SAUDI ARABIA UNVEILS TOP TOURISM LEADERS AND GLOBAL MINISTERS IN SPEAKER LINEUP FOR WORLD TOURISM DAY 2023
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- More than 500 government officials, industry leaders and experts from across 120 countries are set to descend on Riyadh for the event, making this year's celebration the biggest and most impactful World Tourism Day in its 43-year history.
- Speakers include His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia; Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization; Her Excellency Rosa Ana Morillo Rodriguez, Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain; Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism of South Africa; Julia Simpson, CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council and Matthew Upchurch, CEO of Virtuoso
- Breadth of high-level attendees demonstrates significance of World Tourism Day 2023, hosted in Riyadh, to charting the future of the global tourism sector's growth.
- His Excellency Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism of Saudi Arabia
- Zurab Pololikashvili, Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization
- His Excellency Khalid Al Falih, Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia
- Her Highness Princess Haifa Bint Mohammed Al Saud, Vice Minister of Tourism
- Her Excellency Patricia de Lille, Minister of Tourism of South Africa
- Her Excellency Nikolina Brnjac, Minister of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Croatia
- His Excellency Mehmet Ersoy, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey
- Her Excellency Rosa Ana Morillo Rodriguez, Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain
- Julia Simpson, CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council
- Pansy Ho, Secretary General of the Global Tourism Economy Forum
- Captain Ibrahim Koshy, the CEO of Saudi Arabian Airlines (SAUDIA)
- Pierfrancesco Vago, CEO of MSC Cruises
- Greg Webb, CEO of Travelport
- Matthew Upchurch, CEO of Virtuoso
- Ritesh Agarwal, CEO of OYO