{"id":4384,"date":"2017-09-17T15:38:15","date_gmt":"2017-09-17T15:38:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/tourism\/?p=4384"},"modified":"2017-09-17T15:38:15","modified_gmt":"2017-09-17T15:38:15","slug":"professor-dimitrios-buhalis-was-invited-to-do-a-keynote-on-smart-tourism-at-the-22nd-united-nations-world-tourism-organization-unwto-general-assembly-in-chengdu-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/tourism\/2017\/09\/17\/professor-dimitrios-buhalis-was-invited-to-do-a-keynote-on-smart-tourism-at-the-22nd-united-nations-world-tourism-organization-unwto-general-assembly-in-chengdu-china\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was invited to do a keynote on smart tourism at the 22nd United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Chengdu, China."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was invited to do a keynote on smart tourism at the\u00a022nd United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Chengdu, China.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zaZdRSYkYZw\/Wb6JjzKEEkI\/AAAAAAAAKwQ\/ge0-M39vqvMDLLY8jxj8yI7HjnZvPUYtQCLcBGAs\/s1600\/smart.jpg\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Professor Dimitrios Buhalis keynote on Smart Tourism at UNWTO General Assembly \" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-zaZdRSYkYZw\/Wb6JjzKEEkI\/AAAAAAAAKwQ\/ge0-M39vqvMDLLY8jxj8yI7HjnZvPUYtQCLcBGAs\/s640\/smart.jpg\" alt=\"Professor Dimitrios Buhalis keynote on Smart Tourism at UNWTO General Assembly \" width=\"640\" height=\"512\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: medium\">Professor Dimitrios Buhalis keynote on Smart Tourism at UNWTO General Assembly\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>This year\u2019s 22nd session was attended by 1300 delegates from more than 150 countries including 60 Ministers of Tourism and representatives from 200 UNWTO Affiliate Members representing public and private organizations, destinations, NGOs and educational institutions.<\/p>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DMjOvfw9Zgc\/Wb6GQCmi4eI\/AAAAAAAAKwE\/kEidGsjeaQUTNQMWD6MgNHxIw4fhvBfZgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/taleb.jpg\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Dimitrios Buhalis congratulates UNWTO Secretary General Dr Taleb Rifai\" src=\"https:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-DMjOvfw9Zgc\/Wb6GQCmi4eI\/AAAAAAAAKwE\/kEidGsjeaQUTNQMWD6MgNHxIw4fhvBfZgCLcBGAs\/s400\/taleb.jpg\" alt=\"Dimitrios Buhalis congratulates UNWTO Secretary General Dr Taleb Rifai\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: medium\">Dimitrios Buhalis congratulates UNWTO Secretary General Dr Taleb Rifai for his contribution\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">Dimitrios Buhalis had the opportunity\u00a0to express gratitude and congratulate the UNWTO Secretary General Dr Taleb Rifai for his inspirational leadership of the organisation in the last 8 years and his incredible contribution to the world of tourism. Dr Rifai worked tirelessly to bring all actors and policies together to facilitate world tourism.<\/span><\/p>\n<table class=\"tr-caption-container\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r6-QQFQZn-M\/Wb6GQMDnGLI\/AAAAAAAAKwA\/4HJPwu1ORCEZcgYZ5ShUKaLxUGRHfHmbgCLcBGAs\/s1600\/Zurab.jpg\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-r6-QQFQZn-M\/Wb6GQMDnGLI\/AAAAAAAAKwA\/4HJPwu1ORCEZcgYZ5ShUKaLxUGRHfHmbgCLcBGAs\/s400\/Zurab.jpg\" width=\"543\" height=\"407\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"tr-caption\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: medium\">Dimitrios Buhalis congratulates and welcomes the new UNWTO Secretary-General elect Zurab Pololikashvili\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftCaption\" class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\"><span class=\"hasCaption\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit\">\u202aDimitrios Buhalis also had the opportunity to congratulate and welcome the new UNWTO Secretary-General elect Zurab Pololikashvili and offering his support and expertise at his disposal.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #1d2129\">For more information on the\u00a0<\/span>22nd United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Chengdu, China see<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/ProfessorDimitriosBuhalis\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1861039397253594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Professor Dimitrios Buhalis Photos from\u00a0<span style=\"color: #1d2129\">the\u00a0<\/span>22nd United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Chengdu, China<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/ProfessorDimitriosBuhalis\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1861039397253594\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pg\/ProfessorDimitriosBuhalis\/photos\/?tab=album&amp;album_id=1861039397253594<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best moments of the 22nd General Assembly <a class=\"twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNWTOGACHINA?src=hash\">#UNWTOGACHINA<\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Emoji Emoji--forText\" title=\"Flag of China\" src=\"https:\/\/abs.twimg.com\/emoji\/v2\/72x72\/1f1e8-1f1f3.png\" alt=\"&#x1f1e8;&#x1f1f3;\" \/> <span style=\"color: #14171a;font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/moments\/909420357425213441\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/i\/moments\/909420357425213441<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Twi<\/p>\n<p>Twitter handle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNWTOGAChina?src=hash\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UNWTOGAChina?src=hash<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day 3\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cf.cdn.unwto.org\/sites\/all\/files\/docpdf\/daily15sept.pdf\">http:\/\/cf.cdn.unwto.org\/sites\/all\/files\/docpdf\/daily15sept.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Day 4\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cf.cdn.unwto.org\/sites\/all\/files\/docpdf\/daily16sept.pdf\">http:\/\/cf.cdn.unwto.org\/sites\/all\/files\/docpdf\/daily16sept.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: inherit\"><span class=\"fbPhotosPhotoCaption\"><span class=\"hasCaption\"><a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/unwtogachina\">#UNWTOGAChina<\/a>\u00a0@unwto\u00a0<a class=\"_58cn\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/china\">#China<\/a><span class=\"_5mfr _47e3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/f25\/2\/16\/1f1e8_1f1f3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><span class=\"_7oe\">&#x1f1e8;&#x1f1f3;<\/span><\/span>\u202c<\/span><\/span><span id=\"fbPhotoSnowliftTagList\" class=\"fbPhotoTagList\"><span class=\"fcg\">\u00a0\u2014 at\u00a0<i class=\"_agk img sp_PNLGEtBGa4D_2x sx_a468c2\"><\/i><span class=\"fbPhotoTagListTag withTagItem tagItem\"><a class=\"taggee\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/%E6%88%90%E9%83%BD%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80%E5%9F%8E%E6%96%B0%E5%9C%8B%E9%9A%9B%E6%9C%83%E5%B1%95%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83\/156941557727054?ref=stream\">\u6210\u90fd\u4e16\u7d00\u57ce\u65b0\u570b\u969b\u6703\u5c55\u4e2d\u5fc3<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Dimitrios Buhalis was invited to do a keynote on smart tourism at the\u00a022nd United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in Chengdu, China. 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