2010 ICTC Annual Meeting and Study Tour at the Douro Valley, Portugal

 

The International Committee on Cultural Tourism held its Annual Meeting in Lamego, Douro Valley, Portugal in June. The ICTC Executive Board held regular quarterly ‘virtual’ meetings and participated in more frequent focused discussions on topics relating to scientific and organisational matters specifically on preparations for the International Conference in Porto, 2010/06/17, Porto, Portugal; the scientific programme for the ICTC Douro Valley Workshop, and ICTC members’ contributions to United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Communicating Heritage Handbook.

List of activities

International Conference: World Heritage Status: Opportunities for Economic Gain for Tourism Destinations – The case of the Douro Valley, joint organisers National Geographic, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, Portugal - North Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N), 2010/06/17, Palácio da Bolsa, Porto, Portugal, 200 plus delegates 

Presentations of the ICTC Workshop findings and recommendations regarding tourism management in the World Heritage Listed Douro Valley to the North Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR-N), Regua, 2010/06/21

Annual General Meeting 

20 June 2010 

School of Tourism, Lamego, Douro Valley, Portugal

Present:

Graham Brooks (President)

Sue Millar (Vice-President)

Murray Brown (Membership Secretary)

Aylin Orbasli

Ahmed Al-Jowder

Günther Stanzl

Jaturong Pokharatsiri

Wolfgang Koellisch

Erzsébet Kovacs

Michèle Prats

Paul Dignam

Lyn Leader-Elliott

Esa Ollikainen

Randall Durband

Sondre Svalastog

Anne de San

Ivan Henares

Luisa Silva Ferreira Ambrosio