HoRes Conference 2023 Tourism, the fifth annual edition, which held on 03.11.2023, at the Caro Hotel in Bucharest from 09:30 to 15:00.
In first panel The year 2023 was analyzed for all categories of tourist units, both in terms of domestic and international tourism.
Speakers:
–Mircea Titus Dobre (former Minister of Tourism, currently President of UGIR Constanta, Administrator and sole associate of the Dunarea Hotel in Mamaia);
–Molnar Akos (First Vice President of OPTBTR and General Manager of Tusnad SA);
–Florin Tancu (President of SKAL International Bucharest and General Manager of WECO Travel);
–Daniel Mischie (CEO of City Grill Group);
–Maria Stoian (Founding President of ANTREC).
In panel two The current challenges for tourism businesses and potential solutions for them, as well as opportunities, were targeted.
Speakers:
–Razvan Pirjol (former Secretary of State responsible for tourism within the Ministry of Economy and current Chief Business Development Officer of Winsedswiss Education Group & Head of ohma by winsedswiss);
–Simona Constantinescu (General Manager of Ana Hotels and President of FIHR);
–Calin Ile (FIHR Honorary President and Senior Partner at Premier Hospitality);
–Cristina Huzum (Deputy General Manager at Sheraton Bucharest Hotel);
–Sebastian-Ionut Puznava (President of the Mamaia-Constanta Marea Patronage, General Manager of Victoria Resort in Mamaia, Vice-President of FIHR).
In panel three there were discussions about the new consumption habits of guests and tourism trends for 2024, be they sustainability, digitalization, hospitality 3.0 or
Speakers:
–Marius Bazavan (Managing Partner Bacolux Hotels);
–Florentina Dumitrache (General Manager of the Bavaria Blu Hotel in Mamaia);
–Horia George Szabo (owner of Archia Mansion);
–Anca Cristea (General Manager Radisson Blu Aurum Brasov);
–Raluca Mandache (Hotel General Manager at Ibis Bucharest Politehnica).