About the Summit

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‘Invest, Finance & Restart’

The thought-provoking Tourism Investment Summit on 1-2 November 2021 at ExCeL, London

The International Tourism and Investment Conference (ITIC) is thrilled to stage, in partnership with World Travel Market (WTM London), its hybrid (in-person and virtual) Global Tourism Investment Summit on ‘Invest, Finance & Restart’.

DAY 1 – 1 November 2021 – Platinum Suite, ExCel, London
On 1 November, it will be a hybrid event: in-person and livestream for those who cannot attend due to travel restrictions. The in-person Summit will enable face-to-face direct interactions and networking opportunities for both attendees and speakers and will cast new perspectives and insights on the restart of the global tourism industry

Day 2 – 2 November 2021 – ITIC Deal Room – WTM South Gallery Room 12, ExCel, London
On 2 November, project tourism owners and developers from all over the world will be able to showcase their tourism projects to members of the ITIC team in private deal rooms. The ITIC team invites tourism projects owners or developers who are looking for investment to submit their projects so that ITIC can screen them in the Deal Room it has set up at WTM South Gallery room 12 at ExCeL. Project Developers in quest of investment can fill in the form by clicking this link.

The ITIC team will provide actionable advice for attendees, striking mutually beneficial agreements and channeling investments into their projects. ITIC will also to ensure that your project integrates the best environmental, social and good governance practices. We will then actively interface with investors and fund managers to turn your tourism project into reality.

This summit will explore in depth how to restart the industry and focuses on the following critical issues:

Current Economic Outlook, predictions and Recovery plan for 2022
Restarting the Travel and Tourism sector
Building tourism resilience by expanding air connectivity
Discover Botswana
ITIC Tourism Investment MINISTRIAL PANEL: Reimaging incentives to attract FDI to tourism destinations and to reposition the industry as a main driver of economic growth
Health: Investment in regional vaccination plants as a pre-requisite to restore trust in travel and tourism
How to attract tourism and investments from China towards the global recovery
Restructuring travel and tourism businesses to lower debt exposure, with new strategic investments to return to profitability path
Destination Focus: Investment opportunities in the United Kingdom
Re-energising regional destinations through branding and investments to boost tourist arrivals

ITIC is eager to flag the challenges to be addressed for the revival of the global tourism and travel industry and thus enable the different stakeholders to be in the starting blocks for 2022.

This ITIC hybrid Conference will connect together investors with developers of untapped tourism projects and under-exploited destinations from all over the world. They will be able to share strategic information and talk about the direction their future business will take while embracing environmental, social and governance concerns.

Why attend?

Tourism Ministers
International institutions and policy-makers
Tourism Leaders
Tourism Project Owners and Developers
Financial Services Leaders
Investors, Bankers and Private Equity Firms

Our Summit will feature thought-provoking and inspiring discussions on investment and business restarting in the post-Covid-19 era.

Attending the ITIC Conference will enable you to gain greater insights of the future of travel and tourism from industry movers and shakers who will expose pertinent real case studies that will enlighten the audience.

You will also have the golden opportunity of interacting and engaging with investors and decision-makers of the travel and tourism from across the globe, in view of striking mutually beneficial business deals that will bring your business to the next level of its development.

View our Past Conferences

April 2017 – Enhancing Mauritius – China Relations – https://itic.uk/symposium-on-enhancing-mauritius-china-relations/
June 2017 China Tourist Night – CNTA Mauritius – www.itic.uk/china-tourist-night
ITIC London November 2018 www.itic.uk/videos
31 May 2019 – Investing in Tourism Sustainability Conference, Sunny Beach Bulgaria – www.investingintourism.com / BBC Clip –
http://www.bbc.com/storyworks/bulgaria-sustainable-tourism-conference/bulgaria-sustainable-tourism-post-event
ITIC London – 01 & 02 November 2019 – www.itic.uk & https://itic.uk/itic-2019-video-gallery/
ITIC Arabian Travel Market Middle East Tourism Investment In-person Summit 19 May 2021

Our Virtual Events 2020

Message from Chairman Dr. Taleb Rifai

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“ The pandemic has disrupted the world economy but tourism is a resilient sector. Sure, signs are emerging to demonstrate that the sector continues its resilience and is bouncing back and, indeed, has always bounced back from past crises.

ITIC and its Invest Tourism division aim to promote investments in travel and tourism not just to create and develop new hotels, resorts and infrastructure for the traveller but we want these investments to be sustainable in the sense that they become community-based developments which create employment, education, well-being and long term value. Enabling SMEs to grow and to benefit from all travel and tourism interests across the globe for the greater benefit of people and their local communities. ”

Simon Press

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ITIC Speaker — Simon Press
Exhibition Director
World Travel Market London (WTM London)
& Travel Forward (TF)

Simon has been employed by Reed Travel Exhibitions for the last fifteen years. His first role was Exhibition Director on Arabian Travel Market (ATM) held in Dubai.

He moved to WTM London after two years to take responsibility for Head of Sales and new projects and following one year in this role he was promoted to Exhibition Director of WTM London. In 2020, Simon was promoted to Exhibition Director of WTM London and Travel Forward, the global event for travel and tourism technology, taking place alongside WTM London.

Simon constantly looks to innovate and deliver new facets to WTM London and Travel Forward including looking at the online and social community and opportunities around responsible tourism linking the events to Responsible Tourism and Responsible Technology.

He worked extensively in India and Middle Eastern markets. Previous experience includes working in two other large media companies, United Business Media and EMAP, working across exhibitions and publishing.

A former Captain and Officer of the British Army, he served for four years in the Cheshire Regiment (Infantry Regiment). He has played rugby extensively and is now a keen supporter.

Call for Projects

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As at June 2019, ITIC has received proposals for live and bankable tourism projects worth of USD 3 billion.

Tourism project promoters are invited to send their Expression of Interest for those projects that are in need of investment.

Contact Details
Ibrahim Ayoub
Group CEO
ITIC Ltd
a: Aldgate Tower
2 Leman Street,
London E1W 9US,
United Kingdom.
t: +44 74 64 03 47 61
+44 79 74 18 75 71
e: [email protected]

Tourism Investment Projects

Interested in submitting an investment project or looking for investment opportunities?

Speakers

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Programme

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The Global Tourism Investment Summit

Day 1 – Monday 1 November 2021
Venue: Platinum Suite, Excel, London

Master of Ceremony – Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd

10:00 – 10:30 GMT Registration

10:30 – 10:35 GMT Introduction by Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd

10:35 – 10:45 GMT Welcome Speeches

Speakers:

Dr. Taleb Rifai Chairman of ITIC & Former Secretary-General,UNWTO
Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, WTM

10:45 GMT Morning conversations

10:45 – 11:05 GMT Current Economic Outlook, predictions and Recovery plan for 2022

Mark Beer, OBE, Chairman of Metis Institute in conversation with Professor Ian Goldin, Professor of Globalisation and Development, University of Oxford

11:05 – 11:30 GMT Restarting the Travel and Tourism sector

Gerald Lawless, Director, ITIC in a One-to-one Conversation with Julia Simpson, CEO, WTTC

11:30 – 12:00 GMT Building tourism resilience by expanding air connectivity

Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC in conversation with Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism of Jamaica and Ghaith Al Ghaith, CEO of Flydubai

12:00 – 12:10 GMT Discover Botswana

Presentation by Hon. Phildah Kereng, Minister of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism

12:10 – 13:10 GMT ITIC Tourism Investment MINISTERIAL PANEL
Reimaging incentives to attract FDI to tourism destinations and to reposition the industry as a main driver of economic growth

Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC

Introduction by Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC and former Secretary-General UNWTO

Speakers:

Hon. Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, Jamaica
Hon. Nayef Al Fayez, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Jordan
Hon. Najib Balala, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, Kenya
Amr El-Kady, CEO, Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board

13:10 – 13:15 GMT Shackle – Your Next Generation Hotel

Project Presentation by Mark Abraham, Founder & CEO, Shackle

13:15 – 14:00 GMT Refreshment and Networking Session

14:00 – 14:45 GMT Health: Investment in regional vaccination plants as a pre-requisite to restore trust in travel and tourism

Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter & Broadcaster, BBC

Speakers:

Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman ITIC & former Secretary-General, UNWTO
Elena Kountoura, Member of European Parliament
Cuthbert Ncube, Executive Chairman Africa Tourism Board
Denis Kinane, Founder and Chief Medical Officer, Cign Post Diagnostics, UK

14:45 – 15:00 GMT Development of a new Lifestyle Tourism City in San Pedro, Cote D’Ivoire

Presentation by Joseph Grah, Project Development Partner

15:00 – 15:15 GMT Presentation by Manuel González Buiza, CEO, Tourism Optimizer Platform

15:15 – 15:30 GMT How to attract tourism and investments from China towards the global recovery

Introduction by Paul Hoskins, Director ITIC Ltd and Invest Tourism Ltd

Presentation by Marcus Lee, Chairman of Association of SME Business owner

15:30 – 16:00 GMT Restructuring travel and tourism businesses to lower debt exposure, with new strategic investments to return to profitability path

An interactive conversation with:

Mark Beer, OBE. Chairman, Metis Institute
Dinky Puri, Founding Partner, Eagle Wing Group
Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC and Ambassador WTTC

16:00 – 16:30 GMT Destination Focus: Investment opportunities in the United Kingdom

A thought-provoking discussion between Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC and Christopher Rodrigues, Chairman of the Maritime & Coastguard Agency and former Chairman of Visit Britain

16:30 – 17:15 GMT Re-energising regional destinations through branding and investments to boost tourist arrivals

Moderator: Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC

Introduction: Professor Dimitrios Buhalis, Director eTourism Lab & Deputy Director International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University Business School

Speakers:

Ian Liddell-Grainger, MP (UK) and Acting-Chairman, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Hon. Memunatu B. Pratt, Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone
Nikolina Angelkova, Former Minister of Tourism, Bulgaria
Mobin Rafiq, Investor, Entrepreneur and President of the Commonwealth Entrepreneur Club
Andrew Agius Muscat, Secretary-General, Mediterranean Tourism Foundation
Thoyyib Mohamed, Managing Director, Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation

17:15 – 17:30 GMT Closing – Conversation

Speakers:

Rajan Datar, Presenter and Broadcaster, BBC
Dr. Taleb Rifai, Chairman of ITIC & Former Secretary-General UNWTO
Simon Press, Senior Exhibition Director, WTM
Gerald Lawless, Director ITIC & Invest Tourism
Paul Hoskins, Director, ITIC & Invest Tourism
Ibrahim Ayoub, Group CEO & MD ITIC & Invest Tourism Ltd

Day 2 – Tuesday 2 November 2021
Venue: WTM South Gallery Room 12, ExCel, London

10:00 – 17:00 GMT The ITIC Deal Room

Meeting with ITIC team to view your investment projects
Project Presentations
B2B Meetings
Networking Sessions

The Virtual Summit Replay

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Watch the full Summit.

Morning Conversation

Economic Outlook

One-to-one Interview with Issam Kazim

What the Future of Hotels look like? And What is the New ‘Normal’ for Hotels and Hospitality?

Presentation of a successful sustainable tourism development

Promoting gender equality in the Middle East tourism industry

Investment Panel: Changes brought to encourage public-private investment initiatives in sustainable tourism projects in the Middle East

Presentation: China-Middle East Tourism partnership during and post Covid19

Analysing the impact and challenges of digital transformation in the Travel and Tourism industry

Capital Raising for Start-ups

Closing

The Event Day

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Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Welcome Remarks

The evolving economic landscape of the Middle East and the emerging challenges and opportunities in the Travel and Tourism Sector

To what extent will sustainability reorient the Middle East tourism industry?

Travel Industry Outlook
When is the travel industry expected to recover and bounce back to pre-Covid 19 levels?

Prospects for investment in the Middle East hotel industry

Investment Opportunities

Closing

Eddie Taylor

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Eddie Taylor is Editorial Director of Arabian Business and is a journalist and editor with more than 25 years’ experience.

He has deployed his skills in a number of tourism-related fields, from editing the inflight magazine for Royal Jordanian Airlines for almost a decade to, helping to articulate a new strategy for the Jordan Tourism Board and overseeing a major content project for Emirates.