SEE Business travel & meetings magazine

Fourteen prominent Spanish tourism businesses have signed up to follow the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, a set of principles backed by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and designed to guide the development of the industry in ways that maximize socio-economic benefits and minimize negative impacts. “If responsible tourism is to become a tangible reality in our world, it is essential... 

As one of the European Union’s youngest members, Romania offers a warm welcome to conventioneers from all over the world, with an infrastructure to match the warmth. The Universal Postal Union Congress (2004), the Francophonie Summit (2006) and the 2008 NATO Summit are the most prominent of the many major, international events successfully hosted by Romania over the past few years. For decades, the... 

One could say that the style of one’s attire is a way to express one’s attitudes and aspirations. Our clothes can improve our self-esteem considerably. Just think of so many times when things we put on made us feel much better. Number and variety of clothing items made us forget about a single “fashion” which is in vogue, but each person has his or her own style, which coincides with a growing... 

A kick-off meeting is typically a workshop type meeting and it may last from 1 to 3 days. It generally include several activities such as a project charter, a business plan review, team building exercises, a team charter, risk analysis… The first project meeting is an opportunity to share plan for leading the project to a successful completion. It is advantage and a chance to energize the group,... 

In September 1961 Belgrade was host to the First Non-Aligned Movement Summit. A large group of heads of states and governments, representatives of 25 out-of-bloc countries, gathered in the capital of the then SFR Yugoslavia. The capital of Serbia was preparing for days to meet the delegations of heads of states and governments of the 24 countries participating at the Conference, but also to host about... 

Ever since 1900 when it is thought that Mt. Durmitor got its first visitor until today the region of Durmitor is a must-see place for a great number of nature lovers. The best evidence is that the massif of Durmitor has 2,000 km of marked trails, and 48 peaks which are over 2,000 m high, with five canyons, where the Tara river canyon is the deepest and the most beautiful one in Europe, 18 lakes, the... 

Doesn’t everyone wish to be part of such a team? Doesn’t every company want to have such a team? Such teams are rarely gathered up spontaneously, they first have to be built up. Members of a team gain trust in each other, systematic and carefully. Through various activities and in companionship, sharing responsibility and solving the problems, members slowly create awareness on how much stronger,... 

Nature lovers can find numerous camps all around Southeast Europe, whether it is an individual trip, travel with one’s family or for the purpose of employees’ team – building.  The best offer for camps is in Croatia and Slovenia, though all other countries also have this type of tourist accommodation to offer, enabling the interested visitors to enjoy the natural wealth which is the pride... 

Mr. Zlatan Muftić, general manager of the Zagreb Convention Bureau, and general manager of the Zagreb’s Tourist Sector. He was born in Zagreb in 1972. He is the air traffic engineer, presently at the “Tourism Management” at the Faculty of Economy post-graduate studies in Zagreb. He has been working in tourism ever since 1993, beginning as a tourist informer, working also as an expert associate... 

A few months have now passed since the earthquake and tsunami hit the coast of the Tohoku region in Japan. We are very grateful for the generous contributions and support that we have received from all over the world. The support has been very important to us, and the Japanese people are determined to put all of their efforts into recovery actions, in response to the outpouring of encouragement and...