Rajan Datar to MC Summit on Culture & Heritage in Tourism

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Rajan Datar, the award profitable TV broadcaster acquainted to BBC UK and BBC World viewers, will MC opening and shutting classes on the inaugural Global Leaders Summit introduced by the World Tourism Association for Culture and Heritage.
The summit in Valencia, 24-25 September, will deal with points and alternatives the place tourism, tradition and heritage meet – and infrequently collide: the administration of tourism and the presentation of tradition in tourism settings world wide.

Datar is effectively certified for the summit position, having travelled the world professionally for 30 years, most famously in his capability as reporter for the BBC’s The Travel Show the place he created 30 travelogues from dozens of locations throughout 5 continents.

He can also be the presenter of two lengthy operating common reveals on the BBC World Service, together with “The Forum”, which specialises in world tradition and historical past. Mr Datar has additionally been a tradition supplier in the form of his 9 piece ska and reggae band, Maroon Town, which has toured the world – from Kingston, Jamaica to Kazakhstan, from Brazil to Brunei. They have performed in giant venues and performed workshops in colleges, prisons and drug rehabilitation centres.

“In my professional and personal observations, culture has been the very lifeblood of tourism,” stated Mr Datar. “And with that comes a responsibility for all of us who partake, or are stakeholders, to protect its health. The traveller’s natural curiosity will always be drawn to artistry, indigenous customs and heritage in any destination — and their memories will be defined by these elements.”

New insights from tradition and heritage tourism leaders and operators, not usually on the convention circuit, will probably be shared with a summit viewers, which is able to embody representatives from authorities ministries, tourism boards, main personal sector choice makers, tour operators, company sponsors, neighborhood representatives, NGOs and media.

Datar will probably be joined on stage by main lights from the tradition and heritage tourism sector resembling Anne Grady, Head Cultural Heritage Advisor for the EU Parliament; Imad Barrakad of the Morocco Agency for Tourism Development; Karl Burrows of Tourism New Zealand; Zina Bencheikh of Intrepid Travel; and Judy Kepher-Gona the founding father of Sustainable Travel & Tourism Agenda, to identify just a few.

“This summit is designed to find solutions with many speakers being key decision-makers,” stated Mr Datar. “I am keen to gain insights from them and find answers on why certain situations have developed which threaten cultural tourism.”

He stated: “I see the summit as a unique opportunity to highlight and yes, fix, long term issues, which of course include threats posed by climate change, social marginalisation and short-sighted government policies.”

The summit is being hosted by Visit Valencia. Registrations for the convention are open to all. Simply go to WTACHGLS.com to register and for full programme particulars.

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