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Welcome to the Tourism4Peace
Forum Web site.
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Tourism4Peace was established in 2005 as an
initiative by the Israel Hotel Managers
Association and sponsored by the Peres
Center for Peace. The creation of the Forum
aims to advance peace through tourism by
strengthening dialogue and ties in the
region. |
T4P Mission:
Offering advanced
solutions to mutual
challenges and development of
activities to
strengthen economies
and peaceful advancement.
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Elhamy
ElZayat presenting to audiences during
Tourism4Peace Forum at CHN University November 2006 |
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Michael Nazzal, Chairman of
the Board,
Jordan Hotel Association and Janos Damon,
Executive Director, Israel Hotel
Managers Association |
The Tourism4Peace Forum
works toward facilitating
border crossings and obtaining
freedom of movement of
tourists and tourism professionals
in the area, through lobbying
and conducting meetings with
relevant authorities in the region.
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PERES CENTER for PEACE
It is with much gratitude and thanks that tourism4Peace
Forum honor the Peres Center for Peace and
its outstanding work. Nobel Laureate
Shimon Peres
founded The Peres Center for Peace in 1996 with the
express aim of realizing his vision of a "New Middle
East", in which people of the region work together to
build peace through socio-economic cooperation and
people-to-people relations. |
As a non-partisan,
non-governmental organization, The Peres Center for
Peace works in parallel to, but independently from, the
political process towards peace. It is this unique
mandate that allows us to continue with our cooperative
activities between Israel and her Arab neighbors despite
the breakdown of political negotiations and upsurge of
violence.
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CHN
UNIVERSITY
In November of 2006,
CHN University hosted the first Tourism4Peace forum
outside the Middle East. Click
HERE
to learn more
about the meeting in the Hague and Leeuwarden Holland.
CHN University -
Main
campus in Leeuwarden, Holland.
CHN University will serve as a
platform for research, communication between
the University and the Forum. |
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Quotes taken from the 3rd T4P
Conference in Leeuwarden, Holland Oct 31 - Nov 2, 2006 |
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“No borders, no boundaries, no animosity; just beautiful
cultural experiences”
Rafi Baeri, VP Marketing and Sales Dan Hotels Corp. (Israel) |
“Tourism has no
borders”.
Raed S. Saadeh, President,
Arab
(Palestinian) Hotel Association |
“The most important thing about peace is hope”.
Elhamy ElZayat, Chairman and
CEO EMECO Travel (Egypt) |
“Tourism is key to improving relations with other countries”. Michael
Nazzal,
Chairman of the Board,
Jordan Hotel Association |
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“It is very appropriate that the forum begin its conference in
an area known for its commitment to peace with the well known
The Hague Peace conference beginnings in the 1890s”.
Klaas Wybo van der Hoek, Vice President of CHN. |
“Peace is too important to leave up to the Politicians”.
Michael Stolowizky, President and CEO, American Tourism Society
(USA)
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“Tourism is hospitality, welcoming strangers, getting to know
people, developing friendships”.
Janos
Damon, Executive Director, Israel Hotel Managers
Association
(Israel)
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“We can support this initiative with our masters and
bachelor degrees by having students do research to benefit the
region”.
Robert Veenstra,
Chairperson CHN>
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