangVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
Bo Su
President at Macrolink Culturaltainment Development Co.,Ltd.
Weihang Xi
Vice President at Ctrip Group
Caroline Scarles
Head of the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at University of Surrey
Jianping Wang
President at Narada Hotel Group:
- Panel 3: Tourism Innovation and Development
Dennis Chang•Yan Gao•Lei Ge•Xinjian Li•Nong Xia•Chengjun Zheng•Wu SunVenue: Grand Dynasty Hall, 4F
To discuss the influences of innovations, including technological means and business models, has on tourist experiences and industry development, and how enterprises drive innovations as well as control ricks.
Dennis Chang
Division President, China at Mastercard
Yan Gao
Vice President at Meituan
Lei Ge
Executive General Manager at Beijing CYTS linkage PR Consulting Co. Ltd
Xinjian Li
Dean of School of Tourism Management at Beijing International Studies University
Nong Xia
President & CEO of HNA PV Tourism Co., Ltd.
Chengjun Zheng
Vice President at Zuzuche
Wu Sun
Vice President at China Lodging Group Limited
- Tansfer from hotel to Hangzhou
- Visit Lingyin Temple
1700-year-old Buddhist temple
- Lunch
Venue: Lily Hotel
- Transfer to Tea Culture Village
- Visit Tea Culture Village of Mei Jia Wu
Learn how to fry and appreciate Longjing Tea
- Ferry tour on the West Lake
- Transfer to hotel
- Dinner
Venue: New Century Grand Hotel
- Transfer to theater
- Watch performance “Enduring Memories of Hangzhou”
- Transfer to Hotel
- Drop-off Service