Mind the gap, kickstarting an industry in transition
Overcoming an uncomfortable reality, Cyprus Hotel Association to make a balance of 10 years of lack luster growth projections of the Cyprus Tourism Industry
The agenda for the 33rd Annual conference of the Cyprus Hotel Association (CHA) to be celebrated in Nicosia on the 3rd of March is bound to set a clear awakening message to the the sector.
The annual event addresses issues of the sector for professionals and executives linked to the economic and commercial realms of the tourism sector in general, as well as hotel property owners, General Managers and general members of the CHA.
In this year's edition special emphasis will be placed on the speed of changes in the tourism sector worldwide, the unfulfilled expectations resulting from projected arrivals in past strategic plans and the increasingly intense
competitive environment in the context of the
prolonged economic crisis.
The event to be presided by Haris Loizides, which will have as its main theme " CYPRUS TOURISM - IN TRANSITION FOR TOO LONG - IT'S TIME FOR TAKE-OFF"
will also count with the participation of speakers from the association, the ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Pricewaterhousecoopers and from the president of HOTREC, Mr. K. Nyström, whose organization based in Brussels will provide an interesting view of Europe and emerging policies affecting the hotel and tourism industry.
The annual conference is not only an opportunity to see what will move one of the key stakeholder of the Tourism industry but is also a chance to attend the leading products & Services exhibition, related to hospitality which will run for it's 19th consecutive year. For the occasion the CHA will present its publication of the primary "Guide to Products and Services' of interest to hoteliers and tourism in general.
The agenda for the event can be dowloaded at the Cyprus Hotel Association: Agenda for 33rd Annual Conference
Data Sources: Cyprus Hotel Association, CTO (ZI/SP) 18/1/2011