Anura to chair Breakout Session of Asian Council on Tourism at 26th CACCI Conference, Kathmandu,...

Anura Lokuhetty the President of The Hotels Association of Sri Lanka and also the Chairman of the Asia Council on Tourism has been requested to Chair the 26th CACCI Conference on Current Asian Tourism from October3 to 5, 2012 in Kathmandu, Nepal. He will be presenting a paper on the Current State of Tourism in Asian Countries.

The Confederation of Asia- Pacific Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CACCI) is a regional grouping of apex national chambers of commerce and industry, business associations and business enterprises in Asia and the Western Pacific.
It is a non-governmental organization serving as a forum for promoting the vital role of businessmen in the region, increasing regional business interaction, and enhancing regional economic growth. Since its establishment in 1966, CACCI has grown into a network of national chambers of commerce with a total now of 29 Primary Members from 27 countries in the region. It cuts across national boundaries to link businessmen and promote economic growth throughout the Asia-Pacific Region. CACCI is a non-governmental organization (NGO) granted consultative status, roster category, under the United Nations.
It is a member of the Conference on NGOs (CoNGO), an association of NGOs with UN Consultative status.
Membership in CACCI provides businessmen the opportunity for networking with their counterparts in other countries in the region and globally, participation in CACCI annual conferences and training programmes, interaction in product and service councils on various industry and service sectors, access to CACCI publications, and participation in policy advocacy work to create a policy environment conducive to private sector growth.