Malaysia to host inaugural Commonwealth tourism ForumM
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Travel Wire 16 February 2004: At the request of the Government of Malaysia, following the recent Commonwealth Heads of State Summit
in Abuja, Nigeria, Kuala Lumpur is the high profile venue for the inaugural Commonwealth Tourism Ministers Meeting and Commonwealth Tourism Business Forum taking place from 18 - 21 March 2004. The events are hosted by the Malaysian Ministry of Arts, Culture and Tourism; Tourism Malaysia; the Commonwealth Secretariat and Commonwealth Business Council and are being supported by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) - the newest UN specialised agency.
The main aim of the Kuala Lumpur meetings is to bring together business and government leaders from around the world to discuss growth, investment and development strategies through Tourism. The Forum, taking place on 19 & 20th March, will be chaired by Geoffrey Lipman Special Advisor to the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization and will be an interactive session of a core group of high-level delegates from tourism businesses, media, government, as well as regional & international business organizations.
Over 50 Tourism Ministers and Senior Government Officials have already confirmed their participation and the Forum, itself, is expected to draw an estimated 200 participants from all over the Commonwealth.
The Commonwealth Tourism Ministers Meeting will be officiated by Malaysia's Prime Minister the Honourable Dato' Seri Abdullah bin Haji Ahmad Badawi at 5pm on Friday, 19 March 2004.
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WITM 2012 InCoMTHU Conference will feature quality and world renown speakers not only from Malaysia but from around the globe. In its 6th Year, the WITM InCoMTHU Conference 2012 will have speakers fro (16/05/2012)
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