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- a programme of the ACP Group and the European
Commission for the promotion of investment
www.profitpacific.com
PROFIT in Vanuatu in 2006 -
Le Lagon Resort, Port Vila,
Nov 29 - Dec 1
The Pacific Asia Travel
Association (PATA), Asia Pacific’s premier travel industry association, and
CDE/ProInvest, a programme of the European Union charged with promoting
investment in the
Pacific
Islands
, have joined forces to bring
PROFIT in the Pacific to
Vanuatu
in
2006.
PROFIT in
the Pacific delivers a unique platform for business and investment opportunities
to tourism entrepreneurs who seek investment support for their projects and
investor enterprises from the EU and other countries.
PROFIT in the Pacific features 'one-to-one'
meetings between prospective partners as well as a conference programme
addressing the most significant issues and trends in Pacific
tourism.
It provides opportunitites
for:
- Partnering with finance houses and their
intermediaries who are interested in buying into the burgeoning Pacific
Islands tourism industry.
- Learning what trends are driving market
demand, what new public sector perspectives are influencing the industry
and what global and local political issues are influencing
development.
- Growing through meeting and conversing
with influential leaders from the region and its
markets.
Who should attend and
why?
- Private Sector
Entrepeneurs large or small, who wish to discuss and negotiate
development partnerships with EU or regional financial institutions are
encouraged to participate. Coaching for business plan preparation to meet
established funding criteria will be made available and some incentives to
attend may be provided to appropriate operators.
- Nartional Tourism Offices, who will
act as intermediaries between PATA and the enterprises in their respective
territories. On site they will join the debate regarding new public- and
private-sector perspectives on tourism.
- International Finance
Intermediaries, who wish to establish beneficial partnerships with
Pacific tourism entrepreneurs. The opportunities offered by PROFIT will be
strongly promoted to investment institutions in Europe, with a view to
attracting them or their local representatives.
- Finance Houses located in the
European Union or third countries (New Zealand, Australia, USA, Asia or
elsewhere) will participate both in the one-to-one programme and in the
discussion forums of the event.
- Tourism Leaders in
the Regio and those associated with the support and growth of the
industry will find excellent business connections and new and usable knowledge
at PROFIT ’06.
For further information please
visit www.profitpacific.com or contact the PROFIT team via profit@pata.org.
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