Συνέδριο Τουρισμού

Τα 5 διμερή Επιμελητήρια:

• Ελληνο-Αμερικανικό Εμπορικό Επιμελητήριο
• Ελληνοβρετανικό Εμπορικό Επιμελητήριο
• Ελληνογαλλικό Εμπορικό & Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο
• Ελληνογερμανικό Εμπορικό & Βιομηχανικό Επιμελητήριο και
• Ελληνο-Ιταλικό Επιμελητήριο Θεσσαλονίκης

και το Περιφερειακό Ταμείο Ανάπτυξης Κεντρικής Μακεδονίας, συνδιοργάνωσαν με επιτυχία το 1ο Διεθνές Συνέδριο Τουρισμού την Παρασκευή 1 Απριλίου, στην αίθουσα ‘Μωρίς Σαλτιέλ’ του Μεγάρου Μουσικής Θεσσαλονίκης, με τίτλο:
“Βόρεια Ελλάδα: 365 Ημέρες Τουρισμός”

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The 5 bilateral Chambers:

• American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
• British-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
• French-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry
• Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry and
• Italian-Hellenic Chamber of Thessaloniki

and the Regional Development Fund of Central Macedonia, have convened with great success the first International Tourism Conference to take place on Friday April 1, 2016 at the ‘Flat Hall’ of the Thessaloniki Concert Hall and titled:
“Northern Greece: 365 Days of Tourism”
The aim of this Conference was to transfer know – how, to illustrate best practices and to highlight current trends in the global tourism market and provide local organizations with up-to-date information that will enable them to better respond to tourists’ evolving needs.

PRESS RELEASE

VIDEO Ομιλιών

 Opening Remarks:

– Simos Anastasopoulos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
– Maria Kollia – Tsaroucha, Minister, Ministry of Macedonia – Thrace
– Kyriaki Tektonidou, Deputy Secretary General for International Economic Relations,  Foreign Ministry
– Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Region of Central Macedonia

Panel Ι: Sun and Sea; a Mediterranean recipe

– Katerina Katopi, Sales and Marketing Manager, Dolphin Capital Partners
– Michael Mavropoulos, Regional Manager East Mediterranean, TUI Destination Services
– Gregorios Tasios, President, Halkidiki Hotel Association
– Coordinator: Athanasia Bidiou, Editor-in-Chief, Voria.gr
Panel ΙΙ: A different perspective on tourism: enriching the product – prolonging the season

– Andreas Stylianopoulos, President and CEO, Navigator Travel and Tourist Services Ltd
– Francesco Fabia, President, International Social Tourism Academy
– Ewald Schilberz, CEO, Pro.Training Tours GmbH
– Dr. Kiriaki Oudatzi, Director, Thessaloniki Olympic Museum
– Coordinator: Effie Koudeli, General Manager, Thessaloniki Convention Bureau

Coffee Break

Panel ΙΙΙ: Technology and infrastructure at the service of the tourism industry

– Aristotelis Georgiou, Territory Account Manager, Greece, Cyprus and Malta, Cisco
– Justin Reid, Head of Destination Marketing, Europe, Middle East and Africa, TripAdvisor
– Katerina Christodoulou, Partner, ‘Your Legal Partners’ Law Company
– Thomas Gravanis, Director, L+DG Thomas Gravanis Lighting Architects
– Coordinator: Dr. Eleni Mavragani, Academic Associate, International Hellenic University

Panel ΙV: International market effects on Greek tourism

– Dr. Aris Ikkos, Scientific Manager, INSETE
– Theodoros Papakonstantinou, Senior Manager, Deloitte
– Prof. Dimitrios Bouhalis, Head, Tourism and Hospitality Department, International Centre for Tourism and Hospitality Research, Bournemouth University
– Prof. Dr. Ines Carstensen, Director of Research and Development, Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Tourism
– Coordinator: Sakis Papadopoulos, Travel Journalist