National Hotel and Tourism Association
06 Jul, 2016
Brexit and Caribbean Tourism: Possible Implications
Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 10: 00 AM (EST)
Free Webinar. Open to non-CHTA members
What the Webinar Covers:
| The June 23, 2016 referendum by British voters to exit the European Union, referred to as Brexit, has roiled global markets, including currencies, causing the British pound to fall to its lowest level in decades. Projections differ significantly over the precise economic effect Brexit will have. Join our expert panel to discuss the possible implications Great Britain’s exit from the European Union can have on Caribbean Tourism. |
Speaker Panel:
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Mark has been Chief Executive of ABTA since September 2005. He is responsible for the strategy and direction of the Association. Before joining ABTA Mark held senior strategy and corporate finance positions in a number of industry sectors, and was Group Strategy Director of Centrica plc., the parent company of British Gas and the Automobile Association. ABTA is the UK’s largest travel association, representing travel agents and tour operators that sell £32 billion of holidays and other travel arrangements each year. |
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David Jessop is a Consultant to the Caribbean Council and has worked on Caribbean issues for over forty years. He provides high level support and advice to industries, associations, governments and companies on investment, trade policy and political issues in the Caribbean, the UK and continental Europe. He has a weekly syndicated column in the Caribbean newspapers and writes the business of tourism column in the Jamaica Gleaner. |
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