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Different topics came up, and Leonarda said that, given their experience and in the absence of appropriate literature in this area, they should launch a magazine. A magazine that would primarily connect the region\u2019s MICE industry and hotels, agencies, companies, and event planners. A magazine that would provide useful information, ideas, and insights into trends in event management. Considering that they had already received requests from the industry to launch this type of magazine, although she might not know, Leonarda\u2019s suggestion that day was the make-or-break point.
\nAlthough she had no journalistic knowledge or experience, thanks to her organizational and managerial skills and her belief in success, Miona took on the editor role for the future
\nmagazine. Expectations of both the company and the industry were high. With work, effort,
\nexperience in the MICE industry, and creativity, SEE business travel & meetings \u2013 or SEEbtm \u2013 was born. A magazine that met and perhaps exceeded the expectations.
Six years on, there was a need to acknowledge those hotels that are the leaders in organizing events, those that are the first choice for corporate clients and organized business
\ngroups. Both for personal and business satisfaction, and as a guideline for future events and companies that need venues and hotels. But also as a good business practice model for other hotels for MICE tourism. The already established SEEbtm magazine and regional
\nportal Kongresniturizam have turned out as the logical initiators and founders of MICE tourism awards \u2013 SEEbtm Awards. In 2016, the most important awards in MICE tourism were launched. Not only because they are organized and awarded by the leading regional event planning portal Kongresniturizam and the specialized magazine SEEbtm, but because the best are voted by the audience, those who organize the events. Those whose voice is actually the most valued.
In Belgrade on November 15th, 2018, the region\u2019s MICE industry traditionally gathered for the seventh time at the SEEbtm Party, which became very important for everybody in the MICE industry and event management. At this event, for the second time, prestigious
\nawards were given \u2013 SEEbtm Awards \u2013 to the best hotels and venues in the region\u2019s MICE tourism and meetings industry. Wanting to give the awards even greater credibility and weight, Miona and Ivan decided to form a special jury. A jury of people who are involved in event organization or decide about it on behalf of their companies. That\u2019s how the SEEbtm Awards became the only awards in the region, and beyond, related to MICE tourism that are awarded by the industry itself! There is no greater recognition for a hotel than when a guest, in this case corporate guests who are some of the most demanding and biggest spenders, acknowledges and chooses it as the best in a particular category.
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All of the above gave results, and the competition for the SEEbtm Awards 2018 was fierce. More so because the nominated hotels and venues included the very best in their categories. The importance of this award for hotels is illustrated by a fact that this year, as many as 8,700 people voted!
Check out what the winners say about SEEbtm Awards and SEEbtm Party!
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The post How Did the Awards for the MICE Industry Come About? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Back in 2009, founders of Kongresniturizam.com, Miona and Ivan Milic, were sitting in one Montenegrin hotel and enjoying an informal business conversation with the hotel\u2019s Sales and Marketing Manager, Leonarda (then) Djinovic, whom they had known for several years through working together.\nDifferent topics came up, and Leonarda said that, given their experience and in the absence of appropriate literature in this area, they should launch a magazine. A magazine that would primarily connect the region\u2019s MICE industry and hotels, agencies, companies, and event planners. A magazine that would provide useful information, ideas, and insights into trends in event management. Considering that they had already received requests from the industry to launch this type of magazine, although she might not know, Leonarda\u2019s suggestion that day was the make-or-break point.\nAlthough she had no journalistic knowledge or experience, thanks to her organizational and managerial skills and her belief in success, Miona took on the editor role for the future\nmagazine. Expectations of both the company and the industry were high. With work, effort,\nexperience in the MICE industry, and creativity, SEE business travel & meetings \u2013 or SEEbtm \u2013 was born. A magazine that met and perhaps exceeded the expectations.\n\nSix years on, there was a need to acknowledge those hotels that are the leaders in organizing events, those that are the first choice for corporate clients and organized business\ngroups. Both for personal and business satisfaction, and as a guideline for future events and companies that need venues and hotels. But also as a good business practice model for other hotels for MICE tourism. The already established SEEbtm magazine and regional\nportal Kongresniturizam have turned out as the logical initiators and founders of MICE tourism awards \u2013 SEEbtm Awards. In 2016, the most important awards in MICE tourism were launched. Not only because they are organized and awarded by the leading regional event planning portal Kongresniturizam and the specialized magazine SEEbtm, but because the best are voted by the audience, those who organize the events. Those whose voice is actually the most valued.\nIn Belgrade on November 15th, 2018, the region\u2019s MICE industry traditionally gathered for the seventh time at the SEEbtm Party, which became very important for everybody in the MICE industry and event management. At this event, for the second time, prestigious\nawards were given \u2013 SEEbtm Awards \u2013 to the best hotels and venues in the region\u2019s MICE tourism and meetings industry. Wanting to give the awards even greater credibility and weight, Miona and Ivan decided to form a special jury. A jury of people who are involved in event organization or decide about it on behalf of their companies. That\u2019s how the SEEbtm Awards became the only awards in the region, and beyond, related to MICE tourism that are awarded by the industry itself! There is no greater recognition for a hotel than when a guest, in this case corporate guests who are some of the most demanding and biggest spenders, acknowledges and chooses it as the best in a particular category.\nAll of the above gave results, and the competition for the SEEbtm Awards 2018 was fierce. More so because the nominated hotels and venues included the very best in their categories. The importance of this award for hotels is illustrated by a fact that this year, as many as 8,700 people voted!\nCheck out what the winners say about SEEbtm Awards and SEEbtm Party!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe post How Did the Awards for the MICE Industry Come About? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2019-04-18T15:52:17+02:00", "date_modified": "2019-04-18T15:54:29+02:00", "author": { "name": "Milica Novak", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/milicanovak/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Milica-Novak.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/naslovna-78.jpg", "tags": [ "mice industry", "SEEbtm Party", "Experts opinions", "Hot topics", "MUST READ" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-awards-2018-recognitions-for-the-best-in-meetings-industry/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-awards-2018-recognitions-for-the-best-in-meetings-industry/", "title": "SEEbtm Awards 2018 \u2013 Recognitions for the Best in Meetings Industry", "content_html": "At this gathering, SEEbtm Awards, launched in 2016, were given to the best hotels and ![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/IMG_0847.jpg\")
venues in our region in 17 categories based on the votes of those who are buyers in meetings industry – people from the meetings industry in region, clients of nominated candidates and SEEbtm magazine team. Especially important was the innovation in the voting – an expert jury, composed of representatives of the most eminent companies and organizations that organize events in the region, and members voted for the best, according to their experience and opinion.
“Our goal is to remain the center of stimulation of regional cooperation, for which we have been dedicated for more than a decade. Bearing this in mind, we continue working on merging the markets of Southeast Europe in order to make quality changes in the international market by joint efforts. We congratulate all the winners and we are grateful for the long-standing cooperation and support. The concept of these recognitions will stimulate us to be even better, more dedicated and innovative, and all our partners, too”, said Miona Milic, Managing partner of the Kongresniturizam portal and Editor-in-Chief of SEEbtm magazine.
\nCrowne Plaza Belgrade, Serbia
\nGrand Hotel & Spa, Serbia
\nHotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro
\nHotel Galleria, Serbia
\nTermag Hotel Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
\nHotel Palma, Montenegro
\nFalkensteiner Hotel Belgrade, Serbia
\nTerme Olimia, Slovenia
\nLafodia Sea Resort, Croatia
\nHilton Belgrade, Serbia
\nInterContinental Ljubljana, Slovenia
\nHyatt Regency Belgrade, Serbia
\nTop of the Hub, Serbia
\nHotel Izvor \u2013 Congress, Spa & Wellness Resort, Serbia
\nLazure Hotel & Marina, Montenegro
\nRadisson Collection Hotel, Old Mill Belgrade, Serbia
\nGrand Hotel Tornik, Serbia
\nHotel Constantine the Great, Serbia
\nCongress Centre Master, Novi Sad Fair, Serbia
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The post SEEbtm Awards 2018 – Recognitions for the Best in Meetings Industry appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "In the organization of portal Kongresniturizam and the specialized magazine SEEbtm, on November 15th, in Belgrade, the meetings industry of the region was traditionally gathered for 7th time on SEEbtm Party, an event which profiled itself as a strong networking platform of key stakeholders in the meetings industry and event management.\nAt this gathering, SEEbtm Awards, launched in 2016, were given to the best hotels and venues in our region in 17 categories based on the votes of those who are buyers in meetings industry – people from the meetings industry in region, clients of nominated candidates and SEEbtm magazine team. Especially important was the innovation in the voting – an expert jury, composed of representatives of the most eminent companies and organizations that organize events in the region, and members voted for the best, according to their experience and opinion.\n“Our goal is to remain the center of stimulation of regional cooperation, for which we have been dedicated for more than a decade. Bearing this in mind, we continue working on merging the markets of Southeast Europe in order to make quality changes in the international market by joint efforts. We congratulate all the winners and we are grateful for the long-standing cooperation and support. The concept of these recognitions will stimulate us to be even better, more dedicated and innovative, and all our partners, too”, said Miona Milic, Managing partner of the Kongresniturizam portal and Editor-in-Chief of SEEbtm magazine.\nOVERVIEW OF THE WINNERS\n\nBest City Conference Hotel\n\nCrowne Plaza Belgrade, Serbia\n\n Best Out of the City Conference Hotel \n\nGrand Hotel & Spa, Serbia\n\n Best Seaside Conference Hotel\n\nHotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro\n\n Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (up to 150 rooms)\n\nHotel Galleria, Serbia\n\n Best Out of the City Hotel for Meetings & Events (up to 150 rooms)\n\nTermag Hotel Jahorina, Bosnia and Herzegovina\n\n Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (up to 150 rooms)\n\nHotel Palma, Montenegro\n\n Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 150 rooms)\n\nFalkensteiner Hotel Belgrade, Serbia\n\n Best Out of the City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 150 rooms)\n\nTerme Olimia, Slovenia\n\n Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 150 rooms)\n\nLafodia Sea Resort, Croatia\n\n Best New Hotel (opened in 2017/2018)\n\nHilton Belgrade, Serbia\nInterContinental Ljubljana, Slovenia\n\n Best Conference and Banqueting Staff\n\nHyatt Regency Belgrade, Serbia\n\n Best Special Venue\n\nTop of the Hub, Serbia\n\n Best Wellness and Spa Hotel\n\nHotel Izvor \u2013 Congress, Spa & Wellness Resort, Serbia\n\n Best Luxury Hotel (up to 50 rooms)\n\nLazure Hotel & Marina, Montenegro\n\n Best Luxury Hotel (more than 50 rooms)\n\nRadisson Collection Hotel, Old Mill Belgrade, Serbia\nGrand Hotel Tornik, Serbia\n\n Best Small Business Hotel \n\nHotel Constantine the Great, Serbia\n\n Best Congress Venue\n\nCongress Centre Master, Novi Sad Fair, Serbia\n \nThe post SEEbtm Awards 2018 – Recognitions for the Best in Meetings Industry appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2018-11-20T14:12:10+01:00", "date_modified": "2018-11-20T14:12:10+01:00", "author": { "name": "Milica Novak", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/milicanovak/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Milica-Novak.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/SRD_5997.jpg", "tags": [ "meetings industry", "Recognitions", "SEEbtm Party", "EVENT ORGANIZATION", "Hot topics", "MUST READ", "NEWS", "News and events" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-awards-2018-recognitions-for-the-best-in-congress-tourism/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-awards-2018-recognitions-for-the-best-in-congress-tourism/", "title": "SEEbtm Awards 2018 \u2013 Recognitions for the Best in Congress Tourism", "content_html": "It is also the month when the team of the portal Kongresniturizam and the editorial office of SEEbtm magazine traditionally organize the SEEbtm Party \u2013 the greatest gathering of the region\u2019s MICE industry, with the aim of fostering the regional cooperation, exchanging knowledge and experiences, and, at the same time, creating a platform for establishing further cooperation and promotion on the regional and international market.
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At this event to be held on November 15th, 2018, being of great importance for business ![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/seebtm-awards-widget_white.jpg\")
and congress hotels and venues, but also for event organizers, SEEbtm Awards will be given for the second time to the best hotels and event venues in the South East Europe region. This year the voting will be even more exciting, more interesting, and will even more get on its credibility, since an important innovation has been introduced \u2013 an expert jury composed of representatives of the most influential companies and organizations that organize events in the region, who will vote (in addition to the so far audience vote) for the best hotels and venues led by their rich experience from practice and personal opinion.
In addition to the jury, the winners in 17 categories will also be decided by the votes of the audience, so we invite you to vote online for your favorites in the period from October 22nd to November 7th and help them win. For more details on voting and applying the candidates, please visit the following link:
\nseebtm.com/seebtm-awards/ or call : +381 11 39 60 388, or at office@kongresniturizam.com
\nWe have not forgotten the one most in need of help, so, therefore, humanitarian action will be organized again this year. During the evening of SEEbtm Award ceremony and SEEbtm Party, the funds will be collected in a form of the event ticket, in the amount of 999.00 RSD per person. The entire amount of collected during the evening, will be donated to charity. \u201cBe what you want to see in others\u201d remains to be our slogan!
\nWe wish good luck to all the candidates for SEEbtm Awards 2018, while we will celebrate the achievements together!
\nTeam of the Portal Kongresniturizam and SEEbtm magazine
\nThe post SEEbtm Awards 2018 – Recognitions for the Best in Congress Tourism appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "We believe that November is a particularly important month in your calendar, as well as in ours. This is the month of summarizing the impressions on successfulness of the year, expressing appreciation to the partners and clients for their cooperation, celebrating the achieved successes and welcoming the forthcoming ones.\nIt is also the month when the team of the portal Kongresniturizam and the editorial office of SEEbtm magazine traditionally organize the SEEbtm Party \u2013 the greatest gathering of the region\u2019s MICE industry, with the aim of fostering the regional cooperation, exchanging knowledge and experiences, and, at the same time, creating a platform for establishing further cooperation and promotion on the regional and international market.\n\nAt this event to be held on November 15th, 2018, being of great importance for business and congress hotels and venues, but also for event organizers, SEEbtm Awards will be given for the second time to the best hotels and event venues in the South East Europe region. This year the voting will be even more exciting, more interesting, and will even more get on its credibility, since an important innovation has been introduced \u2013 an expert jury composed of representatives of the most influential companies and organizations that organize events in the region, who will vote (in addition to the so far audience vote) for the best hotels and venues led by their rich experience from practice and personal opinion.\nIn addition to the jury, the winners in 17 categories will also be decided by the votes of the audience, so we invite you to vote online for your favorites in the period from October 22nd to November 7th and help them win. For more details on voting and applying the candidates, please visit the following link:\nseebtm.com/seebtm-awards/ or call : +381 11 39 60 388, or at office@kongresniturizam.com\nDonor Evening \u2013\u201cBe What You Want to See in Others\u201d\nWe have not forgotten the one most in need of help, so, therefore, humanitarian action will be organized again this year. During the evening of SEEbtm Award ceremony and SEEbtm Party, the funds will be collected in a form of the event ticket, in the amount of 999.00 RSD per person. The entire amount of collected during the evening, will be donated to charity. \u201cBe what you want to see in others\u201d remains to be our slogan!\nWe wish good luck to all the candidates for SEEbtm Awards 2018, while we will celebrate the achievements together!\nTeam of the Portal Kongresniturizam and SEEbtm magazine\nThe post SEEbtm Awards 2018 – Recognitions for the Best in Congress Tourism appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2018-10-19T13:53:44+02:00", "date_modified": "2018-10-19T13:53:44+02:00", "author": { "name": "Milica Novak", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/milicanovak/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Milica-Novak.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/smanjeno-2.jpg", "tags": [ "belgrade", "Recognitions", "SEEbtm Party", "Hot topics", "NEWS" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-awards-2016-delivering-excellence-congress-tourism/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-awards-2016-delivering-excellence-congress-tourism/", "title": "SEEbtm Awards 2016 \u2013 Awards for the Best in Meetings Industry", "content_html": "This event attended around 250 most important represents of hotel meetings industry, as well as companies \u2013 the event organizers. Among them, there were represents of pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, banking and auditor, food companies and many others.
\nThe event is established as strong platform that connects most prominent participants in meetings industry \u2013 hotels, hotel chains and groups with key regional companies that are event planners and organizers.
\nThis year\u2019s novelty are SEEbtm Awards.\u00a0SEEbtm Awards represent the recognition that were for the first time, in the organization of the portal Kongresniturizam.com and SEEbtm magazine, awarded to the best and most prominent hotels and facilities in the region, in the meetings industry for 2016.
\nSpecial importance and value of these awards is the fact that the awards were given based of votes of those who were direct buyers within the meetings industry, i.e. on the basis of votes of the event planners. Their opinion and vote are practically the most realistic at the very end, regardless of all other criteria, and those make the most impact.
\nThe awards were given in 22 categories, and, during the month of voting, from 17th October to 17th November the votes were given by more than 6,500 voters.
\nThe voting, which was organized online, was participated by the voters from various countries (Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia…) and various industries (pharmaceutical and IT companies, representatives of food industry, nongovernmental houses, banks, audit companies, etc.) as well as the readers and jury of the SEEbtm magazine.
\n![\"SEEbtm](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/SRD_7546.jpg\")
When we talk about the criteria taken into account in forming the categories, the location of the hotel was the main criteria for 9 categories (in the city, outside the city (mountain, village, spa, ethno village) and the coast), as well as the number of rooms (less than 100, 100-200 and more than 200).
\nFor the remaining 13 categories, the criteria were the location, capacities, uniqueness of service or activities that the hotel or venue offers. The categories were not limited in number of the nominated, but one hotel/venue could compete in maximum of four categories.
\nThe uncertainty of the results of voting until the very close was proven by the fact that the category of Best City Hotel with Conference Center had two winners. And the independence of voting was proven by the fact that there were plenty of winners who were nominated externally, outside of the portal Kongresniturizam.com, which was the base for nominees.
\n\u201dWe celebrated first 10 years of operation of leading regional portal for event organizations SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com. After rich decade experience in congress industry, we decided to launch SEEbtm Awards \u2013 recognitions for delivering excellence in this industry. SEEbtm Awards are result of professionalism, experience and knowledge in region’s industry. We congratulate all winners and thank them for long cooperation and support. The concept of this recognitions will stimulate us to be even better in next 10 years, and we hope all our partners too\u201d, said Miona Mili\u0107, co-founder of regional portal SEEmice.com/ Kongresniturizam.com and Editor in Chief of SEE business travel & meetings magazine (SEEbtm magazine).
\nPortal SEEmice.com/ Kongresniturizam.com, along with specialized magazine for event management and congress and business tourism \u2013 SEE business travel & meetings (SEEbtm), for 10 years consolidates meetings industry of Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and region, promotes importance \u00a0and initiates cooperation and \u00a0exchange of business in region, but also promotes region as congress industry on international map.
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In the competition for this prestigious awards, had participated hotels and venues that have positioned themselves as the best in the meetings industry of the region. With such acknowledgements, the winners of SEEbtm Awards once again confirmed their position in meetings industry and justified the trust of their clients.
\nPhotos from SEEbtm Party you can see here, and the video you can watch at \u00a0https://youtu.be/9ad-veZf5so
\n![\"Svetlana](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/MK-mountain-Group-2.jpg\")
As each time, you managed to bring together clients and associates in an atmosphere that was great and inspiring.
\nWe are proud to be the winners of the award given directly by our partners, because that is truly a proof of quality of service and an open relationship that is imperative for us.
\nAn indispensable part of our success in this area is certainly the cooperation with you, because, as the largest and most influential media platform that addresses the congress tourism, you recognize and support our efforts which we are especially grateful for.
\nSvetlana Kostic, Marketing Manager, MK Mountain Resort, Kopaonik, Serbia
\n3. Best Hotel Group for Meetings & Events
\n4. Best Seaside Hotel with Conference Center –\u00a0Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel, Croatia
\n![\"Zlata](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/HUP-Zagreb.jpg\" "\\"Zlata")
We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this election. We are honored and proud to be winners of the SEEbtm Awards.
\nI personally believe that the idea of developing i.e. establishing the regional awards for the best operators within the MICE industry is excellent, as well as the very professional and objective criteria followed by the jury during the award ceremony.
\nAs an umbrella company, HUP Zagreb d.d. won the award for the \u2033Best Hotel Group for Meetings & Events\u2033 in the area of activity within the MICE sector, while, at the same time, our Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel was awarded as \u2033Best Seaside Hotel with Conference Center\u2033.
\nOf course, we are glad to receive these awards. Those are an additional indication that we are on the right track and that our investments in the continuous improvement of offers and services in the destinations in which we operate, Zagreb and Dubrovnik, record adequate attention of the market and profession.
\nTihana Bazdar Gasljevic, Head of Marketing Department, HUP Zagreb, Croatia
\n5. Best Conference and Banqueting Staff
\n![\"Aleksandar](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Falkensteiner-5.jpg\")
The SEEbtm Award in the category of the \u201cBest Conference and Banqueting Staff\u201d came as the most important confirmation of what we all strive for in meetings industry – to be recognized as a true and reliable partner.
\nOn the other hand, my business philosophy to make our hotel distinguished from the rest by our staff, proved to be completely founded.
\nAs every year so far, the organization and the concept of the SEEbtm Party were at the most professional level, and I would like to take this opportunity to, in the name of the Hotel Falkensteiner, congratulate the Portal Kongresniturizam.com its first decade of work and wish a lot of future anniversaries.
\nAleksandar Vasilijevic, General Manager, Falkensteiner Hotel Belgrade, Serbia
\n6. Best City Hotel with Conference Center \u2013 2 Awards because\u00a0they had the exact same number of votes
\n![\"Nemanja](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Metropol3.jpg\")
After many years of cooperation, we are proud of the fact that it was Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade that won the award for \u201cBest City Hotel with Conference Center\u2033.
\nWe enjoyed your celebration, traditionally held every year, bringing together the most important representatives of the meetings and hospitality industry.
\nIn the beautiful ambient, with exceptional refreshments and the band that astonished us, once again you have proved why one is always looking for an additional invitation card for the SEEbtm.
\nMarija Vuckovic, PR & Marketing Executive, Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade, Serbia
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\n![\"Dejan](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Zira1.jpg\")
Participation of the Zira Hotel at the SEEbtm Awards, as well as winning the award in the category of the \u201cBest City Hotel with Conference Center\u201d, represents for us another confirmation of the quality and performance of work during the previous years.
\nWe are extremely proud of all our awards (both regional and international character) and, of course, we have included this one in our presentation as a mark of superior services quality.
\nBy extending the convention facilities on 1,300 sqm and with a team that strives for perfection, our motto – Serbian hospitality with international standards – gets its daily confirmation and I am sure that we will meet each other this year at the SEEbtm gathering as well, and be in the company of the best.
\nDejan Pejcinovic, General Manager, Zira Hotel Belgrade, Serbia
\n7. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel with Conference Center
\n![\"Branka](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Izvor-A-hoteli.jpg\")
Everything that portal Kongresniturizam.com does or organizes is in advance known to have high standards, and, thus, the expectations of all of us invited to participate were huge. The expectations are exceeded, and impressions worthy of a successful jubilee, which we shall use this opportunity to congratulate once again.
\nAlthough the Hotel Izvor has won more than 25 prestigious national and international awards, the SEEbtm Award is of a special significance, even a double one. For the hotel itself, it is a confirmation of quality given upon the evaluation of services and satisfaction of clients and business partners.
\nIt is a great motivational encouragement for all employees and proof that team work results in visible result and guest satisfaction. I believe that the joy thus experienced is well known to you, as you have organized an event that had just the same effects.
\nVesna Vlatkovic, Marketing & PR Manager, A Hoteli –\u00a0Hotel Izvor, Aran\u0111elovac, Serbia
\n8. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)
\n![\"Sanja](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Central-Vitez.jpg\")
I am very positively surprised by the atmosphere that, with very kind and professional staff, welcomed us, and followed throughout the whole event.
\nThe utmost atmosphere and impressive protocol have made us proud to be partners of SEEbtm, and, as winners of the award, we feel the responsibility to confirm to our clients that we really are one of the best hotels, the best in its category.
\nSanja Rajkovic, Director,\u00a0Hotel Central, Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina
\n9. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)
\n![\"Jelena](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Regent-Porto-1.jpg\")
We are honored with the award for the \u201eBest Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)\u201d for which we were recommended by the expert jury of the portal www.kongresniturizam.com and specialized magazine SEEbtm.
\nThe Awards Ceremony at a gala evening held on Friday, November 18th in Belgrade was experienced by us as a gathering of well-known participants of the MICE industry of the region, a great opportunity for reaching relevant contacts and networking. We believe that the received award is a confirmation of the quality of our offer for organizing special events, conferences and congresses, and the continuity of high-quality services of Hotel Regent Porto Montenegro.
\nWe are especially pleased that this tourism segment, crucial for both pre and post-season, has a great potential for Regent Hotel and the region which was proven by 174 successfully held special events, conferences and congresses we had during only two and half years of our work.
\nElena Ljiljanic, PR & Marketing Manager, Regent Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro
\n10. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)
\n![\"Milica](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Tulip-Inn.jpg\")
We were so excited to have received this award. This is a confirmation of the satisfaction of our clients with the cooperation with us.
\nEveryone who voted for us showed that they notice and appreciate the effort we give to creating high-quality services and we express our gratitude for that.
\nSpending time at the party was great. In particular, we shall give praises to the music, it was perfect.
\nTanja Cujic, General Manager, Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik, Belgrade, Serbi
\n11. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)
\n![\"Katarina](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Palisad1.jpg\")
I express sincere congratulations to all your team for the excellent organized SEEbtm Awards.
\nIt is my great honor that the hotel Palisad took the title of the best in its category in the area of MICE industry, and I shall once again thank the organizers for their trust, and our dear friends, business partners and guests for recognizing for our knowledge and experience and voting for us.
\nThis award carries a great value, because of the fact that it comes from our clients and associates, as well as a great responsibility and obligation to justify this title.
\nWe hope that this event for all of us is just a beginning, and that we will have a lot of opportunities in future to meet each other and cooperate.
\nKatarina Cicvaric, Executive Director for Sales and Marketing, Hotel Palisad, Zlatibor, Serbia
\n12. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)
\n![\"Tomislav](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Kempinski.jpg\")
Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e is extremely happy\u00a0to have won an award and considers it an honour.
\nTo us, it represents recognition of the hard and quality work that has been done in the past and serves as the basis for the professional and hard work in the future.
\nTomislav Hrala, Director of Sales and Marketing, Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e, Slovenia
\n13. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)
\n![\"Ksenija](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Radisson.jpg\")
It was our pleasure to attend the jubilee \u2013 the celebration of the first 10 years of work and 6th gathering of representatives of meetings industry and business travel. We congratulate our hosts, who delight us with the organization every year.
\nWe would like to thank everyone who supported us, it is a great privilege to be awarded, in the presence of numerous colleagues from the industry, in the category of the \u201cBest City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)\u201d and to conclude 2016 with such an important recognition in the field of hospitality.
\nWe will try to be even better in 2017, and to continuously improve our services and content.
\nKsenija Lubarda, Director of Sales and Marketing, Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia
\n14. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)
\n![\"Vesna](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Kraljevi-Cardaci.jpg\")
The Award we received by SEEbtm magazine and Kongresniturizam.com represents for us a great acknowledgement considering that we are still pioneers in MICE industry.
\nIt is an additional stimulus that the extension of the facilities of Cardak with the congress center was an excellent complement to everything that Cardaci otherwise has in the offer.
\nWe express our gratitude to SEEbtm magazine and portal Kongresniturizam.com for having recognized us as safe and reliable partners in the last 3 years and thus additionally bound us to be even better ![\"\ud83d\ude42\"](\"https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/12.0.0-1/72x72/1f642.png\")
Vesna Kostadinovic, Marketing Director, Kraljevi \u010cardaci Spa, Kopaonik, Serbia
\n15. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)
\n![\"Zarko](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Splendid-4.jpg\")
This award is even more preferred as it is a newly established recognition in the regional framework. It is highly important for us this symbolic round of awards for this year.
\nIt began in Slovenia with a Certificate of Excellence to the Hotel Splendid which is ranked in the top 10 MICE hotels in the South East Europe, and was closed, at least as far as the MICE segment is concerned, in Belgrade after receiving this award.
\nAt the same time, everything happens in the year when both we and you are celebrating a decade of work.
\nWe are honored to receive this award, because it is considered as an additional incentive and an obligation to respond as soon as possible with an additional quality with which we will animate some new people and events, which will continue to choose Hotel Splendid as a hotel where one shall make important decisions and create policies that concern us all.
\nZarko Radulovi\u0107, Co-owner of the Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro
\n16. Best New Hotel for Meetings & Events
\n![\"Jelena](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Palmon-Bay.jpg\")
This recognition once again confirmed the excellent quality of the offer and the facilities of the hotel, which is an important prerequisite for the successful organization of congresses gatherings and events.
\nWe are extremely proud to have the expert jury and the public recognized the quality of the hotel. The award motivates us to constantly improve the quality of the offer, particularly when it comes to MICE industry.
\nJelena Djuraskovic, General Manager, Palmon Bay Hotel & Spa, Igalo, Montenegro
\n17. Best Special Venue
\nOpera & Theatre Madlenianum, Belgrade, Serbia
\n18. Best Rooftop Venue
\n![\"Katarina](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Top-Of-the-Hub.jpg\" "\\"Katarina")
We would like to express our gratitude to SEEbtm magazine and Kongresniturizam.com for a lovely evening and the opportunity to participate in the event like SEEbtm Awards for the \u201cBest Rooftop Venue\u2033 in 2016.
\nThe award for the \u201cBest Rooftop Venue\u2033 gives us an incentive to keep trying to make our restaurant still on the map of leading facilities for organizing corporate events.
\nWhat makes the restaurant Top of the Hub distinctive is certainly a panoramic view of the whole Belgrade, which is also our trademark, and thus, by receiving the award for the \u2033Best Rooftop Venue\u2033 is the best confirmation of our work.
\nKatarina Stojanovic, Director of Marketing, Restaurant Top of the Hub, Belgrade, Serbia
\n19. Best Wellness & SPA Hotel
\n![\"Jelena](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/PremierAqua3.jpg\")
As every year, SEEbtm is a true event that is awaited with special energy. Thank you for being there and for managing to gather us, the hoteliers, in addition to summarizing the results and exchanging business ideas, manage always to have a good time with a great band and, of course, delicious food.
\nThe award for \u201cThe Best Wellness and Spa Hotel\u201d represents for us the result of our work during the four-year existence of the hotel. The visionary owner, who puts his ideas into practice, good management who, with their team, manage to provide the best service and, of course, our guests who recognized the qualities, voted for us and together with the portal Kongresniturizam.com, brought us the most valuable award.
\nOur task is to preserve the quality and upgrade it furthermore, educate the staff, make each guest satisfied, and keep the title of \u201cThe Best Wellness and Spa Hotel\u201d for the forthcoming year as well.
\nJelena Radivojevic, Chief od Reception, Hotel Premier Aqua, Vrdnik, Serbia
\n20. Best Hotel for Team Building
\nGrand Hotel Bernardin, Portoro\u017e, Slovenia
\n21. Best Business Hotel near Airport
\n![\"Hotel](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Aristos-2.jpg\")
The award for the \u201cBest Business Hotel near Airport\u201d represents to the Hotel Aristos a confirmation of many years of high-quality work of all its employees, and, at the same time, it is the result of continuous improvement of services.
\nThe very fact that the Hotel Aristos was recognized as a top business hotel by business and conference clients is of great significance because they make one of the most demanding segments of guests who are always looking for high level of service, professionalism, trust and reliability.
\nIn the hotel business performance, the goal and the greatest recognition is a satisfied customer, and, therefore, the selection and award of the clients and the profession is certainly a good indication and positive stimulus for further work.
\nNikolina Storga, Sales and Marketing Manager,\u00a0Hotel Aristos, Zagreb, Croatia
\n22. Best Venue for Car Launch
\n![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/radisson-dub-2.jpg\")
The received award for the \u201cBest Venue for Car Launch\u201d is a great tribute to all the so far activities and successfully realized events, as, since the opening of Dubrovnik Sun Gardens in 2009, we have been strategically working on the 0909promotion of our resort and the city of Dubrovnik as an ideal destination for events from the automotive industry.
In 2016, we achieved more than 16,000 overnight stays from the automotive industry, and, at the very beginning of the next year, we expect 7,500 overnight stays on a global presentation of Nissan Micra.
\nThe confirmation thereof is the exclusivity of our facilities, high standard service and dedication of the entire team, but also the qualities of Dubrovnik, which is becoming increasingly popular for the organization of such events.
\nIva Svetac, Marketing & PR Manager,\u00a0Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Dubrovnik Sun Gardens, Croatia
\nPhotos from SEEbtm Party you can see here, and the video you can watch at \u00a0https://youtu.be/9ad-veZf5so
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\n", "content_text": "Meetings industry of the region gathered traditionally in Belgrade on November 18th, for 6th time, on the event popular known as SEEbtm Party, organized by portal SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com and SEE business travel & meetings magazine.\nThis event attended around 250 most important represents of hotel meetings industry, as well as companies \u2013 the event organizers. Among them, there were represents of pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, banking and auditor, food companies and many others.\nThe event is established as strong platform that connects most prominent participants in meetings industry \u2013 hotels, hotel chains and groups with key regional companies that are event planners and organizers.\nThis year\u2019s novelty are SEEbtm Awards.\u00a0SEEbtm Awards represent the recognition that were for the first time, in the organization of the portal Kongresniturizam.com and SEEbtm magazine, awarded to the best and most prominent hotels and facilities in the region, in the meetings industry for 2016.\nSpecial importance and value of these awards is the fact that the awards were given based of votes of those who were direct buyers within the meetings industry, i.e. on the basis of votes of the event planners. Their opinion and vote are practically the most realistic at the very end, regardless of all other criteria, and those make the most impact.\nThe awards were given in 22 categories, and, during the month of voting, from 17th October to 17th November the votes were given by more than 6,500 voters.\nThe voting, which was organized online, was participated by the voters from various countries (Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia…) and various industries (pharmaceutical and IT companies, representatives of food industry, nongovernmental houses, banks, audit companies, etc.) as well as the readers and jury of the SEEbtm magazine.\nSEEbtm Party 2016\nWhen we talk about the criteria taken into account in forming the categories, the location of the hotel was the main criteria for 9 categories (in the city, outside the city (mountain, village, spa, ethno village) and the coast), as well as the number of rooms (less than 100, 100-200 and more than 200).\nFor the remaining 13 categories, the criteria were the location, capacities, uniqueness of service or activities that the hotel or venue offers. The categories were not limited in number of the nominated, but one hotel/venue could compete in maximum of four categories.\nThe uncertainty of the results of voting until the very close was proven by the fact that the category of Best City Hotel with Conference Center had two winners. And the independence of voting was proven by the fact that there were plenty of winners who were nominated externally, outside of the portal Kongresniturizam.com, which was the base for nominees.\n\u201dWe celebrated first 10 years of operation of leading regional portal for event organizations SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com. After rich decade experience in congress industry, we decided to launch SEEbtm Awards \u2013 recognitions for delivering excellence in this industry. SEEbtm Awards are result of professionalism, experience and knowledge in region’s industry. We congratulate all winners and thank them for long cooperation and support. The concept of this recognitions will stimulate us to be even better in next 10 years, and we hope all our partners too\u201d, said Miona Mili\u0107, co-founder of regional portal SEEmice.com/ Kongresniturizam.com and Editor in Chief of SEE business travel & meetings magazine (SEEbtm magazine).\nPortal SEEmice.com/ Kongresniturizam.com, along with specialized magazine for event management and congress and business tourism \u2013 SEE business travel & meetings (SEEbtm), for 10 years consolidates meetings industry of Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and region, promotes importance \u00a0and initiates cooperation and \u00a0exchange of business in region, but also promotes region as congress industry on international map.\n\nIn the competition for this prestigious awards, had participated hotels and venues that have positioned themselves as the best in the meetings industry of the region. With such acknowledgements, the winners of SEEbtm Awards once again confirmed their position in meetings industry and justified the trust of their clients.\nPhotos from SEEbtm Party you can see here, and the video you can watch at \u00a0https://youtu.be/9ad-veZf5so\nSTATEMENTS OF SEEbtm AWARDS WINNERS\n\n Best Conference Resort\nBest City Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms) –\u00a088 Rooms Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia\n\nSvetlana Kosti\u0107, Marketing Manager, MK Mountain Resort\nAs each time, you managed to bring together clients and associates in an atmosphere that was great and inspiring.\n We are proud to be the winners of the award given directly by our partners, because that is truly a proof of quality of service and an open relationship that is imperative for us. \nAn indispensable part of our success in this area is certainly the cooperation with you, because, as the largest and most influential media platform that addresses the congress tourism, you recognize and support our efforts which we are especially grateful for.\nSvetlana Kostic, Marketing Manager, MK Mountain Resort, Kopaonik, Serbia\n3. Best Hotel Group for Meetings & Events\n4. Best Seaside Hotel with Conference Center –\u00a0Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel, Croatia\nZlata Mufti\u0107, Director of Convention Bureau Zagreb\nWe appreciate the opportunity to participate in this election. We are honored and proud to be winners of the SEEbtm Awards.\nI personally believe that the idea of developing i.e. establishing the regional awards for the best operators within the MICE industry is excellent, as well as the very professional and objective criteria followed by the jury during the award ceremony.\nAs an umbrella company, HUP Zagreb d.d. won the award for the \u2033Best Hotel Group for Meetings & Events\u2033 in the area of activity within the MICE sector, while, at the same time, our Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel was awarded as \u2033Best Seaside Hotel with Conference Center\u2033.\nOf course, we are glad to receive these awards. Those are an additional indication that we are on the right track and that our investments in the continuous improvement of offers and services in the destinations in which we operate, Zagreb and Dubrovnik, record adequate attention of the market and profession.\nTihana Bazdar Gasljevic, Head of Marketing Department, HUP Zagreb, Croatia\n5. Best Conference and Banqueting Staff\nAleksandar Vasilijevi\u0107, General Manager, Falkensteiner Hotel Belgrade\nThe SEEbtm Award in the category of the \u201cBest Conference and Banqueting Staff\u201d came as the most important confirmation of what we all strive for in meetings industry – to be recognized as a true and reliable partner.\n On the other hand, my business philosophy to make our hotel distinguished from the rest by our staff, proved to be completely founded. \nAs every year so far, the organization and the concept of the SEEbtm Party were at the most professional level, and I would like to take this opportunity to, in the name of the Hotel Falkensteiner, congratulate the Portal Kongresniturizam.com its first decade of work and wish a lot of future anniversaries.\nAleksandar Vasilijevic, General Manager, Falkensteiner Hotel Belgrade, Serbia\n6. Best City Hotel with Conference Center \u2013 2 Awards because\u00a0they had the exact same number of votes\nNemanja Mihajlovi\u0107, Director of Sales, Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade\nAfter many years of cooperation, we are proud of the fact that it was Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade that won the award for \u201cBest City Hotel with Conference Center\u2033. \nWe enjoyed your celebration, traditionally held every year, bringing together the most important representatives of the meetings and hospitality industry.\nIn the beautiful ambient, with exceptional refreshments and the band that astonished us, once again you have proved why one is always looking for an additional invitation card for the SEEbtm.\nMarija Vuckovic, PR & Marketing Executive, Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade, Serbia\n**********\nDejan Pejcinovic, General Manager, Zira Hotel Belgrade, Serbia\nParticipation of the Zira Hotel at the SEEbtm Awards, as well as winning the award in the category of the \u201cBest City Hotel with Conference Center\u201d, represents for us another confirmation of the quality and performance of work during the previous years. \nWe are extremely proud of all our awards (both regional and international character) and, of course, we have included this one in our presentation as a mark of superior services quality.\nBy extending the convention facilities on 1,300 sqm and with a team that strives for perfection, our motto – Serbian hospitality with international standards – gets its daily confirmation and I am sure that we will meet each other this year at the SEEbtm gathering as well, and be in the company of the best.\nDejan Pejcinovic, General Manager, Zira Hotel Belgrade, Serbia\n7. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel with Conference Center\nBranka Marinkovi\u0107, Brand Manager, A hoteli\nEverything that portal Kongresniturizam.com does or organizes is in advance known to have high standards, and, thus, the expectations of all of us invited to participate were huge. The expectations are exceeded, and impressions worthy of a successful jubilee, which we shall use this opportunity to congratulate once again.\nAlthough the Hotel Izvor has won more than 25 prestigious national and international awards, the SEEbtm Award is of a special significance, even a double one. For the hotel itself, it is a confirmation of quality given upon the evaluation of services and satisfaction of clients and business partners.\nIt is a great motivational encouragement for all employees and proof that team work results in visible result and guest satisfaction. I believe that the joy thus experienced is well known to you, as you have organized an event that had just the same effects.\nVesna Vlatkovic, Marketing & PR Manager, A Hoteli –\u00a0Hotel Izvor, Aran\u0111elovac, Serbia\n8. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)\nSanja Rajkovic, Director, Hotel Central, Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina\nI am very positively surprised by the atmosphere that, with very kind and professional staff, welcomed us, and followed throughout the whole event.\nThe utmost atmosphere and impressive protocol have made us proud to be partners of SEEbtm, and, as winners of the award, we feel the responsibility to confirm to our clients that we really are one of the best hotels, the best in its category.\nSanja Rajkovic, Director,\u00a0Hotel Central, Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina\n9. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)\nJelena \u010cabarkapa, Corporate and Leisure Executive, Regent Porto Montenegro\nWe are honored with the award for the \u201eBest Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)\u201d for which we were recommended by the expert jury of the portal www.kongresniturizam.com and specialized magazine SEEbtm.\nThe Awards Ceremony at a gala evening held on Friday, November 18th in Belgrade was experienced by us as a gathering of well-known participants of the MICE industry of the region, a great opportunity for reaching relevant contacts and networking. We believe that the received award is a confirmation of the quality of our offer for organizing special events, conferences and congresses, and the continuity of high-quality services of Hotel Regent Porto Montenegro. \nWe are especially pleased that this tourism segment, crucial for both pre and post-season, has a great potential for Regent Hotel and the region which was proven by 174 successfully held special events, conferences and congresses we had during only two and half years of our work.\nElena Ljiljanic, PR & Marketing Manager, Regent Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro\n10. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)\nMilica A\u0107imovi\u0107, Sales and Marketing Department, Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik\nWe were so excited to have received this award. This is a confirmation of the satisfaction of our clients with the cooperation with us. \nEveryone who voted for us showed that they notice and appreciate the effort we give to creating high-quality services and we express our gratitude for that. \nSpending time at the party was great. In particular, we shall give praises to the music, it was perfect.\nTanja Cujic, General Manager, Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik, Belgrade, Serbi\n11. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)\nKatarina Cicvaric, Executive Director for Sales and Marketing, Hotel Palisad, Zlatibor, Serbia\nI express sincere congratulations to all your team for the excellent organized SEEbtm Awards.\nIt is my great honor that the hotel Palisad took the title of the best in its category in the area of MICE industry, and I shall once again thank the organizers for their trust, and our dear friends, business partners and guests for recognizing for our knowledge and experience and voting for us.\nThis award carries a great value, because of the fact that it comes from our clients and associates, as well as a great responsibility and obligation to justify this title.\nWe hope that this event for all of us is just a beginning, and that we will have a lot of opportunities in future to meet each other and cooperate.\nKatarina Cicvaric, Executive Director for Sales and Marketing, Hotel Palisad, Zlatibor, Serbia\n12. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)\nTomislav Hrala, Director of Sales and Marketing, Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e, Slovenia\nKempinski Palace Portoro\u017e is extremely happy\u00a0to have won an award and considers it an honour. \nTo us, it represents recognition of the hard and quality work that has been done in the past and serves as the basis for the professional and hard work in the future.\nTomislav Hrala, Director of Sales and Marketing, Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e, Slovenia\n13. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)\nKsenija Lubarda, Director of Sales and Marketing, Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel Belgrade\nIt was our pleasure to attend the jubilee \u2013 the celebration of the first 10 years of work and 6th gathering of representatives of meetings industry and business travel. We congratulate our hosts, who delight us with the organization every year.\nWe would like to thank everyone who supported us, it is a great privilege to be awarded, in the presence of numerous colleagues from the industry, in the category of the \u201cBest City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)\u201d and to conclude 2016 with such an important recognition in the field of hospitality. \nWe will try to be even better in 2017, and to continuously improve our services and content.\nKsenija Lubarda, Director of Sales and Marketing, Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia\n14. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)\nVesna Kostadinovic, Marketing Director, Kraljevi \u010cardaci Spa, Kopaonik, Serbia\nThe Award we received by SEEbtm magazine and Kongresniturizam.com represents for us a great acknowledgement considering that we are still pioneers in MICE industry.\n It is an additional stimulus that the extension of the facilities of Cardak with the congress center was an excellent complement to everything that Cardaci otherwise has in the offer.\nWe express our gratitude to SEEbtm magazine and portal Kongresniturizam.com for having recognized us as safe and reliable partners in the last 3 years and thus additionally bound us to be even better \nVesna Kostadinovic, Marketing Director, Kraljevi \u010cardaci Spa, Kopaonik, Serbia\n15. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)\nZarko Radulovi\u0107, Co-owner of the Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro\nThis award is even more preferred as it is a newly established recognition in the regional framework. It is highly important for us this symbolic round of awards for this year. \nIt began in Slovenia with a Certificate of Excellence to the Hotel Splendid which is ranked in the top 10 MICE hotels in the South East Europe, and was closed, at least as far as the MICE segment is concerned, in Belgrade after receiving this award.\nAt the same time, everything happens in the year when both we and you are celebrating a decade of work.\nWe are honored to receive this award, because it is considered as an additional incentive and an obligation to respond as soon as possible with an additional quality with which we will animate some new people and events, which will continue to choose Hotel Splendid as a hotel where one shall make important decisions and create policies that concern us all.\nZarko Radulovi\u0107, Co-owner of the Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro\n16. Best New Hotel for Meetings & Events\nJelena Djuraskovic, General Manager, Palmon Bay Hotel & Spa, Igalo, Montenegro\nThis recognition once again confirmed the excellent quality of the offer and the facilities of the hotel, which is an important prerequisite for the successful organization of congresses gatherings and events. \nWe are extremely proud to have the expert jury and the public recognized the quality of the hotel. The award motivates us to constantly improve the quality of the offer, particularly when it comes to MICE industry.\nJelena Djuraskovic, General Manager, Palmon Bay Hotel & Spa, Igalo, Montenegro\n17. Best Special Venue\nOpera & Theatre Madlenianum, Belgrade, Serbia\n18. Best Rooftop Venue\nKatarina Stojanovic, Director of Marketing, Restaurant Top of the Hub, Belgrade, Serbia\nWe would like to express our gratitude to SEEbtm magazine and Kongresniturizam.com for a lovely evening and the opportunity to participate in the event like SEEbtm Awards for the \u201cBest Rooftop Venue\u2033 in 2016.\nThe award for the \u201cBest Rooftop Venue\u2033 gives us an incentive to keep trying to make our restaurant still on the map of leading facilities for organizing corporate events.\nWhat makes the restaurant Top of the Hub distinctive is certainly a panoramic view of the whole Belgrade, which is also our trademark, and thus, by receiving the award for the \u2033Best Rooftop Venue\u2033 is the best confirmation of our work.\nKatarina Stojanovic, Director of Marketing, Restaurant Top of the Hub, Belgrade, Serbia\n19. Best Wellness & SPA Hotel\nJelena Radivojevic, Chief od Reception, Hotel Premier Aqua, Vrdnik, Serbia\nAs every year, SEEbtm is a true event that is awaited with special energy. Thank you for being there and for managing to gather us, the hoteliers, in addition to summarizing the results and exchanging business ideas, manage always to have a good time with a great band and, of course, delicious food.\nThe award for \u201cThe Best Wellness and Spa Hotel\u201d represents for us the result of our work during the four-year existence of the hotel. The visionary owner, who puts his ideas into practice, good management who, with their team, manage to provide the best service and, of course, our guests who recognized the qualities, voted for us and together with the portal Kongresniturizam.com, brought us the most valuable award.\nOur task is to preserve the quality and upgrade it furthermore, educate the staff, make each guest satisfied, and keep the title of \u201cThe Best Wellness and Spa Hotel\u201d for the forthcoming year as well.\nJelena Radivojevic, Chief od Reception, Hotel Premier Aqua, Vrdnik, Serbia\n20. Best Hotel for Team Building\nGrand Hotel Bernardin, Portoro\u017e, Slovenia\n21. Best Business Hotel near Airport\nHotel Aristos, Zagreb\nThe award for the \u201cBest Business Hotel near Airport\u201d represents to the Hotel Aristos a confirmation of many years of high-quality work of all its employees, and, at the same time, it is the result of continuous improvement of services. \nThe very fact that the Hotel Aristos was recognized as a top business hotel by business and conference clients is of great significance because they make one of the most demanding segments of guests who are always looking for high level of service, professionalism, trust and reliability. \nIn the hotel business performance, the goal and the greatest recognition is a satisfied customer, and, therefore, the selection and award of the clients and the profession is certainly a good indication and positive stimulus for further work.\nNikolina Storga, Sales and Marketing Manager,\u00a0Hotel Aristos, Zagreb, Croatia\n22. Best Venue for Car Launch\nThe received award for the \u201cBest Venue for Car Launch\u201d is a great tribute to all the so far activities and successfully realized events, as, since the opening of Dubrovnik Sun Gardens in 2009, we have been strategically working on the 0909promotion of our resort and the city of Dubrovnik as an ideal destination for events from the automotive industry.\nIn 2016, we achieved more than 16,000 overnight stays from the automotive industry, and, at the very beginning of the next year, we expect 7,500 overnight stays on a global presentation of Nissan Micra.\nThe confirmation thereof is the exclusivity of our facilities, high standard service and dedication of the entire team, but also the qualities of Dubrovnik, which is becoming increasingly popular for the organization of such events.\nIva Svetac, Marketing & PR Manager,\u00a0Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Dubrovnik Sun Gardens, Croatia\nPhotos from SEEbtm Party you can see here, and the video you can watch at \u00a0https://youtu.be/9ad-veZf5so\nThe post SEEbtm Awards 2016 – Awards for the Best in Meetings Industry appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2017-03-09T15:40:42+01:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-13T16:15:36+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/SRD_7664.jpg", "tags": [ "event organization", "meetings industry", "SEEbtm Party", "seemice.com", "Hot topics" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2016-2/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2016-2/", "title": "SEEbtm Party 2016", "content_html": "Meetings industry of the region gathered traditionally in Belgrade on November 18th, for 6th time, on the event popular known as SEEbtm Party, organized by portal SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com and SEE business travel & meetings magazine.
\nThis event attended around 250 most important represents of hotel meetings industry, as well as companies \u2013 the event organizers. Among them, there were represents of pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, banking and auditor, food companies and many others.
\nThis year\u2019s novelty are SEEbtm Awards \u2013 recognitions in 22 categories for the best hotels in meetings industry and business tourism of the region. These prestige recognitions are given based on votes of congress tourism buyers \u2013 event organizers, but also SEEbtm magazine jury and its readers.
\nTake a look at a gallery!
\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2016 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Meetings industry of the region gathered traditionally in Belgrade on November 18th, for 6th time, on the event popular known as SEEbtm Party, organized by portal SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com and SEE business travel & meetings magazine.\nThis event attended around 250 most important represents of hotel meetings industry, as well as companies \u2013 the event organizers. Among them, there were represents of pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, banking and auditor, food companies and many others.\nThis year\u2019s novelty are SEEbtm Awards \u2013 recognitions in 22 categories for the best hotels in meetings industry and business tourism of the region. These prestige recognitions are given based on votes of congress tourism buyers \u2013 event organizers, but also SEEbtm magazine jury and its readers.\nTake a look at a gallery!\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2016 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2016-11-29T16:26:11+01:00", "date_modified": "2016-11-29T16:28:55+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/SRD_7546.jpg", "tags": [ "SEEbtm Party", "SEEmice", "Photo" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2016/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2016/", "title": "SEEbtm Party 2016", "content_html": "Meetings industry of the region gathered traditionally in Belgrade on November 18th, for 6th time, on the event popular known as SEEbtm Party, organized by portal SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com and SEE business travel & meetings magazine.
\nThis event attended around 250 most important represents of hotel meetings industry, as well as companies \u2013 the event organizers. Among them, there were represents of pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, banking and auditor, food companies and many others.
\nThis year\u2019s novelty are SEEbtm Awards \u2013 recognitions in 22 categories for the best hotels in meetings industry and business tourism of the region. These prestige recognitions are given based on votes of congress tourism buyers \u2013 event organizers, but also SEEbtm magazine jury and its readers.
\n\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2016 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Meetings industry of the region gathered traditionally in Belgrade on November 18th, for 6th time, on the event popular known as SEEbtm Party, organized by portal SEEmice.com / Kongresniturizam.com and SEE business travel & meetings magazine.\nThis event attended around 250 most important represents of hotel meetings industry, as well as companies \u2013 the event organizers. Among them, there were represents of pharmaceutical, IT, insurance, banking and auditor, food companies and many others.\nThis year\u2019s novelty are SEEbtm Awards \u2013 recognitions in 22 categories for the best hotels in meetings industry and business tourism of the region. These prestige recognitions are given based on votes of congress tourism buyers \u2013 event organizers, but also SEEbtm magazine jury and its readers.\n\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2016 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2016-11-29T16:17:38+01:00", "date_modified": "2016-11-29T16:17:38+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/SRD_7546.jpg", "tags": [ "meetings industry", "SEEbtm Party", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2015-4/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2015-4/", "title": "SEEbtm Party 2015", "content_html": "Take a look at the atmosphere of 5th jubilee SEEbtm Party 2015, organized by the Association and a regional portal for meeting industry www.kongresniturizam.com and SEEbtm \u2013 SEE Business travel & Meetings magazine.
\nOn the first day of the International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, 19th February 2015, SEEbtm Party (South East Europe Business Travel & Meetings) was held at the restaurant Kalemegdanska Terasa, and brought together more than 250 representatives of congress and business tourism (hotels, event spaces and congress centers, agencies and companies).
\nFor the success of this event, we are grateful to our partners Hotel Galleria Subotica, Zvonko Bogdan Winery in whose exclusive wines we all enjoyed, and Balkan Express band which is traditionally in charge for a good time.
\nTake a look at gallery!
\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2015 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Take a look at the atmosphere of 5th jubilee SEEbtm Party 2015, organized by the Association and a regional portal for meeting industry www.kongresniturizam.com and SEEbtm \u2013 SEE Business travel & Meetings magazine.\nOn the first day of the International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, 19th February 2015, SEEbtm Party (South East Europe Business Travel & Meetings) was held at the restaurant Kalemegdanska Terasa, and brought together more than 250 representatives of congress and business tourism (hotels, event spaces and congress centers, agencies and companies).\nFor the success of this event, we are grateful to our partners Hotel Galleria Subotica, Zvonko Bogdan Winery in whose exclusive wines we all enjoyed, and Balkan Express band which is traditionally in charge for a good time.\nTake a look at gallery!\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2015 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-03-31T11:31:03+02:00", "date_modified": "2016-11-29T16:27:12+01:00", "author": { "name": "Miroslava Jeremic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miroslava/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Miroslava.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/SEEbtm-Party-2015-005.jpg", "tags": [ "congress industry", "SEEbtm Party", "Photo" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/5th-gathering-of-meeting-industry-of-the-see-region-was-held-in-belgrade/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/5th-gathering-of-meeting-industry-of-the-see-region-was-held-in-belgrade/", "title": "5th Gathering of meeting industry of the SEE region was held in Belgrade", "content_html": "The importance of meeting industry is reflected in the opportunities to represent Serbia and the region as a very attractive destination for organizing various manifestation, conferences and events.
\nSEEbtm Party is a serious platform for the establishment and development of regional cooperation in the field of business travel and event organization and the chance to share experience, establish and strengthen contacts.
\nThe jubilee 5th regional gathering of event professionals has surpassed the expectations of attendees, proved in practice as the premier organization which connects people, was the place where many cooperations were confirmed, and created the basis for the next gathering.
\n\n\nThe post 5th Gathering of meeting industry of the SEE region was held in Belgrade appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "On the first day of the International Tourism Fair in Belgrade, 19th February 2015, an event called SEEbtm Party (South East Europe Business Travel & Meetings) held at restaurant Kalemegdanska terasa, brought together 250 the most important representatives in the field of business travel and meetings industry (hotels, event venues and congress centers, agencies, and companies – organizers of events), and also the important representatives of tourism organizations.\nThe importance of meeting industry is reflected in the opportunities to represent Serbia and the region as a very attractive destination for organizing various manifestation, conferences and events.\nSEEbtm Party is a serious platform for the establishment and development of regional cooperation in the field of business travel and event organization and the chance to share experience, establish and strengthen contacts.\nThe jubilee 5th regional gathering of event professionals has surpassed the expectations of attendees, proved in practice as the premier organization which connects people, was the place where many cooperations were confirmed, and created the basis for the next gathering.\nSEE PHOTO GALLERY\u00a0\nVIDEO\nThe post 5th Gathering of meeting industry of the SEE region was held in Belgrade appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-03-04T13:34:32+01:00", "date_modified": "2017-03-22T16:39:21+01:00", "author": { "name": "Mirjana Novitovic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/officebs/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/slika-.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/10988928_784495388302017_5032271373149083447_o.jpg", "tags": [ "eventprofs", "Kalemegdanska terasa", "MICE", "SEEbtm Party", "News and events" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2015-3/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/seebtm-party-2015-3/", "title": "SEEbtm Party 2015", "content_html": "SEEbtm Party 2015 was held for the 5th time in Belgrade on 19th February, at the restaurant Kalemegdanska terasa, organized by the Association and a regional portal for meeting industry www.kongresniturizam.com and SEEbtm \u2013 SEE Business travel & Meetings magazine. SEEbtm Party 2015 brought together more than 250 representatives of congress and business tourism.
\nSEEbtm Party represents a platform for the establishment and expansion of regional cooperation in the field of business travel and event management and a place where business people exchange experiences and establish or strengthen contacts.
\n\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2015 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "SEEbtm Party 2015 was held for the 5th time in Belgrade on 19th February, at the restaurant Kalemegdanska terasa, organized by the Association and a regional portal for meeting industry www.kongresniturizam.com and SEEbtm \u2013 SEE Business travel & Meetings magazine. SEEbtm Party 2015 brought together more than 250 representatives of congress and business tourism.\nSEEbtm Party represents a platform for the establishment and expansion of regional cooperation in the field of business travel and event management and a place where business people exchange experiences and establish or strengthen contacts.\n\nThe post SEEbtm Party 2015 appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-02-27T13:38:48+01:00", "date_modified": "2015-03-23T13:31:12+01:00", "author": { "name": "Miroslava Jeremic", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/author/miroslava/", "avatar": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/Miroslava.jpg" }, "image": "https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/seebtm.jpg", "tags": [ "meeting industry", "SEEbtm Party", "Video" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/meetings-industry-region-in-one-place-%e2%80%93-seebtm-party/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/meetings-industry-region-in-one-place-%e2%80%93-seebtm-party/", "title": "Meetings Industry Region in One Place \u2013 SEEbtm Party", "content_html": "Since its foundation in 2006, The Best Solutions Company has specialized in MICE in the SEE region, with the primary objective to bring together and develop the meetings industry.
\nThe Regional Meetings Industry Party was organized by The Best Solutions on the occasion of successful cooperation with its partners and the promotion of the second issue of the country\u2019s first MICE magazine SEEbtm. Around 250 professionals from the region gathered at the top floor of the Business Centre U\u0161\u0107e enjoying a fine cocktail party and the music that \u201cmoves your hips\u201d.
\nHere to tell us more about the issue of organization and goals of the SEEbtm Party is Miona \u0160ljivan\u010danin, Marketing Director & PR of The Best Solutions and SEEbtm Party Project Manager. She says that the organization of any event requires answers to several questions.
\n Why? \u201cStage one in an event organization is to answer the questions why to organize the event, why to invest money, energy and resources? What are the goals and benefits that may be gained by such an undertaking? Naturally, when you draw the line, the benefits have to be higher than invested resources for the event to be acceptable and to be reasonably taken to the next stage. After four years of working on bringing together and developing the regional meetings industry and following the new product launch \u2013 the unique MICE magazine, The Best Solutions (BS) decided to welcome its partners in a memorable and one of the kind party, expressing so its respect and gratitude for their supporting the work and huge efforts invested by BS into the entire system which they belong to as well. Since one of the company goals is to develop the regional meetings industry, we found it necessary that our partners from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria should all meet, and that a sound networking should be made as well as![\"SEEbtm](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2142.jpg\" "\\"SEEbtm")
the platform for continued successful cooperation\u201c.
Who? \u201cEvent planning is to consider what delegates are to attend it, what the participating target group is and of course how many people will be involved. The guests at the SEEbtm Party were the partners and members of kongresniturizam.com portal, or to be more precise, the representatives of Convention Bureaus of Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, but also of Convention Bureaus of Belgrade, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Opatija, Rijeka and others, followed by the managers and executives of hotels, convention centres and agencies from all countries in the region, including the representatives of certain companies and media, or over 250 participants\u201c.
\nHow? \u201cIndeed, after deciding that the event is necessary and reasonable to carry out, the next ![\"SEEbtm](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2247.jpg\" "\\"SEEbtm")
question is the budget. Is there a budget for something like that, and if yes, how big? The event organization budget is something that mostly determines how, where and by what means the matter will be pursued. The bigger the budget, the bigger the opportunities to rent space, catering, lighting, sound system, music, decoration and other related services. Of course, it includes the skills in communication, organization and negotiations too.
As we wanted to welcome people who are in the first place the professionals in what they do, we had no easy task to begin with in our efforts to impress the professionals in MICE industry. It means that the first thing they notice is high quality and any possible failures in the entire organization, catering, selection of venue, music and everything else. The idea was to add a relaxed but also exclusive and vibrant air to the event along with the pop & rock music capable of connecting all generations, and so create conditions for a successful networking while having a great time. That is why I\u2019d like to point out that we got to grips with this adventure not only with courage, but also with enthusiasm and huge energy\u201c.
\nWhen? \u201cAs we planned for the first time to gather the representatives of meetings industry from Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia\u00a0\u00a0and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece in an event of international significance and with international participation, we decided that the date of SEEbtm Party should be the day of opening the International Fair of Tourism in Belgrade\u2013 IFT 2010, given that it is certainly the biggest tourism fair in the region and that most our partners take part in it. If not, it would certainly be an added value along with the networking at SEEbtm Party to use the opportunity and pay a business visit to IFT. It turned out that it was a good decision, since the turnout of the regional partners was immense\u201c.
\n![\"SEEbtm](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2691.jpg\" "\\"SEEbtm")
Where? \u201cThe location and venue are the biggest decisions to be made after deciding whether to organize the event or not. As it was decided that the SEEbtm Party was going to be held in Belgrade, there was only the question of selecting the suitable venue. It requires considering the type of event, who the participants are, and what the goals of the event are. And above all what the available budget is. Is it a serious convention, or conference requiring all the delegates to be seated, product promotion, seminar or celebration? Each of them has their own specifics to be discussed.
\nIn our case, we wanted an exclusive venue, capable of accommodating 250-300 people and easily accessible, with the possibility to set up a stage and good lighting and technical support. Also, our aim was to present Belgrade to the guests out of town in the best way possible as the metropolis that it is. So, after a several months of selection we opted for the 25th floor of the Business Centre U\u0161\u0107e where we could welcome out guests at the very \u2018roof top\u2019 of Belgrade with a magnificent nocturnal view of the river and landmarks of Bel![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2083.jpg\" "\\"Dra\u017een")
grade\u201c.
Impressions of participants following SEEbtm Party
\n\u201cGathering of people in any industry is good and it should be promoted in the Serbian business practices. If it involves the region, as in case of SEEbtm, it\u2019s even better. The business environment of the 21st century changes so fast that we often fail to grasp all partnership and market potentials around us. That is why we give all our credits to the idea and the organizational team for arranging SEEbtm Party at the time of the IFT Belgrade and for selecting an attractive venue for all those who do not have a chance to visit Belgrade very often. I hope it will grow in the years to come and become a regular item in the calendar of the regional tourism industry.\u201d
\nMilica Bo\u017eani\u0107, Film and Tourism Assistant, USAID Competitiveness Project
\n\u201eI would like to congratulate you and your team on the perfect organization of this event: for me it was the first time that I joined the IFT Fair and the SEEbtm party, and I had great fun
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with my colleagues from the BW Hotel Sumadija and BW Hotel M. The location was unique, the catering delicious, the waiters very friendly and professional, good music (maybe a bit too loud \u2013 it was not easy to communicate). For sure we from BEST WESTERN CENTRAL EUROPE will participate also next year! Besides that I would like to point out how much I like your well-done magazine and its actual topics! So I wish you great success also for the future and I am sure that especially the business travel and MICE sector is going to expand in your country.\u201c
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Marlies Rogen, BEST WESTERN CENTRAL EUROPE
\n\u201cThe event was superbly organized, we liked the reception and welcoming of guests, the venue was absolutely suited to the type of event with a fantastic view and programme concept and the socializing which was very original. The idea of traditional gatherings and socializing is fabulous, it adds to strengthening business relations and establishing new contacts. On the whole: \u201cGreat time, wicked party!\u201d \u2013 Zoltan, Marko and Kornelia. ![\"\"](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/DSC_2946.jpg\" "\\"Kornelia")
Kornelia Radi\u0107, Sales Manager , Hotel Galleria, Subotica
\n\u201eSEEbtm party was for sure a pleasant surprise for all of us who came to Belgrade for the first time. A real happening suited to the industry. The time and venue hit the bull’s eye since there are huge rearrangements underway both, in Europe and in our region. Vibrant, relaxed gatherings such as SEEbtm Party are ideal for improving the communication, refreshing the \u201csyllabus\u201d and as the platform for placing new ideas. In any case, the party was a blast.\u201c
\nAnte Tolj, Rathanea DMC Dubrovnik
\nNETWORKING SUCCESFULLY CARRIED OUT \u2013 REGION GATHERED IN ONE PLACE!
\nFor this purpose the organizer of SEEbtm Party also came up with an animation for all guests – a networking game – whose aim was to encourage socializing, new contacts, business relations and friendships. The task given to all attendants, after it was properly announced early in the evening, was to find five people all from different SEE countries through socializing and fun. As the whole region was present, including the colleagues and partners from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria, it was not too hard to reach the goal. It was enough to take a walk to the next table, go to the floor or pass along to the end of the room from where you can see the magnificent view of Belgrade, and slowly gather up your own team of five.
\n![\"Ivan](\"https://www.seebtm.com/wp-content/uploads/networking-petorka2.jpg\" "\\"Ivan")
This game confirmed the idea of the gathering at SEEbtm Party, focusing on bringing together the regional meetings industry in one place, which was successfully achieved by The Best Solutions during the four years of its business.
\nThe winner of the networking game was a cheerful team of five which was quick to finish the mission for the evening. The attendants demonstrated an example of successful networking and socializing with their reginal colleagues and partners, which is the acknowledgement of the success of SEEbtm Party and The Best Solutions.
\nIn the course of the evening, some awards were presented to the attendants such as Hotel Bristol, Opatija, Bon Voyage Agency, Novi Sad, and Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik,Belgrade in form of sales improvement tools developed by The Best Solutions.
\nSTRAIGHT \u2018A\u2019 FOR THE NETWORKING TEAM OF FIVE
\nANTUNOVI\u0106 Hotel \u2502 Croatia
\nIvan Liovi\u0107 , Sales and Marketing Director
ANTUNOVI\u0106 HOTEL & ZAGREB CONVENTION CENTRE – 4* business hotel with 158 rooms, 20 up-to-date, multipurpose and HI-FI equipped convention rooms accommodating 5 to 1000 people, at an accessible location, with a garage, restaurants and bars with the top offer of the worldwide gastronomic trends, wellness, and above all professional and kind staff. One of the kind experience \u2013 www.hotelantunovic.com !
\nMONA Hotel \u2502 Serbia
\nIvan Vitorovi\u0107,\u00a0 Sales and Marketing Director
HOTEL MONA \u2013 Redecorated hotel Zlatibor MONA opened in 2007. Its offer includes 4 aspects: accommodation \u2013 comfortable rooms, studios and suites; restaurants \u2013 Vila, the international restaurant serving board buffet meals, where every evening is a theme evening and Perun restaurant with \u2018a la carte\u2019 national cuisine, and the must-see Lada bar; convention area \u2013 a room with 220 seats and three more ancillary rooms; 900sq m wellness with a pool, saunas, fitness room, massage rooms, relax room, Turkish bath…
\nPRINCESS Hotel \u2502 Montenegro
\nLjiljana Luk\u0161i\u0107,\u00a0 Sales and Marketing
HOTEL PRINCESS \u2013 Situated at the most attractive coastal location in Bar, Hotel “Princess” provides its guests with the top comfort and high-quality service. Hotel includes 108 rooms,\u00a015 junior\u00a0and 12 deluxe suites. Business professionals can find in our offer a convention centre with 2 small (max 50 seats) and a big room (max 150 seats), equipped with the up-to-date audio-visuals. If you want to relax, there is a wellness and spa (indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, Turkish bath, tanning beds, massage). Apart from families and business professionals, Hotel “Princess” is visited by sports teams as well.
\nEUROLINE\u00a0 Agency \u2502 Bosnia and Herzegovina
\nSanja Regojevi\u0107,\u00a0 Sales
AGENCIJA EUROLINE – “Euroline Travel” Agency, Banjaluka was founded on 23rd June 2004. We have subagent contracts with the major operators in the region and Europe. We specialize in international tourism, sales of airplane tickets, organization of conventions, seminars, cultural and sports events… We also do the so-called tailoring programmes/tours are at the order of a group or company with special requirements. Among other, we organize visits to international fairs, conventions, seminars, sports or cultural events.\u00a0We are IATA-accredited agency, so we are capable of providing the best-deal airplane tickets and hotel accommodation for any destination. Our offer includes the organization of seminars, conventions and fairs. Most of our customers are government and non-government organizations such as Telekom RS, Indirect Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance of the RS, Government of RS, Healthcare Ministry of RS, as well as private companies.
\nCITY HOTEL \u2502 Slovenia
\nRudi Guben\u0161ek , Sales and Marketing Director
CITY HOTEL LJUBLJANA – City Hotel Ljubljana is at your service with 201 rooms and 3 deluxe suites, car park with 25 lots in the hotel garage, 4 conference rooms, library, terrace-bar, internet corner, bar and restaurant. The conference centre can host various events (conferences, seminars, press-conferences, meetings, presentations) and it can accommodate 10 to 50 people in 4 rooms. By removing single wall panels we can expand the space to a total of 116 sq m for 200 people. Each room is equipped with up-to-date multimedia devices, which are included in the conference room rental rate. We will be glad to offer you and your guests various other amenities.
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We have asked the Networking winners what the regional turnout has been like in terms of their services so far and what the tendencies are for the future animation and arrival of the guests from the neighbouring countries. All agree that the participation of the guests from the region is on the rise and that a very important promotional factor is the visit to the regional fairs and cities. \u201cEver since we opened, there has been a high share of our guests coming from the region and from the countries which have been our traditional partners\u201c \u2013 says Ivan Liovi\u0107 from ANTUNOVI\u0106 Hotel.
\nAt SEEbtm Party these five gathered up very easily. The task was not hard, and it was very interesting. Ljiljana from PRINCESS hotel says: \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is that at the beginning there were only two of us at the table to be some twenty of us by the end of the evening! Such an interesting group of people included colleagues from three different countries in the region. Without any hesitation, we took up the challenge and looked for colleagues from two more countries intending to show, among other, that good communication skills and good will are the traits of any tourism professional, and tourism is an industry which brings people together\u201d. All agree that \u201cnetworking is in their blood\u201d, and the colleague Guben\u0161ek with CITY HOTEL says that all the energy there could move Triglav mountain…
\nAnd, as usual, after the party has ended we leave with nice impressions and new contacts. The cooperation between the colleagues is certainly expected to continue. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep in touch and develop our cooperation. I\u2019d like to point out that SEEbtm Party has been a very pleasant experience for me and I hope that there will be more of them\u201d says Sanja with EUROLINE Agency. Ivan Vitorovi\u0107 with MONA hotel points out that he\u2019ll keep in touch with the winning five, but also with all the people present, adding the buzz words \u201cTO BE CONTINUED\u2026\u201d
\nAnd the organizing company agrees!
\nSee you again next year.
\nThe post Meetings Industry Region in One Place \u2013 SEEbtm Party appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.
\n", "content_text": "Since its foundation in 2006, The Best Solutions Company has specialized in MICE in the SEE region, with the primary objective to bring together and develop the meetings industry.\nEver since, The Best Solutions has developed unique specialized services: the internet portals www.kongresniturizam.com and www.SEEmice.com, the catalogue-guide for meetings industry of the SEE region \u201eSEEmice\u201cand together with more than 250 members \u2013 contractors in meetings industry it has created the regional meetings market. In the late 2009, the Company started the first educational and informative specialized magazine in business travel and meetings SEE Business Travel & Meetings magazine aimed at presenting the business travel and congress tourism to its readers, including the organization of special events, meetings capacities, news and trends.\nThe Regional Meetings Industry Party was organized by The Best Solutions on the occasion of successful cooperation with its partners and the promotion of the second issue of the country\u2019s first MICE magazine SEEbtm. Around 250 professionals from the region gathered at the top floor of the Business Centre U\u0161\u0107e enjoying a fine cocktail party and the music that \u201cmoves your hips\u201d.\nHere to tell us more about the issue of organization and goals of the SEEbtm Party is Miona \u0160ljivan\u010danin, Marketing Director & PR of The Best Solutions and SEEbtm Party Project Manager. She says that the organization of any event requires answers to several questions.\n Why? \u201cStage one in an event organization is to answer the questions why to organize the event, why to invest money, energy and resources? What are the goals and benefits that may be gained by such an undertaking? Naturally, when you draw the line, the benefits have to be higher than invested resources for the event to be acceptable and to be reasonably taken to the next stage. After four years of working on bringing together and developing the regional meetings industry and following the new product launch \u2013 the unique MICE magazine, The Best Solutions (BS) decided to welcome its partners in a memorable and one of the kind party, expressing so its respect and gratitude for their supporting the work and huge efforts invested by BS into the entire system which they belong to as well. Since one of the company goals is to develop the regional meetings industry, we found it necessary that our partners from Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Romania and Bulgaria should all meet, and that a sound networking should be made as well as the platform for continued successful cooperation\u201c.\nWho? \u201cEvent planning is to consider what delegates are to attend it, what the participating target group is and of course how many people will be involved. The guests at the SEEbtm Party were the partners and members of kongresniturizam.com portal, or to be more precise, the representatives of Convention Bureaus of Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, but also of Convention Bureaus of Belgrade, Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Opatija, Rijeka and others, followed by the managers and executives of hotels, convention centres and agencies from all countries in the region, including the representatives of certain companies and media, or over 250 participants\u201c.\nHow? \u201cIndeed, after deciding that the event is necessary and reasonable to carry out, the next question is the budget. Is there a budget for something like that, and if yes, how big? The event organization budget is something that mostly determines how, where and by what means the matter will be pursued. The bigger the budget, the bigger the opportunities to rent space, catering, lighting, sound system, music, decoration and other related services. Of course, it includes the skills in communication, organization and negotiations too.\nAs we wanted to welcome people who are in the first place the professionals in what they do, we had no easy task to begin with in our efforts to impress the professionals in MICE industry. It means that the first thing they notice is high quality and any possible failures in the entire organization, catering, selection of venue, music and everything else. The idea was to add a relaxed but also exclusive and vibrant air to the event along with the pop & rock music capable of connecting all generations, and so create conditions for a successful networking while having a great time. That is why I\u2019d like to point out that we got to grips with this adventure not only with courage, but also with enthusiasm and huge energy\u201c.\nWhen? \u201cAs we planned for the first time to gather the representatives of meetings industry from Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia\u00a0\u00a0and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania and Greece in an event of international significance and with international participation, we decided that the date of SEEbtm Party should be the day of opening the International Fair of Tourism in Belgrade\u2013 IFT 2010, given that it is certainly the biggest tourism fair in the region and that most our partners take part in it. If not, it would certainly be an added value along with the networking at SEEbtm Party to use the opportunity and pay a business visit to IFT. It turned out that it was a good decision, since the turnout of the regional partners was immense\u201c.\n\nWhere? \u201cThe location and venue are the biggest decisions to be made after deciding whether to organize the event or not. As it was decided that the SEEbtm Party was going to be held in Belgrade, there was only the question of selecting the suitable venue. It requires considering the type of event, who the participants are, and what the goals of the event are. And above all what the available budget is. Is it a serious convention, or conference requiring all the delegates to be seated, product promotion, seminar or celebration? Each of them has their own specifics to be discussed.\nIn our case, we wanted an exclusive venue, capable of accommodating 250-300 people and easily accessible, with the possibility to set up a stage and good lighting and technical support. Also, our aim was to present Belgrade to the guests out of town in the best way possible as the metropolis that it is. So, after a several months of selection we opted for the 25th floor of the Business Centre U\u0161\u0107e where we could welcome out guests at the very \u2018roof top\u2019 of Belgrade with a magnificent nocturnal view of the river and landmarks of Belgrade\u201c.\nImpressions of participants following SEEbtm Party\n\u201cGathering of people in any industry is good and it should be promoted in the Serbian business practices. If it involves the region, as in case of SEEbtm, it\u2019s even better. The business environment of the 21st century changes so fast that we often fail to grasp all partnership and market potentials around us. That is why we give all our credits to the idea and the organizational team for arranging SEEbtm Party at the time of the IFT Belgrade and for selecting an attractive venue for all those who do not have a chance to visit Belgrade very often. I hope it will grow in the years to come and become a regular item in the calendar of the regional tourism industry.\u201d\nMilica Bo\u017eani\u0107, Film and Tourism Assistant, USAID Competitiveness Project\n\u201eI would like to congratulate you and your team on the perfect organization of this event: for me it was the first time that I joined the IFT Fair and the SEEbtm party, and I had great fun\n \nwith my colleagues from the BW Hotel Sumadija and BW Hotel M. The location was unique, the catering delicious, the waiters very friendly and professional, good music (maybe a bit too loud \u2013 it was not easy to communicate). For sure we from BEST WESTERN CENTRAL EUROPE will participate also next year! Besides that I would like to point out how much I like your well-done magazine and its actual topics! So I wish you great success also for the future and I am sure that especially the business travel and MICE sector is going to expand in your country.\u201c\n\n \n \nMarlies Rogen, BEST WESTERN CENTRAL EUROPE\n\u201cThe event was superbly organized, we liked the reception and welcoming of guests, the venue was absolutely suited to the type of event with a fantastic view and programme concept and the socializing which was very original. The idea of traditional gatherings and socializing is fabulous, it adds to strengthening business relations and establishing new contacts. On the whole: \u201cGreat time, wicked party!\u201d \u2013 Zoltan, Marko and Kornelia. \nKornelia Radi\u0107, Sales Manager , Hotel Galleria, Subotica\n\u201eSEEbtm party was for sure a pleasant surprise for all of us who came to Belgrade for the first time. A real happening suited to the industry. The time and venue hit the bull’s eye since there are huge rearrangements underway both, in Europe and in our region. Vibrant, relaxed gatherings such as SEEbtm Party are ideal for improving the communication, refreshing the \u201csyllabus\u201d and as the platform for placing new ideas. In any case, the party was a blast.\u201c\nAnte Tolj, Rathanea DMC Dubrovnik\nNETWORKING SUCCESFULLY CARRIED OUT \u2013 REGION GATHERED IN ONE PLACE!\nFor this purpose the organizer of SEEbtm Party also came up with an animation for all guests – a networking game – whose aim was to encourage socializing, new contacts, business relations and friendships. The task given to all attendants, after it was properly announced early in the evening, was to find five people all from different SEE countries through socializing and fun. As the whole region was present, including the colleagues and partners from Croatia, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Greece and Bulgaria, it was not too hard to reach the goal. It was enough to take a walk to the next table, go to the floor or pass along to the end of the room from where you can see the magnificent view of Belgrade, and slowly gather up your own team of five.\n\nThis game confirmed the idea of the gathering at SEEbtm Party, focusing on bringing together the regional meetings industry in one place, which was successfully achieved by The Best Solutions during the four years of its business.\nThe winner of the networking game was a cheerful team of five which was quick to finish the mission for the evening. The attendants demonstrated an example of successful networking and socializing with their reginal colleagues and partners, which is the acknowledgement of the success of SEEbtm Party and The Best Solutions.\nIn the course of the evening, some awards were presented to the attendants such as Hotel Bristol, Opatija, Bon Voyage Agency, Novi Sad, and Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik,Belgrade in form of sales improvement tools developed by The Best Solutions.\nSTRAIGHT \u2018A\u2019 FOR THE NETWORKING TEAM OF FIVE \nANTUNOVI\u0106 Hotel \u2502 Croatia\nIvan Liovi\u0107 , Sales and Marketing Director\nANTUNOVI\u0106 HOTEL & ZAGREB CONVENTION CENTRE – 4* business hotel with 158 rooms, 20 up-to-date, multipurpose and HI-FI equipped convention rooms accommodating 5 to 1000 people, at an accessible location, with a garage, restaurants and bars with the top offer of the worldwide gastronomic trends, wellness, and above all professional and kind staff. One of the kind experience \u2013 www.hotelantunovic.com !\nMONA Hotel \u2502 Serbia\nIvan Vitorovi\u0107,\u00a0 Sales and Marketing Director\nHOTEL MONA \u2013 Redecorated hotel Zlatibor MONA opened in 2007. Its offer includes 4 aspects: accommodation \u2013 comfortable rooms, studios and suites; restaurants \u2013 Vila, the international restaurant serving board buffet meals, where every evening is a theme evening and Perun restaurant with \u2018a la carte\u2019 national cuisine, and the must-see Lada bar; convention area \u2013 a room with 220 seats and three more ancillary rooms; 900sq m wellness with a pool, saunas, fitness room, massage rooms, relax room, Turkish bath…\nPRINCESS Hotel \u2502 Montenegro\nLjiljana Luk\u0161i\u0107,\u00a0 Sales and Marketing\nHOTEL PRINCESS \u2013 Situated at the most attractive coastal location in Bar, Hotel “Princess” provides its guests with the top comfort and high-quality service. Hotel includes 108 rooms,\u00a015 junior\u00a0and 12 deluxe suites. Business professionals can find in our offer a convention centre with 2 small (max 50 seats) and a big room (max 150 seats), equipped with the up-to-date audio-visuals. If you want to relax, there is a wellness and spa (indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, Turkish bath, tanning beds, massage). Apart from families and business professionals, Hotel “Princess” is visited by sports teams as well.\nEUROLINE\u00a0 Agency \u2502 Bosnia and Herzegovina\nSanja Regojevi\u0107,\u00a0 Sales\nAGENCIJA EUROLINE – “Euroline Travel” Agency, Banjaluka was founded on 23rd June 2004. We have subagent contracts with the major operators in the region and Europe. We specialize in international tourism, sales of airplane tickets, organization of conventions, seminars, cultural and sports events… We also do the so-called tailoring programmes/tours are at the order of a group or company with special requirements. Among other, we organize visits to international fairs, conventions, seminars, sports or cultural events.\u00a0We are IATA-accredited agency, so we are capable of providing the best-deal airplane tickets and hotel accommodation for any destination. Our offer includes the organization of seminars, conventions and fairs. Most of our customers are government and non-government organizations such as Telekom RS, Indirect Taxation Administration, Ministry of Finance of the RS, Government of RS, Healthcare Ministry of RS, as well as private companies.\nCITY HOTEL \u2502 Slovenia\nRudi Guben\u0161ek , Sales and Marketing Director\nCITY HOTEL LJUBLJANA – City Hotel Ljubljana is at your service with 201 rooms and 3 deluxe suites, car park with 25 lots in the hotel garage, 4 conference rooms, library, terrace-bar, internet corner, bar and restaurant. The conference centre can host various events (conferences, seminars, press-conferences, meetings, presentations) and it can accommodate 10 to 50 people in 4 rooms. By removing single wall panels we can expand the space to a total of 116 sq m for 200 people. Each room is equipped with up-to-date multimedia devices, which are included in the conference room rental rate. We will be glad to offer you and your guests various other amenities.\n \nWe have asked the Networking winners what the regional turnout has been like in terms of their services so far and what the tendencies are for the future animation and arrival of the guests from the neighbouring countries. All agree that the participation of the guests from the region is on the rise and that a very important promotional factor is the visit to the regional fairs and cities. \u201cEver since we opened, there has been a high share of our guests coming from the region and from the countries which have been our traditional partners\u201c \u2013 says Ivan Liovi\u0107 from ANTUNOVI\u0106 Hotel. \nAt SEEbtm Party these five gathered up very easily. The task was not hard, and it was very interesting. Ljiljana from PRINCESS hotel says: \u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is that at the beginning there were only two of us at the table to be some twenty of us by the end of the evening! Such an interesting group of people included colleagues from three different countries in the region. Without any hesitation, we took up the challenge and looked for colleagues from two more countries intending to show, among other, that good communication skills and good will are the traits of any tourism professional, and tourism is an industry which brings people together\u201d. All agree that \u201cnetworking is in their blood\u201d, and the colleague Guben\u0161ek with CITY HOTEL says that all the energy there could move Triglav mountain…\nAnd, as usual, after the party has ended we leave with nice impressions and new contacts. The cooperation between the colleagues is certainly expected to continue. \u201cWe\u2019ll keep in touch and develop our cooperation. I\u2019d like to point out that SEEbtm Party has been a very pleasant experience for me and I hope that there will be more of them\u201d says Sanja with EUROLINE Agency. Ivan Vitorovi\u0107 with MONA hotel points out that he\u2019ll keep in touch with the winning five, but also with all the people present, adding the buzz words \u201cTO BE CONTINUED\u2026\u201d\nAnd the organizing company agrees!\nSee you again next year.\nThe post Meetings Industry Region in One Place \u2013 SEEbtm Party appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2010-10-26T10:28:58+02:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-19T15:31:28+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/IMG_0139.jpg", "tags": [ "SEEbtm Party", "seemice.com", "EVENT ORGANIZATION" ] } ] }