More than 100 participants gathered to attend a rather successful conference on ‘Hotel and Hospitality Management’ organised by CITY College, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield in Thessaloniki. The one-day conference took place on Friday, 10 March 2017at the Auditorium of CITY College and was organized by the Business Administration & Economics Department.
Entitled ‘Challenges and opportunities in the Tourism Sector: The road ahead’ the event aimed at addressing issues and facilitating views exchange concerning future prospects of Tourism in Greece. Dr Dimitrios Nikolaidis, Head of the Business Administration and Economics Dept. and Mr. Vassilis Tsoulis, Director of the Career Enterprise and Employability Centre opened the event by welcoming all guests.
Divided in two panels – a. From city hotels to new BNB concepts and b. New age concepts & services – the conference featured a series of successful and unique cases of products or services within the sector of Tourism. Invited speakers were:
All guest speakers presented the company they represented, their vision and strategy agreeing that, despite all difficulties, there is room for fresh ideas and new entrepreneurs within the Tourism sector, noting that there is development and growth potential within the hospitality industry.
The conference brought together many professionals and entrepreneurs as well as university students who were particularly interested in the insightful presentations and the discussion generated at the closing Q&A session.