Provisional Programme
WEDNESDAY 15TH NOVEMBER
16.00 22.00 Registration at the Conference Hotels
REGISTRATION
THURSDAY 16TH NOVEMBER
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
08.00 09.00 Registration at the Hawai Grand Hotel, Limassol
09.00-09.45 Plenary session: European Tourism : New Opportunities
Chair: Mr. Antonis Michaelides, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Cyprus
Speaker: Mr. Mauri Pekkarinen, Minister of Trade and Industry, Finland (EU Presidency)
Speaker: Dr. Francis Zammit Dimech, Minister for Tourism and Culture, Malta (Former Host ETF 2005)
Speaker: Commission High Level Representative
09.45 10.15 Coffee Break
10.15-12.30
Chair/Moderator: Chairman, Cyprus Tourism Organisation
10.15 10.30 An Introduction to Cyprus’s Tourism Industry, by the Cyprus Tourism Organisation (CTO)
10.30 10.50 Strategic Introduction of Workshop 1: Is Technology Changing the Tourism World?, by Mr. Jean-Didier Urbain, Professeur, Université de Versailles; Directeur de Recherches en Sciences du Langage, Université de Paris V Sorbonne ; Membre du Groupe Recherches « Tourisme : Lieux et Réseaux » Paris CNRS, GDR 553
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10.50 11.10 Strategic Introduction of Workshop 2: Can Partnerships Improve Competitiveness?, by Ms. Susanne Kraus Winkler, Managing Partner, Kohl and Partner, Wien, Member HOTREC Executive Committee
11.10 11.30 Strategic Introduction of Workshop 3: The Impacts of New Trends and New Markets in Tourism, by Mr. Greg Richards, Visiting Research Fellow, Sheffield Hallam University; European Executive Member, ATLAS
11.30 12.30 General Discussion
12.30 14.00 Lunch (Finger Buffet)
THURSDAY 16TH NOVEMBER AFTERNOON SESSION
14.00 17.00 Workshops
Workshop 1: New Technologies, New Tourists
Moderator: Mr. Francesco Nachira
Head of Section (Technology), DG INFSO, European Commission
Rapporteur: Mr. Roger Carter
Managing Partner, Tourism Enterprise and Management Ltd.
ü New Technologies: Challenges for the Industry and New Opportunities for Consumers, by Mr. Stefano Landi, Secretary General FIAVET CONFTURISMO
ü The Supplier’s Perspective on Electronic Bookings: Tiscover, the Oldest Portal in Europe, by Mr. Konrad Plankensteiner, Chief Execeutive Officer, Tiscover
ü Setting Up, Managing and Tracking the Visitors of visiteurope.com, by Ms. Karine Bruère, Online Marketing Manager, ETC
ü Safety Issues for the new consumer, by Mr. Kari Santalahti, Head of Information Security, Ministry of the Interior, Police Department, Finland; Vice President of the Finnish Information Security Association FISA
ü Open Discussion
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Workshop 2: New Instruments, Innovative Partnerships
Moderator: Mr. Patrick Bernard-Brunet
Policy Analyst, DG REGIO, European Commission
Rapporteur: Mr. Yves Mannaerts
TSG & IRU Passenger Transport Council Board Member
ü The Austrian Model of Public Private Partnerships for Financing and Developing Tourism, By Dr. Franz Hartl, Managing Director, Austrian Tourism Bank
ü Is the EU an expensive destination? A journey through charges and taxes affecting travel to and within Europe, by Mr. Jan Van Steen, President, ECTAA
ü The Use of European Funding Opportunities by the Valencia Region for Rural Tourism Development, by Mr. Juan Manuel Revuelta Perez, General Director, Valencia Regional Government Representation, Brussels
ü Facilitating Mobility Innovative Stakeholder Partnerships for the Integration of Migrant Workers in Tourism, by Ms. Kerstin Howald, EFFAT Tourism Sector Secretary
ü Open Discussion
Workshop 3: New Trends, New Markets
Moderator: Mr. Francesco Ianniello, Head of the Tourism Unit, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
Rapporteur: Mr. Manfred Pils, Vice President, International Friends of Nature
ü Wellness: a Growing Niche in the Hospitality Sector, by Mr. Kent Nystrom, Hotel Ystads Saltsjobad, Vice President of HOTREC
ü Residential Tourism and Timesharing: Growing Demand for Second Homes, by Mr. Peter Van der Mark, Secretary General., Organisation for Timesharing in Europe
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ü Coastal Tourism: The Cruising Market, by Mr. Pier Luigi
Foschi, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Costa Crociere; Chairman, European Cruise Council
ü New Markets, New Trends, the Consumers’ Perspective
Independence, Choice and Quality Assurance, by Mr. Trevor Watson, Chief Executive Officer, United Kingdom Caravan Club
ü Open Discussion
Coffee/Refreshments offered in each workshop hall
Debating and summarising the results of each of the workshops
17.00 Departure to Hotels
17.00 18.00 Meeting of the Rapporteurs at the Hawai Grand Hotel
19.30 Departure Hotels for Dinner
23.30 Return to Hotels
Preliminary report on each Workshop will be distributed before the start of the Friday Plenary session.
FRIDAY 17TH NOVEMBER
09.00-10.30 Plenary Session
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
Chair: Mr. Pedro Ortun, Director, DG Enterprise and Industry, European Commission
Short introduction bythe Rapporteurs (each 5’) and debate and closure of the Workshops (each 25’)
10.30 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00-12.30 Summary Interventions of the Public Authorities
European Travel Commission
United Nations World Tourism Organisation
Economic and Social Committee European Parliament
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Host ETF 2007
12.30 13.00 Adoption of Forum Summary Report and closing remarks by the Representative of the European Commission and the Minister for Tourism, Cyprus
13.00 Departure to airport or hotels
13.00-13.30 Press Conference
14.30-20.30 Departure: Complimentary Guided Tour around Cyprus (Optional)
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