We would like to invite you to attend one of the most newsworthy events in the global Travel & Tourism calendar - the 14th World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Global Summit, which takes place in Hainan Province, China, 24-25 April 2014 with a Welcome Dinner on 23 April. Attendance is complimentary and is by personal invitation only. WTTC is the global authority on the economic and social contribution of Travel & Tourism. It promotes sustainable growth for the industry, working with governments and international institutions to create jobs, to drive exports and generate prosperity. Its Global Summit is the world's highest-level gathering of Travel & Tourism executives, government representatives and international media, working together to unlock our industry's significant potential for sustainable worldwide development and economic growth. The WTTC Global Summit always attracts the biggest names in the travel industry and some high-profile speakers from outside of the industry: speakers are recent Summits include Bill Clinton, Tony Blair, Robert Redford, Ted Turner, Sir David Frost, Felipe Calderon and Daryl Hannah. We are pleased to announce that Mr Kofi A. Annan, Secretary General of the United Nations 1997-2006, Nobel Peace Prize Recipient 2001 and the founder and chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation will provide the Global Summit keynote address. Kofi A. Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations, 1997-2006