WDF Expert Panel on
Resort and Tourism Development

Preliminary staff notes for purpose of discussion.

1. Scope

• World events
• Resort and travel complexes
• Facilities for handling large groups

2. Issues: questions, challenges, objectives

• What projects should have top priority?
• Which projects fit into a world plan?
• How should atolls and fragile ecosystems be handled?
• How should the cost of domed stadiums be reduced?
• What are the merits of stand-alone destination tourism complexes?

3. Projects of interest ****Additional Notes for 1996****

1. Atlanta Olympics (1996)
2. Berlin Exhibition Grounds
3. Chiba resort complex. (Japan)
4. Euro Disney (France)
5. Expo95. (Vienna/Budapest)
6. Hainan Island (China)
7. Hannover Fair (Germany)
8. Mecca (Pilgrimmage development)
9. Mexico's resort new towns
10. SONYLAND (California)
11. Sydney Olympics (Year 2000)
12. Universal Theme Park (Japan)
13. Winter Olympics (NW Tokyo).
14. World Cup (Paris or USA)
15. Parque España (Shima, Mie prefecture, Japan)

    Additional Notes for 1996 Conference

16. Las Vegas -- a new $3 billion construction program will include one 6000 room resort and two 3000 room resorts, plus a Stratosphere Tower featuring the world'shighest roller-coaster -- starting 100 floors above the ground.

4. Experts and expert groups

1. Africa-Israel Investments Ltd.. Shlomo Grofman, Managing Director (Tel Aviv, Israel) (billion-dollar tourist project at northern end of Dead Sea)
2. Atlanta Olympics (1996): ACOG or Mayor's office
3. Cape Town & other cities in South Africa: Olympics & World Cup bids
4. Chiba resort complex. (Japan) Kanozan resort dev. co.
5. Disney Design and Development Company. Peter S. Rummel, President
6. FONATUR (Mexico). Carlos Alcudia, Eduardo Salim
7. GMO International. Gene McGovern (NYC, USA) (Euro Disney)
8. Kinki Nippon Railway Co. (Kinetsu Corp.). Wa Tashiro, president
   (Responsible for opening Shima Spain Village in Mie prefecture and
   Responsible for the overall tourism development of Ise Shima)
9. Mindanao, Philippines
10. Saudia. Yarub A. Balkhair, Gen. Mgr. Public Relations. Ahlan Wasahlan. Mecca (Pilgrimmage development
11. World Congress Center, Atlanta. Dan Graveline, director

5. Previous presentations and available documents

Phoenix World City article from Site Selection
Barcelona presentation (Pons, 1992 GSPC)

6. 1996 San Francisco Global Super Projects Conference

Resort and Tourism Session: Tentative Program
Tuesday, June 25
Section C:
Tourism and Global Events Projects as Catalysts for Growth

Potential Presentations:
1. Sydney 2000 Olympics (Australia): Sydney Olympics Committee (invited)
2. Disney
3. Atlanta Olympics

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