2010 Tourism Leadership Summit Set for May 20th in Orlando

Features hospitality industry powerhouse speaker lineup

• 
  SAVE
• 
  SHARE
• 
  TEXT SIZE
• 
  PRINT
• 
  COMMENT
• 
  PDF

. February 24, 2010

ORLANDO, FL, USA, February 22, 2010 - The 2010 Tourism Leadership Summit is scheduled for Thursday, May 20, 2010 - the day immediately following the end of the US Travel Association's "International Pow Wow" in Orlando, Florida (May 15-19, 2010). The Tourism Leadership Summit is presented separately by Skål International Orlando, whose membership includes many well-known and respected names in the industry. This year's Summit is the fourth in a series of highly-popular programs designed specifically for hospitality industry executives and senior managers in travel and tourism worldwide.

The day-long program speaker lineup features some of hospitality's brightest minds offering insights and comments on the ever-changing landscapes affecting the industry. Site for the Summit will be the Rosen College of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida, located in the heart of Orlando's "tourism corridor." The Rosen College of Hospitality Management is the largest hospitality school in the United States and is recognized as one of the world's leading teaching and research institutions in its field.

Speakers confirmed who will participate in hour-long sessions (including time for Q&A) are:

• Peter Yesawich, Chairman & CEO, Ypartnership;
  
• Bruce Bommarito, Executive Vice President & COO, US Travel Association;
  
• Mark Brown, Executive Vice President, American Automobile Association;
  
• Michael Gehrisch, President & CEO, Destination Marketing Association International;
  
• Peter Cranis, Vice President of Leisure Marketing, Orlando CVB;
  
• Bruce MacMillan, President & CEO, Meeting Planners International;
  
• Michael Pusateri, President & CEO, Vantage Strategy.

Registration for the 2010 Tourism Leadership Summit is just US$99 per person and attendance is limited to 200 industry professionals. Membership in Skål International is not required. Attendees can register online securely at https://www.tourismsummit.com, where they an also review other details of the program. Organizations interested in sponsorship opportunities at either a US$1,000 or US$500 level can get more information at the event's website.

An interesting feature to this year's Tourism Summit is that the event luncheon will be prepared and served by students at the Rosen College of Hospitality Management.

Longtime Orlando hotelier Grant Bannen is current president of Skål International Orlando. Gary Sain, president of the Orlando CVB, coordinated the speaker lineup, and Frederick Corrigan, president of Travel Marketing International, is program coordinator and meeting planner for the 2010 Tourism Leadership Summit. Thomas White, president of Eola Travel Services, is executive secretary of Skål International Orlando.

For more information: contact Frederick Corrigan at 407.992.8102, or email [email protected]. For information on Skål International Orlando, visit www.skalorlando.com.