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ALTM Ultratravel Forum

Will China and the Asia-Pacific region become the largest world market for luxury travel...

ALTM 2010 opened with the ALTM Ultratravel Forum, on Monday 14th June, with industry specialists and economic experts as they debated the issues that face the luxury travel industry today and discussed its possibilities for the future.

After the Forum, attendees joined the speakers in the foyer of the Shanghai Centre Theatre for the ALTM Post Forum Cocktail, where discussions and findings from the Forum were continued with amongst luxury travel's top players.

Please find the full programme of the ALTM 2010 Ultratravel Forum below, alternately you can view the entire ALTM Ultratravel Forum presention by clicking on the link below:

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ALTM Ultratravel Forum Programme

Monday 14th June

16.00	Welcome Nick Perry - Chairman , Ultratravel
16.05 - 16.25	Keynote 1: The luxury travel industry and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region Charles Goddard, Asia-Pacific Editorial Director, Economist Intelligent Unit
16.25 - 16.45	Keynote 2: KPMG’s research on the luxury industry in China and how it affects the luxury travel market Nick Debnam, Partner in Charge, Consumer Markets, KPMG, China
16.45 - 17.00	Audience Q & A with Keynote Speakers
17.00 - 17.45	Panel Discussion: “Is China and the Asia-Pacific region set to become the largest world market for luxury travel?” With the highest economic growth rates in the world and increasing affluent populations, the Asia-Pacific has never been more in demand, but is there potential for further expansion and what does this mean for the future of the luxury traveller and the industry? Our experts discuss just exactly what the Asia-Pacific has to offer and how the luxury market can adapt to the current change in times. Moderator: Graham Boynton, Group Travel Editor of the Daily Telegraph and Editor of Ultratravel magazine Panellists: Guy Crawford, CEO, Jumeirah Naysla Edwards,Director, Travel Benefits, Membership Travel Services, American Express International Inc. Reene Ho-Phang, Managing Director of BrandStory Andrew Jessop, Regional Vice President - Asia, Langham Hotels International Kent Zhu, Group Director of Sales and Marketing, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
17.45 - 18.00	Audience Q & A with Panellists
18.00	Post Forum Cocktail Shanghai Centre Theatre
19.00	Close