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Monday 4th, December 2000
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Inaugural session - Tourism, a strategic factor in the development of the world economy

Welcome (Christian REY)

Welcome address : Geneva, international city and a place of tourism (Carlo LAMPRECHT)

Objectives of the Tourism Summits of Chamonix Mont-Blanc / Geneva (Michel CHARLET)

The key success factors for sustainable growth in tourism (Peter KELLER)

Can tourism be considered a strategic sector of the world economy ? (Herwig SCHLOEGL)

Tourist industry growth potential : wath are the expectations of a world-wide company of the driving force of tourism (Paul DUBRULE)

Tourirsm's role in the context of economic development : a key sector for the economies of the industrialised nations ? (Michelle DEMESSINE)

The legend of exponential growth of the tourism industry : is growth guaranteed at all levels of development ? (Egon SMERAL)

The world-wide prospects for tourism growth : will the vision of the WTO become a reality ? (Francesco FRANGIALLI)

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Tuesday 5th, December 2000

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Opening session in Chamonix

Texte of the President of french Republic Jacques CHIRAC (Michel CHARLET)

Welcome (Ernest NYCOLLIN)

Presentation of the world-wilde network of information and exchange of experiences on sustainable tourism (Christophe DEVOUASSOUX)

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Round Table 1 - The most significant major trends
Chairman of the meeting : Bernard BORNET

The irreversible process of globalisation : are there only winners in the field of tourism ? (Norbert VANHOVE)

The major new trends in tourism development : how can they be explored ? (Marie-Christine KOVACSHAZY)

The leisure society : is there no end to tourism growth ? (Luigi GAIDO)

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Round Table 2 - The mechanism of innovation creation
Chairman of the meeting : Philippe MOISSET

"International Benchmark Report Tourism" : How can one compare the relative competitiveness of Europe's major tourism regions ? (Christoph KOELLREUTER)

The "test" markets and tourism innovation : what instruments are necessary to improve the profitability of investments ? (Gilles GUYOMARD)

Will the advent of the new information and communication technology be a driving factor in the development of world tourism ? (Jacques COSSALTER)

The other point of view : How can tourism companies and organisations in the traditional resorts be made more professional, industrial and innovative to ensure more lasting growth ? (François VELLAS)

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Round Table 3 - Access to resources
Chairman of the meeting : Georges PACQUETET

Which perspectives for the international Airport of Geneva ? (Jean-Pierre JOBIN)

New types of financing for SMES in hotel trade : how to approach the problem of an aging hotel stock ? (Jean-François TASSIN)

The other point of view : Is the volatility of an economy based on shareholder value compatible with the need for the sustainable development of tourism resorts ? (Karl KOCH)

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Round Table 4 - The new products and markets
Chairman of the meeting : Luigi GAIDO

New products and markets (Luigi GAIDO)

New ways to develop tourism potential : how to create synergies between sectors ? (Robert SALZL)

The "Human Powered Mobility" project : is it possible to create environment-friendly products and at the same time to try to stimulate tourism demand ? (Peter ANRIG)

Reinventing tourism : is the theme park the way ahead ? (Heinz Rico SCHERRIEB)

The other point of view : Is green tourism a promising new growth area or an illusion that offers little or no added value ? (Peter ZIMMER)

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Wednesday 6th, December 2000

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Round Table 5 - The new industrial structures
Chairman of the meeting : Bernard DEBARBIEUX

The superconcentration of American ski resorts : a model for the European Alps to follow ? (Rachel RICHARDS et Auden SCHENDLER)

How can the traditional tourism resort with its fragment supply of products and services adapt its structures to the requirements of the market (the case of the Mont-Blanc Compagny ) ? (Bernard PRUD'HOMME)

Can telematic distribution help destinations to regain enought strength to hold their own in the international tourism market ? (Markus MAISSEN)

The other point of view - "Best practices" : is the "corporation model" superior to the "community model" ? (Craig A. PETERSON)

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Round Table 6 - Incentive systems
Chairman of the meeting : Franklin ADEJUWON

What influence does tourism promotion have on tourism growth ? (David McCARTHY)

The strategy of remunciation : is it possible to fulfil the potential of tourism without help from the state ? (William C. GARTNER)

Do countries that promote tourism fare better than those that do not ? (German PORRAS)

The other point of view : Can Government policy ensure the sustainable development of the tourism industry ? (Martin BRACKENBURY)

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Closing session - Conclusions

Sustainable Tourism, the ambition of Rhône-Alpes for the new decade (Anne-Marie COMPARINI)

Sustainable tourist industry growth in the Province of Turin (Silvana ACCOSSATO)

Tourism and development of the town of Turin (Dominico CARPANINI)

The Summits tourism or a new form dialogue and action (Alain CLERC)

Synthesis and presentation of the 3rd Summits of Tourism in 2001 : the social aspects of sustainable development (Peter KELLER)

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