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Discussion, Uncategorized 104 comments

Climate Change is Existential – Act Now

Earlier this year, ICTP restructured its organization – with Chair Juergen Steinmetz driving membership and visibility, while President Geoffrey Lipman will focus on Green Growth, in an age of increasing Climate Realities. This is Lipman’s first scene-setting blog for World Tourism Day 2016   Climate Change is Existential – Act Now                                         SUN Blog 1 September 2016 I decided to start a blog despite knowing it’s a discipline I hate. So let me say from the outset it will be

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Discussion, Press-Release 97 comments

A Salute to the United States on September 11

ICTP President Professor Geoffrey Lipman released this statement on September 11, 2016:  I am not an American. But on that frightful, horrendous day 15 years ago I became one mentally, psychologically and emotionally. As we all watched the carnage that was created by crazy people, doing crazy things in crazy unimaginable ways. Like the rest of the world I mourned with my American friends, for lives senselessly lost, families plunged into the depths of despair and all the horror, shock

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Tourism, a force for peace or bloodshed? The choice is up to us!

The month of July has not been an easy month in the world, and especially in the world of tourism. Until recently, tourism oriented nations experienced one or another form of crisis on a tri or bi-monthly or monthly basis. During the last few weeks, the crisis du mois seems to have become the crisis de la semaine (the crisis of the week). During the last few weeks, the Middle East, especially Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and the Asian sub-continent

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Discussion, Press-Release 48 comments

Nice, France Terror Attack: Statement by the ICTP Chairman Juergen T Steinmetz

The Chairman of the International Coalition of Tourism Partners. Juergen Steinmetz is asking the traveling public and trade to keep traveling and include Nice in your upcoming travel plans. Attacking our travel and tourism industry is an attack not only on all of us as members of the world’s largest industry, but it’s also an attack on more than a billion people enjoying our hard work to make this world inviting and beautiful. We all have a responsibility here, and we

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On Nice attack: Eastern Intelligence Security & Survival Co.

Posted by ICTP Member  Eastern Intelligence Security & Survival Co. Dear Mr Steinmetz, Further to the bulletin ICTP issued earlier today (FRI-15-JUL-2016), I would respectfully ask you to consider the following: 1) Events are expected to get worse. 2) Whilst I appreciate the sentiment of your message (to keep traveling), it might also be prudent to issue general advice to your worldwide members/travelers along the lines of: a) Avoid large gatherings of people b) Maintain situational awareness c) Have an

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