In early 2007, the GBRMPA was one of three nominees for the Destination Award in the World Travel and Tourism Council’s Tourism for Tomorrow Awards.
The World Travel and Tourism Council claims that business and personal tourism rose by 11.3% and 4.6%, respectively, in real terms in 2007, with the growth in personal tourism only modestly below that of the preceding year.
Henry Kissinger presented a powerful message to the leaders at the meeting confirming that they were under represented as one of the world's biggest industries and were not recognised because they were too fragmented.
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President Felipe Calderón and Carlos Slim speak and address travel industry leaders from the public and private sectors.
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He formerly served as a member of the Travel and Tourism Advisory Board, established in 2003 to advise the United States Department of Commerce, as well as the executive committee of the World Travel and Tourism Council.