January 2015

MLK

 

Ms. Naomi King to Participate in

IIPT World Symposium

Naomi KingThe widow of Rev. A. D. King, the only brother of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Ms. Naomi King will travel to South Africa to participate in the:

IIPT World Symposium: Cultivating Sustainable and Peaceful Communities and Nations through Tourism, Culture and Sport

 

Being held in Ekurhuleni, South Africa (adjacent to O.R. Tambo Johannesburg International airport) 16 to 19 February 2015. Ms. King will be a guest speaker and will accept a special IIPT plaque on behalf of the King family as we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

Ms. Naomi King is co-founder of the AD.King Foundation that she established in honor of her husband who stood solidly with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Civil Rights movement and supported his belief in equality and non-violence. The Foundation’s motto strikes at the very heart of the Symposium theme:

"A threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" and building a beloved community is a glorious task that must be done.

 

AD King book coverShe has continued promoting the mission of non- violence and world peace of the two King brothers. Ms. King has been traveling to different countries and cities promoting non-violence conflict resolution initiatives and her new book, “A.D. and M.L. King: Two Brothers Who Dared to Dream.”

 

One of the few remaining icons of the Civil Rights Movement, Ms. King gives a firsthand account about the highs and lows of life as a member of the King family. In her book, she writes about how the brothers were committed to the same dream, same struggle and same mission. She brings to light, perhaps for the first time, how Dr. King relied heavily on her husband for unconditional support, encouragement, advice, and organizational skills during the Civil Rights Movement.

 

During her travels, Ms. King has continued to receive royal treatment as a member of the King family and as a Civil Rights icon in all the places that she has visited. At the invitation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth, Ms, King participated a Commonwealth Celebration honoring the dead of World War I and World War II and was among the selected dignitaries who laid a wreath along with HRH Prince Charles and other members of the Royal Family. AD King and MLK

 

Ms. King supported her husband during the Civil Rights Movement and was very active as First Lady in the churches that he pastored. The mother of five children, she was known as an anchor while her husband “risked his life to fight for the freedom of the oppressed.” She sponsored, spoke at and sang for various events to raise money for the Civil Rights movement and continues to speak out and support important societal issues today.

 

Ms. Naomi King holds awards and special recognition from such organizations as the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), NAACP, Priests for Life, and the American Bridge Association. She is the recipient of the Rosa Park Award, King for America Truth Finder Award, SCLC Women Award.

 

A woman of grace and distinction, Ms. King is known as a butterfly queen because like the butterfly, she brings natural beauty and joy to everyone she meets. Despite living through the turmoil in the quest for Civil Rights that including the bombing of her house and church, along with all of the threats that she and her husband received, Ms. King has remained a woman of great faith. She describes herself as a woman who just loves people. She says, “In my head, heart and eyes, love has no color.” She believes that it is time to embrace our diversity by moving from division to unity, doubt to hope and from hate to love.  

Ms. King will be accompanied by Dr. Babs Onabanjo, CEO of the A. D. King Foundation during her visit to South Africa for the IIPT Symposium. For more information on Ms. Naomi King and the A.D. King foundation, please visit: http://www.adkingfoundation.com/home/

Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations interested in sponsoring the Symposium are invited to contact:

Louis D’Amore, Email: ljd@iipt.org. In South Africa, please contact Bernadette Nickol: bernadette@nickolandpartners.com

 

More Information and Registration

More information on the Symposium is available at www.iipt.org.

To register – please visit: www.iiptsymposium.com

IIPT

Momentum Builds towards

IIPT World Symposium, South Africa

Cultivating a Culture of Peace and Sustainability

 

Momentum continues to build towards the IIPT World Symposium: Cultivating Sustainable and Peaceful Communities and Nations tthrough Tourism, Culture and Sport being held in Ekurhuleni, South Africa (adjacent to Johannesburg International Airport) February 16-19, 2015. 

 

Delegates from more than 30 nations have registered for the World Symposium that will honor the legacies of the world’s three champions of Peace Non-Violent Resistance: Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela

Martin Luther King
Martin Luther King, Jr

Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi

The Symposium, which is endorsed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu, will also commemorate the 50th Anniversary of African Union, 20 years of South African Democracy, and 50th Anniversary of Civil Rights Legislation in the United States. Venue for the Symposium is Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni adjacent to O.R. Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg.

 

Interactive and Action Oriented

An interactive and action oriented Symposium is being planned that will seek to honor the legacies of the world’s three champions of peace and non-violence by building bridges of tourism, friendship and peace in regions throughout the world  - and in this  process, cultivating sustainable and peaceful communities and nations.

 Mahatma Gandhi South Africa Statue

Towards this end, IIPT and Skal International are cooperating in a campaign leading up to the IIPT World Symposium to encourage cities, towns and villages across South Africa to declare themselves as IIPT/Skal Cities, Towns, or Villages of Peace. A goal of 50 IIPT/Skal Peace cities,towns and villages has been set symbolic of the 50th anniversary of African Union.

 

Pietermaritzburg is the most recent city to commit itself to peace. The city has great significance for the IIPT World Symposium as it marks the location where non-violent resistance had its beginnings more than 120 years ago. It is the city where Mahatma Gandhi boarded a train to travel to Pretoria in May 1983 and wassubsequently thrown off the train for refusing to give up the first class seat that he had purchased.

 

Keynote Speakers

Taleb RifaiKeynote Speakers for the event include Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General, U.N. World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in continuing support of the long standing relationship between UNWTO and IIPT beginning with IIPT’s first Global Conference: Tourism – A Vital Force for Peace, Vancouver, 1988 which first introduced the concept of sustainable tourism development and a new paradigm for a “Higher Purpose of Tourism.” The Vancouver conference has been credited with the launch of the “Peace through Tourism Movement.”

 

David ScowsillMr. David Scowsill, President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) will also be a featured keynote speaker. WTTC is the forum for the Chairs, Presidents and CEOs of 150 of the world's foremost Travel & Tourism companies. It is the only global forum whose members consist of the top decision makers in the Travel & Tourism industry from all sectors of the industry. WTTC works to raise awareness of Travel & Tourism’s huge capacity as a Force for Good in the world, generating not only jobs, wealth and economic growth, but also as a driver of peace, creating a wider understanding of cultures and communities.

 

Other keynote speakers will include: Hon. Derek Hanekom, Minister of Tourism, South Africa; Hon. Alain St. Ange, Minister of Tourism, Seychelles; Amb. Yamina Karitanyi, Head of Tourism and Conservation, Rwanda (Invited); Martin Craigs, Chairman, Aerospace Forum Asia, and CEO, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA – November 2011 to November 2014); Hon. Maria Mutagamba, Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities; Mr. Salih Cene, President, Skal International; Ms. Naomi King, Co-founder, AD King Center, Atlanta; Hon. Jean Kapata, Minister of Tourism and Arts, Zambia (invited); and Prof. Geoffrey Lipman, President, International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP); Hon. Deepak Chandra Amatya, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal.

 

Derek Hanekom
Hon. Derek Hanekom
Alain St. Ange
Alain St. Ange
Yamina
Amb. Yamina Karitanyi (invited)
Martin Craigs
Martin Craigs
Maria Butamgamba
Maria Butagamba
Salih Cene
Salih Cene
Naomi King
Naomi King
Jean Kapata
Jean Kapata
Geofrey Lipman
Geofrey Lipman
Deepak Chandra
Deepak Chandra Amatya

 

Anita MendirattaAnita Mendiratta, Founder and Managing Director, Cachet Consulting, will be a plenary session Moderator.

 

The highly interactive and action oriented Symposium has two basic aims:

  1. To identify strategies and best practice in cultivating productive, sustainable, peaceful and welcoming communities through tourism, culture and sports; and
  2. The potential roles of tourism, culture and sports in reconciliation and socio-economic re-development of countries that have experienced conflict with a view towards building sustainable and peaceful nations.

Both with a view to initiating concrete actions towards the implementation of these goals.

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations interested in sponsoring the Symposium are invited to contact:

Louis D’Amore, Email: ljd@iipt.org. In South Africa, please contact Bernadette Nickol: bernadette@nickolandpartners.com

 

More Information and Registration

More information on the Symposium is available at www.iipt.org.

To register – please visit: www.iiptsymposium.com

Peace Dove_IIPT

 

IIPT World Symposium to Feature Leading Practitioners
 

The IIPT World Symposium: Cultivating Sustainable and Peaceful Communities through Tourism, Culture and Sports will bring together a number of leading practioners who will share their experience and insights during a series of interactive sessions.

 

The Symposium, honoring the legacies of Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. is being held February 16-19, 2015 at Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni, South Africa.

 

Leading practitioners who will be participating in the Symposium include:

 

Thomas Steinmetz, Founder and Chairman, International Coalition of Tourism Partners (ICTP) and Publisher, eTurbo News.

 

Dr. Toni Neubauer, Founder and President, Myths and Mountains; Founder, award winning Rural Education and Development (READ Global) that has served 211 rural communities with its libraries/community centers and positively impacted the lives of 211 million persons. Toni and READ Global are a recipient of the IIPT Ambassador for Peace Award.

 

Gopinath (Gopi) Parayil, Founder of the award winning The Blue Yonder

 

Dr. Martha Honey, Co-Founder and Co-Director, Center for Responsible Travel (CREST)

 

Hani Abu Dayyeh, President, Near East Tourist Agency (NET) and negotiator of the Tourism Section of the Oslo Peace Accords for the Palestinians

 

Thomas Steinmetz
Thomas Steinmetz
Dr. Toni Neubauer
Dr. Toni Neubauer
Gopinath Parayil
Gopinath Parayil
Martha Honey
Dr. Martha Honey
Hani Abu Dayyeh
Hani Abu Dayyeh

Dr. Jovan Popesku, Full Professor at SINGIDUNUM UNIVERSITY, Belgrade, Serbia and

President, Centre for Responsible and Sustainable Tourism Development, Belgrade; former Director of National Tourist Office, Serbia.

 

Dr. David Adams was the Director of the UNESCO Culture of Peace Program and currently the Founder and Coordinator of the Culture of Peace Network.

 

Kitty Pope, prominent award winning African American Travel Journalist, Creator of the Africa Diaspora Heritage Trail World Tourism Awards; founder and director of the International Association of Black Travel Writers; President of the Pan African Cultural Heritage Tourism Society and Assistant Director of the National Cultural Heritage Tourism Center

 

Dr. Patrick Kalifungwa, former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, Zambia; Vice Chancellor of the award winning Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM).

 

Glendyrr Fick, Manager, Trade and Development, Knysna Tourism and Founder, Green Chefs.

 

Dr. Jovan Popescu
Dr. Jovan Popesku
Dr. David Adams
Dr. David Adams
Kitty Pope
Kitty Pope
Dr. Patrick Kalifunwa
Dr. Patrick Kalifungwa
Hani Abu Dayyeh
Glendyrr Fick

Steve DeVoss, Founder and President Global Sports Partners, utilizing sports to foster post-conflict reconciliation and healing.

 

Judy Karwacki, President, Small Planet Consulting, prominent international consultant in sustainable tourism.

 

Jean Marc Mignon, President, Organisation Internationale du Tourisme Social (O.I.T.S.) – promoting social tourism in regions throughout the world.

 

Lucky K. Chhetri, President of award winning Three Sisters Trekking, empowering the women of Nepal.

 

Daniel Adidwa, CEO of Tour 2.0 Global Writers (Pty) Ltd.

 

Steve DeVoss
Steve DeVoss
Judy Karwacki
Judy Karwacki
Jean Marc Mignon
Jean Marc Mignon
Lucky Chettri
Lucky Chhetri
Daniel Adidwa
Daniel Adidwa

Timothy Marshall, Chairman, IIPT Board of Directors; President, Jamaica Business Resource Center (JBRC)

Victor Mutanga, Founder & President - Afro Global Youth Exchange PTY Ltd and UNESCO - Olympic Truce Youth Peace Ambassador - South Africa

Jennifer Seif, Executive Director, Fair Trade Tourism

Enzo Fazzino, Director for Africa, UNESCO, Culture of Peace Program  

Marsha Smoke, President, Pash Travel and Canadian pioneer in Indigenous Tourism

Timothy Marshall
Timothy Marshall
Victor Mutanga
Victor Mutanga
Jennifer Seif
Jennifer Seif
Enzo Fazzino
Enzo Fazzino
Marsha Smoke
Marsha Smoke

Nikki Rose, Founder & Director, Crete’s Culinary Sanctuaries and Eco-Agritourism Network

Diana McIntyre Pike, President, Countrystyle Community Tours and President, Villages as Businesses, President, IIPT Caribbean Chapter

Bea Broda, Producer/Writer/Host/Speaker and President of BC PICTURES: multimedia and tv productions. Past President, Society of American Travel Writers

Dr. Ernie Heath, Professor, Department of Business Management, University of Pretoria

Cassandra Depecol, TriAthlete and World Traveler

Nikki Rose
Nikki Rose
Diana McIntyre Pike
Diana McIntyre Pike
Bea Broda
Bea Broda
Lucky Chettri
Dr. Ernie Heath
Todd Walters
Cassandra Depecol

 

Concurrent sessions include many other expert practitioners who will also be pleased to meet with you during the Symposium and to share experiences with you.

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations interested in sponsoring the Symposium are invited to contact:

Louis D’Amore, Email: ljd@iipt.org. In South Africa, please contact Bernadette Nickol: bernadette@nickolandpartners.com

 

More Information and Registration

More information on the Symposium is available at www.iipt.org.

To register – please visit: www.iiptsymposium.com

Peace Banner

 

Pre-Symposium Day to Feature

Media and Community Tourism Workshops –

Educator and Student Forums – and IIPT Family Meeting

 

A series of pre-symposium events will be held on 16 February – the day prior to the Symposium – available to all registered delegates at no additional fee. These will include a Media half day workshop, a full day Community Tourism Workshop, Full day Educators Forum, Full day Student/Youth Leadership Forum and an “IIPT Family Meeting.”

 

As well, the IIPT Young Professionals Founding Meeting will be held following the Student/Youth Leadership Forum.

 

Media Workshop

Bea BrodaA half day workshop will be conducted by Bea Broda, former President, Society of American Travel Writers, Producer/Writer/Host/Speaker and President of BC PICTURES: multimedia and tv productions. Bea has been a host and producer of a series of TV Travel programs and multi-media projects including “Timeless Places” TV series, Passport to Adventure TV series and the two hour tv special “Europe if by Road.”

 

Bea has targeted areas in international journalism where she can be a voice for positive change. The concept of accelerating peace through tourism is one that prevails in all of her productions. Her TV shows have been aired widely across Canada and in the northern USA, and her website that contains hundreds of video clips and travel news, www.travelvideo.tv, is popular worldwide.

 

Her workshop will emphasize responsible reporting in travel journalism due to the profound impact a story can have. As well, Bea will present a synopsis of the technical and marketing skills today’s journalist should be prepared with, including selection of equipment at all budget levels, social media outreach, Photoshop and editing technique and getting the story “out there” to readers, listeners and editors.

 

Community Tourism Workshop

Diana McIntyre PikeA full day Community Tourism Workshop will be conducted by Diana McIntyre Pike, President and Founder of Countrystyle Community Tourism Network/Villages as Businesses Programme and Founder/Partner of Countrystyle Caribbean Vacations and Tours (COCAVAT). Diana is the recipient of numerous awards including the Virgin Holidays` Award for Overall Personal Contribution to Responsible Tourism received at World Travel Market 2008 in recognition of her more than 35 years in pioneering Community Tourism.

 

The Community Tourism workshop will familiarize participants with the concept and objectives of Community Tourism.  Using a highly interactive approach, Diana will illustrate practical steps required to build hospitality products geared to both domestic and international visitors.  Participants will learn how to identify unique natural, historical and cultural heritage assets and human resources as the starting components for potential community experience tourism. 

 

Participants will also be introduced to what is required to set up their community-based brand and business by utilizing the business model canvas. The concluding session will ensure that participants in the workshop leave with a clear picture of what their next steps need to be to design a community tourism plan and begin development and network marketing.

 

Educators Forum

Dr. Patrick KalifunwaAs with past IIPT Conferences and Summits, a full day Educators Forum will be held – moderated by Dr. Patrick Kalifungwa, Vice-Chancellor, Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management (LIUTEBM). Dr. Kalifungwa is also the former Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources, Zambia. 

 

A number of prominent educators will present papers at the Forum with the aim of stimulating further discussion and ideas towards collaborative educational initiatives related to research, curriculum development, student and faculty exchanges and further development of the IIPT Consortium of Collaborating Universities (IIPT – CCU).

  

Student/Youth Leadership Forum

Nishit CharadvaSimilarly, a full day Student/Youth Leadership Forum will be held bringing together future leaders of the industry to share their ideas and vision on the Summit theme and to propose initiatives to be taken by students and young leaders. The following are the higlights of some of the topics to be covered:

  • - Developing the next generational leaders… i.e. YOU!
  • - Think globally and act locally – tools and tricks to get you started…
  • - Tourism exchange platform for young people
  • - Youth travel & empowerment for sustainable community development

The Student/Youth Leadership Forum will be moderated by Nishit Charadva, Coordinator of the IIPT International Student/Youth Leadership Network.

 

A Founding meeting of the IIPT Young Professionals Network will be held immediately following the Forum.

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IIPT Student/Youth Leadership Forum

IIPT Family Meeting

A meeting will be held of all IIPT Chapter members, Educator and Student/Youth Leadership Network members, Coalition Partners and Advisory Board members to share initiatives that have been taken, ideas for collaboration and the next phase of  IIPT development as it prepares for the commemoration of its 30th anniversary year and Eighth Global Summit to be announced during the Symposium.

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations interested in sponsoring the Symposium are invited to contact:

Louis D’Amore, Email: ljd@iipt.org. In South Africa, please contact Bernadette Nickol: bernadette@nickolandpartners.com

 

More Information and Registration

More information on the Symposium is available at www.iipt.org.

To register – please visit: www.iiptsymposium.com

Cassie De Pecol

 

Global journey for peace and world record to be launched at IIPT World Symposium


Adapted from an article by: Kaitlin McCallum, kmccallum@registercitizen.com

 

Cassie De PecolCassandra (Cassie) De Pecol will be a special guest at the IIPT World Symposium: Cultivating Sustainable and Peaceful Communities and Nations through Tourism, Culture and Sport being held at Emperors Palace, Ekurhuleni, South Africa, 16 to 19 February, 2015.

 

The Symposium honors the legacies of the world’s three champions of peace and non-violent resistance, Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr. with the aim of furthering their legacies by building bridges of tourism, friendship and peace in regions throughout the world. For more information on the IIPT World Symposium, please refer to our December Newsletter at http://www.iipt.org/newsletter/2015/january.html

 

The action oriented Symposium will feature the launch of Cassie’s global journey to all 195 of the world’s sovereign nations as she sets out to break a world record while traveling as an IIPT Ambassador for Peace and promoting “Peace through Tourism” in each of the nations, cities, towns and villages that she visits.

 

Cassie will begin her journey on 1 July, 2015 with the goal of Cassie De Pecolvisiting all 195 sovereign nations in less than three years, thereby setting a new Guinness World record and as well becoming the youngest person to do so – and also the first woman.

 

Cassie will be traveling as a “global citizen” as she promotes “Peace through Tourism” with the endorsement of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT). IIPT will also support Cassie’s global journey by arranging for her to be met by Ministers of Tourism where possible as well as mayors of cities, towns and villages she plans to visit in each country.

 

Cassie stated: “I’m going to be presenting them a declaration of peace, doing photo ops and meeting with children, youth and people of my generation, discussing ‘Peace’ and what it means to them.” She also aims to be a source of inspiration to everyone she meets. In particular, she is “Hoping to influence people of my generation to pursue their dreams and a rewarding, fulfilled life.”

A further goal of the record setting global journey is to promote the IIPT/Skal Cities, Towns and Villages initiative with the hope that Cassie’s visits will also inspire Cities, Towns and Villages along the way to agree to be actively committed to promoting values of tolerance, non-violence, gender equality, human rights, youth empowerment, environmental integrity, and sustainablehuman, social and economic development.”

 

Cassie De pecolCassie’s goal of promoting “Peace through Tourism” will continue after her trip with the release of a documentary that will be shown in theaters and on Netflix and paired with other materials to serve as a tool kit for high school and college classes, she said. Cassie also plans to visit schools and speak about her travels and “Peace through Tourism” while she also urges them to live their dreams.

 

Cassie has considerable travel experience having traveled to the Amazon, Turkey, Italy, Egypt and several other countries while doing internships in renewable hospitality at hotels across the world.

 

Courtesy photo Cassie De Pecol in the cockpit of a four-seater in the Ecuadorian Amazon with Achuar symbolic face paint on

 

Cassie De PecolCassie’s trip has been seven months in the planning stages and while she has some investors and celebrity endorsements, she is now looking for corporate sponsors to help fund her trip.

 

Cassie also aims to build a community around her trip, inviting interested persons to join her through social media. She has a multitude of pages — Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Vine, Pinterest and will be doing weekly Youtube videos to show highlights of where she’s been. A live tracking system will show her location on a map on her website and she’ll host Q & A's on her blog.

 

“I’m excited to get a culture, a community going of people who are interested in this sort of thing. I’m hoping people will get involved,” she said.

Find Cassie De Pecol at http://cassiedepecol.com.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations interested in sponsoring the Symposium are invited to contact:

Louis D’Amore, Email: ljd@iipt.org. In South Africa, please contact Bernadette Nickol: bernadette@nickolandpartners.com

 

More Information and Registration

More information on the Symposium is available at www.iipt.org.

To register – please visit: www.iiptsymposium.com

Glendower Golf Club

 

IIPT World Symposium to feature “Golf for Peace” Day with special Invitation to International Delegates

 

Living GolfIIPT and Living Golf will come together commemorating the legacies of Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr. for a special day of “IIPT Golf for Peace.”

 

All delegates, and international delegates in particular, are invited to team up with South African hosts for a truly authentic experience at Glendower Golf Club. ‘Let’s Play’ as “Ambassadors for Peace” - building bridges of friendship among people from different cultures, backgrounds and nationalities.

 

Glendower Golf Club has a proud history dating back to 1935. It is an exquisitely designed, highly ranked parkland golf course in Johannesburg, South Africa. A challenging golf course set amidst gorgeous surroundings, Glendower Golf Club is said to be a test for the world’s best golfers. Glendower has hosted many of South Africa’s flagship tournaments and this month will host the prestigious104th South African Open Championship

 

 

The “IIPT Golf for Peace” Day is being organized by Franz Rolinck, Amanda St. George, Bunny Bhoola, Ajit Sikand, Bernadette Nickol, and Lance Ibouah.

 

Date

The Golf for Peace Day will be held immediately following the Symposium, Friday, February 20.

 

When registering for the Symposium – please indicate your intention to participate in the “IIPT Golf for Peace” Day – website: http://www.iiptsymposium.com/

 

Franz Rolinck and Amanda St. George
Franza Rolinck and Amanda St. George
Bunny Bhoola
Bunny Bhoola
Ajit Sikand
Ajit Sikand
Bernadette Nickol
Bernadette Nickol

Why Golf?

Golf is an international sport played by individuals and supported in a team spirit. All players are equal due to the unique handicap system. Sharing a long walk to freedom while discussing cultural experiences, transcending borders and language, celebrating differences and diversity.

 

It is based on authenticity, values, transparency, openness and honesty. Golf has become a high-end sport which contributes to a significant role in worldwide tourism. Yet,it is often seen as an individual, unsustainable sport - exclusive and elitist. The origins of golf on the ancient 16th Century golf links of Scotland tell a different story. It was played by the community on local common land, for leisure and showcasing the promotion of life and leadership skills - where all are equal. It is a powerful tool overcoming social barriers and to form lasting relationships.

 

Tourism offers an opportunity for many cultures to play together and to share their history - a long walk to freedom. It offers players an opportunity to share their backgrounds and traditions, to understand how diversity within a world of conflict may be resolved - talking together - walking together - playing together.

 

The format is to play 18 holes in groups of four players (2 South Africans and 2 visitors). Each hole will be guided by the legacy of our three inspirational leaders - Nelson Mandela, Mahatma Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr - contributing to international understanding and cooperation, resolution of conflict and mobilising the travel and tourism industry as the world’s first Global Peace Industry.

 

"Let’s Play" celebrates our diversity for tourism, friendship and peace throughout the world, Friday 20th February 2015.

 

Living Life - Loving Life - Living Golf

 

For further information please email letsplay@livinggolf.com or phone

Franz Rolinck +27 (0) 798529345 / Amanda St George +27 (0) 795580551.

Living Golf International Ltd - Reg. SC 410531

Email: franz@livinggolf.com Web: www.livinggolf.com

Mobile: +44 (0) 7570 139657, +44 (0) 7587 161770

 

Sponsorship Opportunities

Organizations interested in sponsoring the Symposium are invited to contact:

Louis D’Amore, Email: ljd@iipt.org. In South Africa, please contact Bernadette Nickol: bernadette@nickolandpartners.com

 

More Information and Registration

More information on the Symposium is available at www.iipt.org.

To register – please visit: www.iiptsymposium.com

Host Partners

South African Tourism City of Ekurhuleni Emperors Palace

City of Joburg South African Airways Gauteng Tourism

 

Symposium Partners

UNWTO
WTTC
South African Airways
ATA logo
Skal
Jamaica Business Resource Center
South African Airways

 

Media Partners

e-Turbo News South African Tourism Update Tourism Breaking News Travel Talk  
Tourism and Wildlife India e-Tourism Catalog African Diaspora World Tourism Directory  
TravelVideo Logo
 

 

About IIPT

The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) is a not for profit organization dedicated to fostering travel and tourism initiatives that contribute to international understanding, cooperation among nations, an improved quality of environment, cultural enhancement and the preservation of heritage, poverty reduction, reconciliation and healing wounds of conflicts; and through these initiatives, helping to bring about a peaceful and sustainable world.  It is founded on a vision of the world’s largest industry, travel and tourism – becoming the world’s first global peace industry; and the belief that every traveler is potentially an “Ambassador for Peace.”

For more information:
IIPT Website: www.iipt.org
Tel: (802) 253-8671
Fax: (802) 253-2645
Email: ljd@iipt.org

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