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IH&RA 40th Annual Congress: "Managing Through Rapidly Changing Times"
3-7 October 2003 in Cairo, Egypt |
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Paris, 17 March 2003... The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) is pleased to announce that it will host its 40th Annual Congress in Cairo, Egypt, 3-7 October 2003. |
The Congress includes a four-day educational program featuring a speaker panel of leading hospitality industry professionals and industry analysts who will crack the riddle of "Managing Through Rapidly Changing Times." Congress delegates will also have the opportunity to expand their international business contacts via high-level networking sessions and enjoy an elegant social and sightseeing program in the land of the sphinx and pharaohs.
Panellists of the educational sessions will address the global outlook for the hospitality industry in the face of on-going world conflict including the impact of a war in Iraq. Other crucial issues to be tackled include: maintaining safety and security in hotels and restaurants in the face of on-going terrorism threats; market implications in changing times - critical issues, challenges and solutions for manoeuvring in the complex hospitality and tourism marketplace; the rapidly changing profile of hotel and restaurant clientele with a focus on the emerging Chinese tourist; international market evolution with projections of where, geographically, the market is moving; financial repercussions of international market instability, managing through a recession and investment strategies for turbulent times; the future of 'all-inclusive tourism'; human resources and the changing patterns in hotel & restaurant careers; and opportunities and outlooks in the global restaurant industry.*
The IH&RA Congress will also offer a series of interactive "Mini-chats and Roundtables" giving Congress delegates a forum to express their views and concerns about the critical issues identified in the panel presentations and sessions. These "mini-chats" are limited to just 10 persons, plus a moderator, thereby assuring that each Congress delegate voice is heard.
The Congress Opening Ceremony will welcome as Guest Of Honour, HE Dr. Mamdouh El Beltagui, Minister of Tourism of Egypt, President of the World Tourism Organization's Commission for the Middle East and Chairman of the World Tourism Organization Crisis Committee. This Opening Ceremony will be just one of many elegant high-profile social events organized by the Congress hosts, the Egyptian Hotel and Restaurant Association and the Egyptian Tourism Federation. Congress delegates will receive VIP treatment throughout the Congress with gala dinners organized each evening, one in the shadows of the pyramids, another on the bank of the Nile, followed by a Nile Cruise, and a Closing Ceremony featuring a breathtaking sound and light show.
The Congress also offers sightseeing trips to the pyramids, the Cairo Museum with its exquisite collection of Egyptian antiquities, and a private tour of the historic city centre of Cairo.
The IH&RA Congress is a truly international hospitality industry event, welcoming over 500 hospitality executives from around the world. The profile of attendees includes chief executives from international and national hotel and restaurant chains; chief executives from national associations of hotels and restaurants; independent hoteliers and restaurateurs; hospitality industry suppliers and service providers; industry experts from leading international hospitality educational centres; hospitality industry consultants; and chief executive officers from international organisations.
"IH&RA is extremely proud to bring its annual Congress to Cairo in the year 2003," said IH&RA CEO Alain-Philippe Feutré. "This Congress has the full support of the Egyptian Tourism Federation, the Egyptian Hotel and Restaurant Association, and our members around the globe."
"Cairo is one of the most culturally-rich and dynamic metropolises of the world. This event will be an opportunity to showcase everything that this city and the country of Egypt have to offer in terms of culture, history, art, hospitality service and security," said IH&RA Vice-President John Bell, former CEO of the Caribbean Hotels Association.
For more information about the IH&RA 40th Annual Congress or to receive information about sponsorship or exhibition opportunities, please contact Béatrice Maraval, IH&RA Director of Operations, at maraval@ih-ra.com or tel: + 33 (0) 1 44 88 92 23 or visit the IH&RA website: www.ih-ra.com/events.
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