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(27 April 2007,
Stowe, Vermont, USA) IIPT President, Louis D’Amore
announced today that the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
continues its support and commitment to “Building a
Culture of Peace through Tourism” as a sponsor of the 4th
IIPT African Conference being held in Uganda May 20 to
25, 2007 under the patronage of His Excellency Yoweri
Kaguta Museveni, President, Republic of Uganda and
hosted by Uganda’s Ministry of Tourism, Trade and
Industry. The Conference is being organized in support
of the U.N. Decade of Peace and the UN Millennium
Development Goals.
Jordan will be represented by H.E. Senator Akel Biltaji.
In making the announcement, IIPT Founder and President
Louis D’Amore said: |
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“We are honored to
again have the charismatic participation of H.E. Senator
Biltaji. H.E. Senator Biltaji was applauded by all for
his outstanding contribution as Master of Ceremony and
Host of the First Global Summit on Peace through
Tourism, Amman 2000, as (then) Minister of Tourism and
Antiquities. We have been honored to have His
Excellency’s continued involvement as a Master of
Ceremony in each subsequent IIPT Global Summit – and
now, his participation as a Moderator in the 4th
IIPT African Conference.”
Mr. D’Amore also stated that “IIPT is proud to endorse –
and support the nomination of Petra as one of the new
seven wonders of the world.”
H.E. Senator Biltaji said “The
First Global Summit in Amman has had a lasting impact in
Jordan, the Middle East – and indeed the world. The
Amman Declaration, which was subsequently adopted as an
official document of the United Nations, continues to be
a landmark document for a 21st Century vision
of Global Tourism.”
H.E. Senator Biltaji continued “We are also particularly
proud of the IIPT International Peace Park dedicated as
a legacy of the Summit at Bethany Beyond the Jordan,
site of Christ’s Baptism.” The IIPT International Peace
Park was dedicated on the 11th hour, of the
11th day, of the 11th month – of
the first year of the New Millennium and signaled the
launching of IIPT’s Global Peace Parks Initiative which
now includes some 450 Peace Parks circling the world.”
Other Conference sponsors include the Government of
Bermuda and Ministry of Tourism, Environment, and
Natural Resource, Republic of Zambia. Media Sponsors
include: eTurbo News, Africa Travel Magazine, Travel
Talk Radio, EcoClub, Travel Weekly, and Africa Channel.
Additional sponsors are welcome.
Theme of the 4th IIPT African Conference is:
“Building Strategic
Alliances Towards Sustainable Tourism Development,
Peace and Reconciliation on the African Continent”
Conference goals are
to identify new markets in Asia, Europe, the
Americas and Caribbean; facilitate product development
and investment opportunities; broaden awareness - and
commitment, to the social, cultural, environmental, and
economic benefits of tourism; and contribute to
reconciliation, peace, and sustained wealth creation on
the African continent.
With the participation of Bermuda Premier Dr. Ewart F.
Brown, JP, MP as a Keynote Speaker, an additional focus
of the Conference will be in support of the Africa
Diaspora Heritage Trail (ADHT) and the building of long
term relationships of tourism, friendship and
collaboration among African nations - and nations of the
Africa Diaspora in regions throughout the world. Bermuda
has pioneered and promoted the ADHT since 2001.
The 4th IIPT African Conference will include
the first ever Africa Media Exchange (A-MEx) being
organized in partnership with Counterpart International.
The aim of A-MEx is to develop communication strategies
– actions - and commitments, leading to a more balanced
and positive image of Africa – its lands, its cultures,
and its peoples in regions throughout the world.
The Conference will bring together Ministers of Tourism
and senior executives of more than 30 countries of
Africa, Europe, North and South America and the
Caribbean. Participants are from both the public and
private sectors of tourism, NGOs, and donor agencies, as
well as educators, policy analysts, leading
practitioners, entrepreneurs, future leaders of the
industry, and senior representatives of related sectors
including environment, culture and economic development.
Journalists are invited to go to
www.iipt.org to
apply for media credentials for the 4th IIPT
African Conference – and participation in the first ever
African Media Exchange,or contact Ms. Karen Hoffman,
Director, IIPT Public Relations at email
iiptmedia@aol.com.
About
International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT)
IIPT is dedicated to fostering and facilitating tourism
initiatives which contribute to international
understanding and cooperation, an improved quality of
environment, the preservation of heritage, and poverty
reduction, and through these initiatives, help bring
about a more peaceful and sustainable world.
IIPT’s mission is to mobilize travel and tourism, the
world’s largest industry, as the world’s first ‘Global
Peace Industry,’ an industry that promotes and supports
the belief that ‘Every traveler is potentially an
Ambassador for Peace.’
For more information on IIPT please visit:
www.iipt.org;
Tel: 802 253.2658;
Fax: 802 253.2645;
Email:
Africa@iipt.org
Media Contact: Karen Hoffman, The Bradford Group.
Tel: 212 447.0027;
Email:
iiptmedia@aol.com
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