Expedia and UN Foundation Introduce World Heritage Alliance at WTTC
Washington, DC, April 5, 2006. As the Global Travel & Tourism Summit 2006 begins, Expedia Inc., and the United Nations Foundation will host a roundtable discussion to introduce and provide updates about the World Heritage Alliance on Monday, April 10, 2006 at 3:30 p.m. at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
Several recent news articles have touched on the relationship between tourism and the important travel destinations designated as World Heritage sites. The World Heritage Alliance, launched in late 2005 by Expedia, Inc. and the UN Foundation and with support from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre, is an innovative partnership designed to promote tourism as a positive force for World Heritage conservation and local community development through responsible tourism.
There are currently 812 World Heritage sites, spanning 137 countries, which have been recognized for their "outstanding value to humanity." These sites are protected by the 1972 World Heritage Convention, signed by 180 countries and administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
WHAT: A roundtable discussion to introduce and provide updates about the World Heritage Alliance
WHO: Ron Letterman, Vice Chairman, Expedia Partner Services Group
Kathy Bushkin, Executive Vice President, United Nations Foundation
Laura Pi~nones, Director of Emerging Markets Global Communications, Expedia, Inc.
Erika Harms, Director of Sustainable Development, United Nations Foundation
WHEN: Monday, April 10, 2006
3:30-4:30 p.m.
WHERE: Mandarin Oriental Hotel
The Living Room, 8th Floor
1330 Maryland Avenue, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20024
For more information about the World Heritage Alliance, please visit http://worldheritagealliance.org/
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