Keynote speech by Randy Durband, GSTC CEO
On June 12th, the 1st (2018) Adventure Travel World Leaders Forum took place in Beijing, China. The event was organized by China Adventure Travel Association, a GSTC Member.
Randy Durband, GSTC CEO, gave the keynote speech on the “Origin and Current Situation of Worldwide Adventure Travel.” The forum also included other GSTC Members as speakers: Per Gunnar Hettervik, Senior Consultant, NCE Tourism – Fjord Norway; Thabang Segaetsho, Marketing Manager – Products, Botswana Tourism Organisation; Willem Niemeijer, CEO, YAANA Ventures; Steven Fui Cheung, CEO, Infinity Travel.
The Forum brought tourism professionals from across China as well as from outside of China. A number of GSTC members also attended the event.
The China Adventure Travel Association (CATA) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) have also signed a Memorandum of Understanding to recognize cooperation in a mutual endeavor to enhance knowledge and sustainable tourism development.
Randy Durband, GSTC CEO, and Bo Han, CATA Chairman, signing the MOU
Per Gunnar Hettervik, Senior Consultant, NCE Tourism Fjord Norway
Thabang Segaetsho, Marketing Manager – Products, Botswana Tourism Organisation
Willem Niemeijer, CEO, YAANA Ventures
Steven Fui Cheung, CEO, Infinity Travel
[GSTC China Members, from right to left] Cecile Ye, Tourism Management Office, Huangshan Administrative Committee (HSAC); Steven Fui Cheung, CEO, Infinity Travel Services; Janet Lv, Director of Tourism Management Office, Huangshan Administrative Committee (HSAC); Randy Durband, CEO, GSTC; Roi Ariel, General Manager, GSTC; Koko Tang, CEO, Yunnan Vinetree Tourism Development; Xiaoti Ma, China Standard Conformity Assessment (CSCA); Effy Yue, Yunnan Vinetree Tourism Development
