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Web portal www.kongresniturizam.com was launched in 2006, as the first web portal specialized in meetings industry and business travel in the South-Eastern Europe. During the first 6 years of business, it has achieved successful and impressive results, recognized by the meetings industry and the event organizers, as a unique online space for both presentation and search for conference capabilities for event organization in the region.
During 2013, this specialized web portal underwent a serious programming and a visual redesign, which involved the whole team of professionals in the course of a few months.
\nOn that occasion, we have the opportunity to talk to Mr Ivan Milic, the sales director of the company The Best Solutions, which operates though this portal.
\nWhen we see a person, what we first notice is a physical appearance. It is the same in business, the first impression which we get about one product or a service comes from its visual presentation or packaging. That is why we dedicated a lot of attention to the appearance of the portal, mainly presentations of destinations and our members, hotels, venues and agencies.
\nThe accent is on the contents of presentations and a clear and neat presentation of all the information which may be important for someone who is looking for an adequate hotel, venue or agency.
\nThere is no information, required by an organizer, which cannot be found in the presentation, let\u2019s assume, of one hotel, and which cannot be noticed within a few seconds. Just to list a few, from meeting halls and accommodation capacities, photo gallery, tabular view of the meeting halls and its capacities including photos, free Wi-Fi if provided, coffee break rooms, natural light, possibility to drive a car into the hall. Hotel facilities are observed immediately, as well as the existing technical equipment in the meeting halls. It also provides direct contacts, the list of all satisfied clients and many other things.
\nOn the other hand, presentations of destinations (Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania) give a very clear review of the information relevant for foreign organizers. The most important pieces of information giving the insight into facilities and potentials of one ![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika_kongresni_01.jpg\")
destination, provided for organization of all kinds events, have been singled out. This type of information includes direct flights to the destination, the biggest congress capacities in the country, number of hotels, ICCA list ranking, world celebrities originating from that country, and similar.
Optimization of the portal with the latest standards for internet explorers is something that goes without saying.
\nEvent organizers come from various industries and professions. Each event has its own goal, the target group and the budget. The criteria for selection of venue and appropriate agency are different. Therefore, the starting point for searching does not have to be the same for everybody.
\nThe most important pieces of information giving the insight into facilities and potentials of one destination, provided for organization of all kinds events, have been singled out.
\nFrom that reason, we have developed the possibility of searching which ensures that each user of the portal can find necessary information in the easiest way for them. There is a classical search by venue or by type of service that is needed. For those whose starting criterion for choosing hotel or agency is a geographic location, there is a search by map. In case when the crucial information for event organization is whether there are direct flights from the starting location to the very destination, there is an innovative and a unique search by flights. It gives the information about the countries which have the direct flights to the SEE countries, with the information which airlines fly on those routes.
\nTalking about search by venue, I cannot but to mention the detailed search, which enables the organizers to find, with only one click, the hotel which meets all their requirements. At the same time, they can select the desired region and the surroundings, then, the required number of rooms and the conference hall capacities, type and categorization of the venue; they can choose the specific amenity and just click \u201csearch\u201d. Within a few seconds, they will see the list of potentially suitable hotels. The time that they used to spend searching for the information in order to make such list, can be measured by days.
\nIn preparation of a certain event, the organizers usually analyze great number of proposals. Some are taken from the websites, some from the received mails, telephone calls\u2026
\nThe accent is on the contents of presentations and a clear and neat presentation of all the information which may be important for someone who is looking for an adequate hotel, venue or agency.
\nThe criteria can be various, such as location, accommodation capacities, number and capacities of conference halls, facilities provided, etc. It is necessary to select those which are the most suitable in terms of the given criteria and to make a narrow selection. Such selection is usually presented to the chief or the management board, who ask for the arguments and reasons for such choice.
\nThat can all finally turn to quite a mess of information and documentation.
\nFrom that reason we created, on the portal www.kongresniturizam.com , a type of online working space for event organizers. By simple registration and opening of the user account, the organizers are enabled, in organization of events, to add to their list all hotels or venues which is potentially suitable for them.
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hich largely makes the job of organizer easier is the possibility of making comparison between all selected hotels/venues for that particular event. With only one click, you will see the tabular review of the selected hotels with comparative review of number of rooms, conference halls, their capacities, various facilities and other parameters. It is easy to observe the advantages of each of them, and to choose a hotel which meets the required criteria for that particular event in the best way possible.
We have developed the possibility of searching which ensures that each user of the portal can find necessary information in the easiest way for them.
\nThe event planners can independently search the portal by all aforesaid methods, as well as create their own user account which will enable them to make comparisons between all selected venues.
\nThat is the data base which comprises 250 hotels, venues and agencies from the region of the South Eastern Europe.
\nThe other way is to contact our professional team, which gathers the professionals with a long-lasting experience and a good knowledge of the regional market, and who will help them in analysing of the information they need and getting the best proposal.
\nI need to mention that both types of services we offer for the event organizers are free of charge.
\n\nThe post NEW PORTAL www.kongresniturizam.com – A PARADISE FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Web portal www.kongresniturizam.com was launched in 2006, as the first web portal specialized in meetings industry and business travel in the South-Eastern Europe. During the first 6 years of business, it has achieved successful and impressive results, recognized by the meetings industry and the event organizers, as a unique online space for both presentation and search for conference capabilities for event organization in the region.\nDuring 2013, this specialized web portal underwent a serious programming and a visual redesign, which involved the whole team of professionals in the course of a few months.\nOn that occasion, we have the opportunity to talk to Mr Ivan Milic, the sales director of the company The Best Solutions, which operates though this portal.\n1. This year, the web portal www.kongresniturizam.com was completely redesigned. Could you tell us something more about its new appearance?\nWhen we see a person, what we first notice is a physical appearance. It is the same in business, the first impression which we get about one product or a service comes from its visual presentation or packaging. That is why we dedicated a lot of attention to the appearance of the portal, mainly presentations of destinations and our members, hotels, venues and agencies.\n On the portal www.kongresniturizam.com we created a type of online working space for event organizers. \nThe accent is on the contents of presentations and a clear and neat presentation of all the information which may be important for someone who is looking for an adequate hotel, venue or agency.\nThere is no information, required by an organizer, which cannot be found in the presentation, let\u2019s assume, of one hotel, and which cannot be noticed within a few seconds. Just to list a few, from meeting halls and accommodation capacities, photo gallery, tabular view of the meeting halls and its capacities including photos, free Wi-Fi if provided, coffee break rooms, natural light, possibility to drive a car into the hall. Hotel facilities are observed immediately, as well as the existing technical equipment in the meeting halls. It also provides direct contacts, the list of all satisfied clients and many other things.\nOn the other hand, presentations of destinations (Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania) give a very clear review of the information relevant for foreign organizers. The most important pieces of information giving the insight into facilities and potentials of one destination, provided for organization of all kinds events, have been singled out. This type of information includes direct flights to the destination, the biggest congress capacities in the country, number of hotels, ICCA list ranking, world celebrities originating from that country, and similar.\nOptimization of the portal with the latest standards for internet explorers is something that goes without saying.\n2. You were talking about multiple-criteria searching methods. What is it actually about?\nEvent organizers come from various industries and professions. Each event has its own goal, the target group and the budget. The criteria for selection of venue and appropriate agency are different. Therefore, the starting point for searching does not have to be the same for everybody.\n\n The most important pieces of information giving the insight into facilities and potentials of one destination, provided for organization of all kinds events, have been singled out. \n\nFrom that reason, we have developed the possibility of searching which ensures that each user of the portal can find necessary information in the easiest way for them. There is a classical search by venue or by type of service that is needed. For those whose starting criterion for choosing hotel or agency is a geographic location, there is a search by map. In case when the crucial information for event organization is whether there are direct flights from the starting location to the very destination, there is an innovative and a unique search by flights. It gives the information about the countries which have the direct flights to the SEE countries, with the information which airlines fly on those routes.\nTalking about search by venue, I cannot but to mention the detailed search, which enables the organizers to find, with only one click, the hotel which meets all their requirements. At the same time, they can select the desired region and the surroundings, then, the required number of rooms and the conference hall capacities, type and categorization of the venue; they can choose the specific amenity and just click \u201csearch\u201d. Within a few seconds, they will see the list of potentially suitable hotels. The time that they used to spend searching for the information in order to make such list, can be measured by days.\n3. What is it that enables the organizers to choose the appropriate hotel or venue more easily? \nIn preparation of a certain event, the organizers usually analyze great number of proposals. Some are taken from the websites, some from the received mails, telephone calls\u2026\n\nThe accent is on the contents of presentations and a clear and neat presentation of all the information which may be important for someone who is looking for an adequate hotel, venue or agency.\n\nThe criteria can be various, such as location, accommodation capacities, number and capacities of conference halls, facilities provided, etc. It is necessary to select those which are the most suitable in terms of the given criteria and to make a narrow selection. Such selection is usually presented to the chief or the management board, who ask for the arguments and reasons for such choice.\nThat can all finally turn to quite a mess of information and documentation.\nFrom that reason we created, on the portal www.kongresniturizam.com , a type of online working space for event organizers. By simple registration and opening of the user account, the organizers are enabled, in organization of events, to add to their list all hotels or venues which is potentially suitable for them.\nThe next step which largely makes the job of organizer easier is the possibility of making comparison between all selected hotels/venues for that particular event. With only one click, you will see the tabular review of the selected hotels with comparative review of number of rooms, conference halls, their capacities, various facilities and other parameters. It is easy to observe the advantages of each of them, and to choose a hotel which meets the required criteria for that particular event in the best way possible.\n4. What are the ways in which the event planners can use the portal www.kongresniturizam.com?\n\n We have developed the possibility of searching which ensures that each user of the portal can find necessary information in the easiest way for them.\n\nThe event planners can independently search the portal by all aforesaid methods, as well as create their own user account which will enable them to make comparisons between all selected venues.\nThat is the data base which comprises 250 hotels, venues and agencies from the region of the South Eastern Europe.\nThe other way is to contact our professional team, which gathers the professionals with a long-lasting experience and a good knowledge of the regional market, and who will help them in analysing of the information they need and getting the best proposal.\nI need to mention that both types of services we offer for the event organizers are free of charge.\nM.M.\nThe post NEW PORTAL www.kongresniturizam.com – A PARADISE FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2013-11-20T12:32:11+01:00", "date_modified": "2015-03-30T11:39:19+02:00", "author": { "name": "Miona Milic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miona/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20240224-WA0003-e1728981138373.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika_kongresni_01.jpg", "tags": [ "event organizers", "events", "kongresniturizam.com", "portal", "Hot topics" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/professionalism-and-dedication-leads-to-success/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/professionalism-and-dedication-leads-to-success/", "title": "PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION LEADS TO SUCCESS", "content_html": "![\"Mrs](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Dragana-Hakimi.jpg\" "\\"Mrs")
One of the companies with a positive experience in using the www.kongresniturizam.com is Representative Office of Berlin Chemie AG, Belgrade, and Mrs. Dragana Hakimi kindly told us about her company\u2019s impressions.
\n1. How much cooperation with the www.kongresniturizam.com make event organizing easier for you?
\nEverything is much easier since we\u2019ve gotten in contact with the www.kongresniturizam.com and their professional and gracious team in Belgrade. In terms of concept and time, especially, but also in terms of operative efficiency because with their help we are able to respond to our company\u2019s demands much faster.
\n2. What form does this cooperation take?
\nWe begin the organization of any event, whether we are talking about our periodic team meetings or pharmaceutical congresses and seminars, by requesting three comparative offers from competent agencies. In case when we need hotel accommodation for guests, the procedure is the same \u2013 three offers from comparable hotels. That means making dozens of phone calls and sending a lot of e-mails, and it takes at least seven days to complete the entire process but with the help of this precious business ally we get everything \u201creadily served\u201d within a very short time. Kongresniturizam.com, headed by Ivan, gets all the preliminary activities done and all I ![\"Berlin](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Berlin-Chemie-AG.jpg\" "\\"Berlin")
have to do is wait for the offers to come to me with a ready proposal of the best bidder and, of course, the best price. None the less important is their recommendation that we are working with a serious and solvent partner, an agency that will manage and resolve any unforeseen circumstances, especially when we are planning events abroad.
3. What is the main reason to recognize www.kongresniturizam.com as your partner in organizing events and business travels?
\nTheir professional approach and their regard for good, sound business practices, together with their care and consideration for every potential business partner on the one hand, and the fact that they are well-informed and recognize the need for modern business trends, coupled with their regard for our company as a client, on the other hand.
\n4. Based on your broad experience, what would be your advice in terms of facilitating event organization and selecting the right venues and agencies?
\nFrankly, it\u2019s very difficult today to define any norms in this area and it\u2019s even more difficult to find a partner that can readily respond at any ![\"Berlin](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Berlin-Chemie.jpg\" "\\"Berlin")
moment. Every meeting is specific in some segment and is unique in terms of the aims it is meant to achieve. I often rely on intuition, I try to determine how interested the other party is and how ready to fulfill our expectations. I think the most important aspect of true and successful cooperation is mutual recognition between the partners, well-defined demands, mutual regard and their joint readiness to make the best effort. If people focus on a given task and dedicate enough of their attention to it, there is no reason not to expect good results.
The kongresniturizam.com and their way of doing business is something I would warmly recommend to anyone involved in event organization and anyone faced with any dilemmas and wishing to organize \u201csomething for someone\u201d. As informed and experienced as you may be at this sort of thing, it\u2019s easier and less risky when someone else is looking for the best solutions together with you, especially solutions no one else has yet come up with. Lastly, through team work we draw people into becoming part of a big family of the selected who, with their range of services, will give the finishing touch to your best projects.
\nThe post PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION LEADS TO SUCCESS appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Mrs Dragana Hakimi\nOne of the companies with a positive experience in using the www.kongresniturizam.com is Representative Office of Berlin Chemie AG, Belgrade, and Mrs. Dragana Hakimi kindly told us about her company\u2019s impressions.\n1. How much cooperation with the www.kongresniturizam.com make event organizing easier for you?\nEverything is much easier since we\u2019ve gotten in contact with the www.kongresniturizam.com and their professional and gracious team in Belgrade. In terms of concept and time, especially, but also in terms of operative efficiency because with their help we are able to respond to our company\u2019s demands much faster.\n2. What form does this cooperation take?\nWe begin the organization of any event, whether we are talking about our periodic team meetings or pharmaceutical congresses and seminars, by requesting three comparative offers from competent agencies. In case when we need hotel accommodation for guests, the procedure is the same \u2013 three offers from comparable hotels. That means making dozens of phone calls and sending a lot of e-mails, and it takes at least seven days to complete the entire process but with the help of this precious business ally we get everything \u201creadily served\u201d within a very short time. Kongresniturizam.com, headed by Ivan, gets all the preliminary activities done and all I have to do is wait for the offers to come to me with a ready proposal of the best bidder and, of course, the best price. None the less important is their recommendation that we are working with a serious and solvent partner, an agency that will manage and resolve any unforeseen circumstances, especially when we are planning events abroad.\n3. What is the main reason to recognize www.kongresniturizam.com as your partner in organizing events and business travels?\nTheir professional approach and their regard for good, sound business practices, together with their care and consideration for every potential business partner on the one hand, and the fact that they are well-informed and recognize the need for modern business trends, coupled with their regard for our company as a client, on the other hand.\n4. Based on your broad experience, what would be your advice in terms of facilitating event organization and selecting the right venues and agencies?\nFrankly, it\u2019s very difficult today to define any norms in this area and it\u2019s even more difficult to find a partner that can readily respond at any moment. Every meeting is specific in some segment and is unique in terms of the aims it is meant to achieve. I often rely on intuition, I try to determine how interested the other party is and how ready to fulfill our expectations. I think the most important aspect of true and successful cooperation is mutual recognition between the partners, well-defined demands, mutual regard and their joint readiness to make the best effort. If people focus on a given task and dedicate enough of their attention to it, there is no reason not to expect good results.\nThe kongresniturizam.com and their way of doing business is something I would warmly recommend to anyone involved in event organization and anyone faced with any dilemmas and wishing to organize \u201csomething for someone\u201d. As informed and experienced as you may be at this sort of thing, it\u2019s easier and less risky when someone else is looking for the best solutions together with you, especially solutions no one else has yet come up with. Lastly, through team work we draw people into becoming part of a big family of the selected who, with their range of services, will give the finishing touch to your best projects.\nThe post PROFESSIONALISM AND DEDICATION LEADS TO SUCCESS appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2013-05-17T08:56:20+02:00", "date_modified": "2016-12-06T14:21:39+01:00", "author": { "name": "Miona Milic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miona/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG-20240224-WA0003-e1728981138373.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Dragana-Hakimi.jpg", "tags": [ "kongresniturizam.com", "Experts opinions" ] } ] }