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Renowned television channel Al Jazeera
has become a platinum sponsor of the World Travel and Tourism Council's Fourth Global Travel and Tourism Summit,
taking place at the Sheraton Hotel Doha on May 1 - May 3, 2004.
The Fourth Global Travel and Tourism Summit, hosted by Qatar Airways, will be
held in the Middle East for the first time and attract 700 of the most influential
people in the world's tourism industry, ministers from more than 30 governments
and an international media contingent of around 150 journalists.
The platinum sponsorship agreement was announced by Qatar Airways' Chief
Executive Officer Mr Akbar Al Baker and Al Jazeera's General Manager Mr Wadah
Khanfar in a press conference today.
"I am pleased to announce that Al Jazeera will be supporting the Summit as a
platinum sponsor. Their contribution will add great global prestige to this industry
event of the year," said Mr. Akbar Al Baker.
"Al Jazeera have generously promoted the Summit to their millions of viewers
right across the world.
"Through its generous support of the Summit, Al Jazeera is demonstrating the
great importance it attaches to supporting an industry that employs millions of
people across the globe.
"Al Jazeera's support will also mean that the important discussions about the
future directions of the world tourism industry that will occur at the Summit will be
covered from an Arabic perspective," said Mr Al Baker. |
