Houston: Global Congress on Legal, Safety, and Security Solutions in Travel

Houston: Global Congress on Legal, Safety, and Security Solutions in Travel

The Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau, in coordination with HospitalityLawyer.com, is producing the first-ever Global Congress on Legal, Safety, and Security Solutions in Travel - a conference that places legal, safety and security solutions for the travel industry under one roof.

Date: August 25-28, 2011

Venue: Houston

General Sessions will address topics, issues and solutions that impact all components of travel, such as:

• Common Issues and Solutions for Travel Safety and Security: The Industry Perspective
• The Debate: Screening vs. Personal Privacy
• Contagious Outbreaks: Appropriate Responses in all Sectors of Public Accommodation
• The US Travel Association's Blue Ribbon Panel on Aviation Security: Findings and Recommendations
• What Have We Learned from Recent Travel Disruptions?
• Profiling: Is it Effective and What are the Privacy Implications?
• Human Trafficking: Is the Travel Industry Enabling It?
• Best Practices in Supply Chain Security Around the World
• The Media's Role in Creating and Sustaining a Travel Crisis

The second day features a full day of sessions in each travel component:

• Transportation, including Airlines, Cruise, Ground, and Terminal
• Lodging
• Venues & Events
• Public Support of Travel, including Embassies, Health, Entry/Exit, Airports, Terminals, and Seaports
• Leisure Travel & Tourism
• Corporate & Government Travel
• Global Legal Issues.

The Global Congress will bring leaders together in an unbiased environment and accelerate learning on key subjects in a concise 3-day format.

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Conference brochure available for download in pdf here>>.