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IH&RA 40th Annual Congress Rescheduled for 5-9 December 2003 |
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The International Hotel & Restaurant Association (IH&RA) 40th Annual Congress has been rescheduled to take place in Cairo, Egypt 5-9 December 2003, instead of the previously announced dates of 3-7 October 2003. |
This decision was made in response to the impact of recent world events on hospitality and tourism, the notable shifts in tourism supply and demand and the current trend of travellers postponing or delaying business and leisure travel due to economic factors. These trends and their impact on hospitality and the global tourism industry will be the focus of the Congress which includes a four-day educational program featuring leading hospitality industry professionals and industry analysts discussing the challenges of "Managing Through Rapidly Changing Times."
"The decision to reschedule the IH&RA 40th Annual Congress was taken after careful consideration and consultation with our members, with the international organizations with which we work and with our industry partners in the private sector," said Alain-Philippe Feutré, IH&RA CEO. IH&RA members include national hotel and restaurant associations in some 100 countries around the globe and international and national hotel and restaurant chains representing some 50 brands. Through its national association membership, IH&RA represents small and medium-sized hospitality enterprises (SMEs) all over the world, which account for the major share of the international hospitality market. Through its chain membership, IH&RA represents major hospitality corporations operating globally or regionally.
IH&RA is the only Association exclusively dedicated to representing hotels and restaurants worldwide with International Non-Governmental Organisation status with the United Nations (UN). The Association has long-standing ties with the UN and its specialized agencies such as the International Labour Organization, the World Tourism Organisation, the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations Environment Programme, as well as inter-governmental agencies such as the International Organisation of Employers, the International Standards Organisation and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development. Through its monitoring and lobbying activities, IH&RA actively resists potentially damaging or costly attempts to regulate the hospitality industry worldwide, estimated to comprise 300,000 hotels and 8 million restaurants, employ 60 million people and contribute 950 billion USD annually to the global economy.
The IH&RA Congress is a truly international hospitality 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.
The 2003 Congress will be held in Cairo, hosted by IH&RA members, the Egyptian Hotel and Restaurant Association and the Egyptian Tourism Federation. 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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