Asia Travel Re:Set‘s Gary Bowerman will be speaking at the World Tourism Conference 2022: Tourism Futures Reimagined in Malaysia. Co-hosted by the UNWTO and the Government of Malaysia, the 3-day event takes place in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, from 28-30 November.
Gary Bowerman will be speaking on The Power of Narratives in Reviving Tourism. His presentation is part of the Redefining Tourism Success – Inspiring Stories session of the conference on 28 November.
The session features a distinguished panel of fellow speakers. Gary will be joining:
- H.E. Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, Minister of Tourism, Maldives: One Island, One Resort – Maldives’ Remarkable Recovery
- Martha Domenech, Director General, Tourism Catalunya, Spain: Reconnecting Catalonia with Gastronomy
- Brent Anderson, Regional General Manager, Tourism Australia: Reimagining the Visitor Economy – Thrive 2030
The World Travel Conference 2022 is described by the joint organisers, the UNWTO and the Government of Malaysia, as follows:
“Themed ‘Tourism Futures Reimagined’, the conference aims to provide an interdisciplinary platform which champions thought leadership on tourism futures and strategies driving tourism’s recovery and resilience in a post-pandemic world. The World Travel Conference 2022 will feature a line-up of world-renowned speakers in four sessions.”
Also speaking at the conference will be Dato Sri Nancy Shukri, Minister of Tourism, Arts & Culture, Malaysia; Javier Ruescas, Senior Programme Officer, UNWTO; Dr Ian Yeoman, Professor of Tourism Futures, Victoria University of Wellington; Jane Lim, Vice President, Global Markets, TripAdvisor, Prof. Jafar Jafari, Professor of Hospitality & Tourism, University of Wisconsin-Stout and Mich Goh, Head of Public Policy, South East Asia, Airbnb.