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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.

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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.

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The 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.

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This 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.

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Special 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.

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The 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.

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The 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.

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SEEbtm Party 2016
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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).

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For 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.

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The 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.

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\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).

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Portal 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.

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Photos from SEEbtm Party you can see here, and the video you can watch at \u00a0https://youtu.be/9ad-veZf5so

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STATEMENTS OF SEEbtm AWARDS WINNERS

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  1. Best Conference Resort
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  2. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms) –\u00a088 Rooms Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia
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\"Svetlana
Svetlana Kosti\u0107, Marketing Manager, MK Mountain Resort
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As each time, you managed to bring together clients and associates in an atmosphere that was great and inspiring.

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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.

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An 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.

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Svetlana Kostic, Marketing Manager, MK Mountain Resort, Kopaonik, Serbia

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3. Best Hotel Group for Meetings & Events

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4. Best Seaside Hotel with Conference Center –\u00a0Sheraton Dubrovnik Riviera Hotel, Croatia

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\"Zlata
Zlata Mufti\u0107, Director of Convention Bureau Zagreb
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We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this election. We are honored and proud to be winners of the SEEbtm Awards.

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I 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.

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As 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.

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Of 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.

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Tihana Bazdar Gasljevic, Head of Marketing Department, HUP Zagreb, Croatia

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5. Best Conference and Banqueting Staff

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\"Aleksandar
Aleksandar Vasilijevi\u0107, General Manager, Falkensteiner Hotel Belgrade
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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.

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On the other hand, my business philosophy to make our hotel distinguished from the rest by our staff, proved to be completely founded.

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As 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.

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Aleksandar Vasilijevic, General Manager, Falkensteiner Hotel Belgrade, Serbia

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6. Best City Hotel with Conference Center \u2013 2 Awards because\u00a0they had the exact same number of votes

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\"Nemanja
Nemanja Mihajlovi\u0107, Director of Sales, Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade
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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.

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We enjoyed your celebration, traditionally held every year, bringing together the most important representatives of the meetings and hospitality industry.

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In 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.

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Marija Vuckovic, PR & Marketing Executive, Metropol Palace Hotel Belgrade, Serbia

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\"Dejan
Dejan Pejcinovic, General Manager, Zira Hotel Belgrade, Serbia
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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.

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We 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.

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By 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.

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Dejan Pejcinovic, General Manager, Zira Hotel Belgrade, Serbia

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7. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel with Conference Center

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\"Branka
Branka Marinkovi\u0107, Brand Manager, A hoteli
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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.

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Although 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.

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It 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.

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Vesna Vlatkovic, Marketing & PR Manager, A Hoteli –\u00a0Hotel Izvor, Aran\u0111elovac, Serbia

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8. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)

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\"Sanja
Sanja Rajkovic, Director, Hotel Central, Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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I am very positively surprised by the atmosphere that, with very kind and professional staff, welcomed us, and followed throughout the whole event.

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The 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.

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Sanja Rajkovic, Director,\u00a0Hotel Central, Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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9. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (fewer than 100 rooms)

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\"Jelena
Jelena \u010cabarkapa, Corporate and Leisure Executive, Regent Porto Montenegro
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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.

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The 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.

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We 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.

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Elena Ljiljanic, PR & Marketing Manager, Regent Porto Montenegro, Tivat, Montenegro

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10. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)

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\"Milica
Milica A\u0107imovi\u0107, Sales and Marketing Department, Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik
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We were so excited to have received this award. This is a confirmation of the satisfaction of our clients with the cooperation with us.

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Everyone 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.

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Spending time at the party was great. In particular, we shall give praises to the music, it was perfect.

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Tanja Cujic, General Manager, Hotel Tulip Inn Putnik, Belgrade, Serbi

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11. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)

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\"Katarina
Katarina Cicvaric, Executive Director for Sales and Marketing, Hotel Palisad, Zlatibor, Serbia
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I express sincere congratulations to all your team for the excellent organized SEEbtm Awards.

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It 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.

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This 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.

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We 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.

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Katarina Cicvaric, Executive Director for Sales and Marketing, Hotel Palisad, Zlatibor, Serbia

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12. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (100 \u2013 200 rooms)

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\"Tomislav
Tomislav Hrala, Director of Sales and Marketing, Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e, Slovenia
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Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e is extremely happy\u00a0to have won an award and considers it an honour.

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To 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.

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Tomislav Hrala, Director of Sales and Marketing, Kempinski Palace Portoro\u017e, Slovenia

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13. Best City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)

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\"Ksenija
Ksenija Lubarda, Director of Sales and Marketing, Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel Belgrade
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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.

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We 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.

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We will try to be even better in 2017, and to continuously improve our services and content.

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Ksenija Lubarda, Director of Sales and Marketing, Radisson Blu Old Mill Hotel, Belgrade, Serbia

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14. Best Out-of-the-City Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)

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\"Vesna
Vesna Kostadinovic, Marketing Director, Kraljevi \u010cardaci Spa, Kopaonik, Serbia
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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.

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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.

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We 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\"

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Vesna Kostadinovic, Marketing Director, Kraljevi \u010cardaci Spa, Kopaonik, Serbia

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15. Best Seaside Hotel for Meetings & Events (more than 200 rooms)

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\"Zarko
Zarko Radulovi\u0107, Co-owner of the Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro
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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.

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It 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.

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At the same time, everything happens in the year when both we and you are celebrating a decade of work.

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We 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.

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Zarko Radulovi\u0107, Co-owner of the Hotel Splendid Conference & Spa Resort, Montenegro

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16. Best New Hotel for Meetings & Events

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\"Jelena
Jelena Djuraskovic, General Manager, Palmon Bay Hotel & Spa, Igalo, Montenegro
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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.

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We 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.

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Jelena Djuraskovic, General Manager, Palmon Bay Hotel & Spa, Igalo, Montenegro

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17. Best Special Venue

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Opera & Theatre Madlenianum, Belgrade, Serbia

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18. Best Rooftop Venue

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\"Katarina
Katarina Stojanovic, Director of Marketing, Restaurant Top of the Hub, Belgrade, Serbia
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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.

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The 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.

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What 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.

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Katarina Stojanovic, Director of Marketing, Restaurant Top of the Hub, Belgrade, Serbia

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19. Best Wellness & SPA Hotel

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\"Jelena
Jelena Radivojevic, Chief od Reception, Hotel Premier Aqua, Vrdnik, Serbia
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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.

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The 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.

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Our 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.

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Jelena Radivojevic, Chief od Reception, Hotel Premier Aqua, Vrdnik, Serbia

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20. Best Hotel for Team Building

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Grand Hotel Bernardin, Portoro\u017e, Slovenia

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21. Best Business Hotel near Airport

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\"Hotel
Hotel Aristos, Zagreb
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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.

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The 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.

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In 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.

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Nikolina Storga, Sales and Marketing Manager,\u00a0Hotel Aristos, Zagreb, Croatia

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22. Best Venue for Car Launch

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\"\"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.

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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.

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The 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.

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Iva Svetac, Marketing & PR Manager,\u00a0Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Dubrovnik Sun Gardens, Croatia

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Photos from SEEbtm Party you can see here, and the video you can watch at \u00a0https://youtu.be/9ad-veZf5so

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The post SEEbtm Awards 2016 – Awards for the Best in Meetings Industry 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.\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/how-to-organize-an-event-in-south-east-europe/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/how-to-organize-an-event-in-south-east-europe/", "title": "How to organize an event in South East Europe?", "content_html": "

When organizing an event many planners have to make important and not easy decisions, such as choosing a right destination, hotel, venue or an agency, checking out are there direct flights from their delegate\u2019s locations to those destinations, and so on. Of course, they need to negotiate and make agreements with local suppliers.

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During the whole process event planners also have to make sure to stay within the budget and time frame. We can all agree that this is not an easy job.

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In order to help event planners with choosing the best destination and\u00a0 finding the right venue in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania,… \u2013 in South East Europe in one word, portal www.SEEmice.com was established 9 years ago. And today, www.SEEmice.com, with over 230 meeting suppliers, remains the\u00a0leading online tool in South East Europe for event planning.

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SEEmice.com, together with its sister website www.kongresniturizam.com, for almost 10 years successfully connects event organizers \u2013 buyers with meeting suppliers in South East Europe. Today, many of the respective companies, such as Astra Zeneca, Henkel, Bosch, Berlin-Chemie, Strabag etc., are regular users of this websites.

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Search is everything, just looking is nothing

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In order to fulfill the needs of #eventprofs SEEmice.com was continuously improved during the years, and latest was at the end of 2015, when it was completely redesigned and made responsive on all devices.

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Presentations of destinations, hotels, venues and agencies are enriched and made according to the event planners standards.

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With all-time updated and all-in-one-place presentations of previously checked hotels, venues and suppliers, finding the best location and venue for the event is very easy.

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Thanks to multi-criteria search options, every user of the portal has the easiest way to find the best choice, according to their needs.

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Organizers can use QUICK SEARCH to find what they need in just one click. For fine tuning, they can go to the DETAILED SEARCH.

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Also, on HOME page there is an option to just click on type of the venue or service that they need, and the results will be shown in broad listing.

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After the search, users may add their favorites to MY SELECTION and SEND them RF\u00a0(separately or one RFP for all selected). Those RFPs goes directly to the suppliers, with notification that they contact them via SEEmice.com.\u00a0This gives them benefits with obligation of fast response and guaranteed best-price at the moment. And for SEEmice.com team this gives the evidence that they are doing job right.

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Thanks to the SEARCH FLIGHTS planners can find out in which country of\u00a0South East Europe\u00a0exists\u00a0DIRECT FLIGHTS\u00a0from delegate destinations!

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If planners don\u2019t have time to search suppliers by themselves, they can always contact the team of SEEmice.com on office@seemice.com, which will help them and provide the best offers which will satisfy their needs.

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The post How to organize an event in South East Europe? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.

\n", "content_text": "When organizing an event many planners have to make important and not easy decisions, such as choosing a right destination, hotel, venue or an agency, checking out are there direct flights from their delegate\u2019s locations to those destinations, and so on. Of course, they need to negotiate and make agreements with local suppliers.\nDuring the whole process event planners also have to make sure to stay within the budget and time frame. We can all agree that this is not an easy job.\nSEEmice.com\nIn order to help event planners with choosing the best destination and\u00a0 finding the right venue in Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Romania,… \u2013 in South East Europe in one word, portal www.SEEmice.com was established 9 years ago. And today, www.SEEmice.com, with over 230 meeting suppliers, remains the\u00a0leading online tool in South East Europe for event planning.\nSEEmice.com, together with its sister website www.kongresniturizam.com, for almost 10 years successfully connects event organizers \u2013 buyers with meeting suppliers in South East Europe. Today, many of the respective companies, such as Astra Zeneca, Henkel, Bosch, Berlin-Chemie, Strabag etc., are regular users of this websites.\nSearch is everything, just looking is nothing\nIn order to fulfill the needs of #eventprofs SEEmice.com was continuously improved during the years, and latest was at the end of 2015, when it was completely redesigned and made responsive on all devices.\nPresentations of destinations, hotels, venues and agencies are enriched and made according to the event planners standards.\nWith all-time updated and all-in-one-place presentations of previously checked hotels, venues and suppliers, finding the best location and venue for the event is very easy.\nThanks to multi-criteria search options, every user of the portal has the easiest way to find the best choice, according to their needs.\nOrganizers can use QUICK SEARCH to find what they need in just one click. For fine tuning, they can go to the DETAILED SEARCH.\nAlso, on HOME page there is an option to just click on type of the venue or service that they need, and the results will be shown in broad listing.\nSEEmice.com\nAfter the search, users may add their favorites to MY SELECTION and SEND them RF\u00a0(separately or one RFP for all selected). Those RFPs goes directly to the suppliers, with notification that they contact them via SEEmice.com.\u00a0This gives them benefits with obligation of fast response and guaranteed best-price at the moment. And for SEEmice.com team this gives the evidence that they are doing job right.\nThanks to the SEARCH FLIGHTS planners can find out in which country of\u00a0South East Europe\u00a0exists\u00a0DIRECT FLIGHTS\u00a0from delegate destinations!\nIf planners don\u2019t have time to search suppliers by themselves, they can always contact the team of SEEmice.com on office@seemice.com, which will help them and provide the best offers which will satisfy their needs.\nThe post How to organize an event in South East Europe? appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-12-18T14:39:41+01:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-18T12:01:07+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/seemice_cover_012.jpg", "tags": [ "event planners", "event planning", "meetings industry", "seemice.com", "south east europe", "Hot topics" ] }, { "id": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/now-it-s-easier-to-make-right-venue-decision/", "url": "https://www.seebtm.com/en/now-it-s-easier-to-make-right-venue-decision/", "title": "NOW IT\u2019S EASIER TO MAKE RIGHT VENUE DECISION", "content_html": "

Everyone who plans events knows how hard it can be to choose potentially suitable venues, compare them one to another, and as quickly and\u00a0easily as possible decide which one to choose.

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Specialized web portal for event planning, SEEmice.com, developed a tool that can simplify this\u00a0task. Now every event planner can create his/her personal online working space for event planning.

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Planners usually analyse dozens of offers\u00a0when planning an event.\u00a0Some analyse data from web sites,\u00a0some information received via e-mails\u00a0and phone calls.

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They need to single out the ones that\u00a0meet the demanded criteria, and create\u00a0a shortlist.

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Typically, they\u2019ll present it to their supervisors\u00a0or board of managers, and\u00a0then have to argue their reasons for\u00a0selecting certain venues.

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All of that can become a pretty big\u00a0mess of information and documentation.\u00a0For all that reasons, online working\u00a0space for event planners was created\u00a0on SEEmice.com.

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We\u2019ll talk with Ms Svetlana Gavric,\u00a0SEEmice.com Corporative Communications\u00a0Manager, and receive direct information\u00a0on how to use this feature\u00a0/ service / tool.

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1. How to create an account?

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On the SEEmice.com, there is a LOGIN\u00a0option in the upper right corner.

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Click on the LOGIN option opens up a\u00a0window where you can sign in, if you\u00a0already have a user\u2019s account.
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\nA registration window shall open up,\u00a0and you can fill in your basic data, and\u00a0enter a password you are going to use\u00a0for login onto your account.

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2. In few words, how can one use working\u00a0space for event planning on\u00a0SEEmice.com and what exactly is it\u00a0for?

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Online working space for event planning\u00a0is a tool that assists you when\u00a0choosing the suitable hotel or event\u00a0venue.

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Namely, there are options that enable\u00a0event planners to create several\u00a0events they are planning at the moment.

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Simply by registering and creating\u00a0user\u2019s account, event planners can\u00a0add a potentially suitable hotel or\u00a0event venue for each of their events.

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For every particular event, planners\u00a0can add potentially interesting hosting\u00a0hotels. Later on, those hotels can be compared by all significant criteria,\u00a0what facilitates the selection of\u00a0suitable venues.

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Also, planners can mark every completed\u00a0event, make notes for each one,\u00a0enter the impressions on how things\u00a0went by, how many participants were\u00a0there, and also the reviews on the\u00a0hotel and its service… all the details\u00a0that are important to an event planner.

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Practically everything event planners\u00a0write down in their notebooks,\u00a0they can find online, available at\u00a0any moment, with clear, clean-cut\u00a0information, and the possibility to\u00a0compare venues.

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Naturally, a complete history is\u00a0saved for each account within the MY\u00a0SELECTION option.

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3. How to add possibly suitable hotels?

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Creating the user\u2019s account opens up\u00a0your personal event planning space.

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You can enter events you are planning;\u00a0add hotels and event venues\u00a0you have, prior to that, added to your\u00a0\u201cFAVOURITE\u201d list for each event.

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Also, you can find \u201cAdd to MY CHOICE\u201c\u00a0option beside every hotel listed\u00a0in the Hotels category.

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That is one more way to add a hotel\u00a0or event venue to an already created\u00a0or new event.

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4. So, how is the selection of the best\u00a0suitable hotel made easier?

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Clicking on the particular event you\u00a0are planning opens up a list of hotels\u00a0and event venues you chose as possibly\u00a0appropriate.

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The next step that greatly eases the\u00a0job of every planner is the possibility\u00a0to compare all the selected hotels /\u00a0venues for the particular event.

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Planners can simply select all the venues\u00a0they wish to compare, and click\u00a0the COMPARE button.

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Clicking on that option opens up a\u00a0list of all selected hotels, and one can\u00a0see a comparative overview of rooms,\u00a0conference rooms, hall capacities, various\u00a0offerings and other relevant parameters\u00a0for every hotel.

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The advantages of each hotel are perceived,\u00a0and the one that meets the\u00a0demanded criteria for the particular\u00a0event can easily be selected.

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SEEmice.com was initiated in 2006,\u00a0as the first portal that deals with meeting\u00a0industry and business travel in\u00a0the region of Southeastern Europe.
\n During the 8 years of its existence,\u00a0it achieved great success and impressive\u00a0results; it was recognized\u00a0both by the MICE industry and event\u00a0planners as a unique space for presentation\u00a0and getting of information\u00a0regarding the opportunities of\u00a0event planning within the region.

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The post NOW IT\u2019S EASIER TO MAKE RIGHT VENUE DECISION appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.

\n", "content_text": "Everyone who plans events knows how hard it can be to choose potentially suitable venues, compare them one to another, and as quickly and\u00a0easily as possible decide which one to choose.\nSpecialized web portal for event planning, SEEmice.com, developed a tool that can simplify this\u00a0task. Now every event planner can create his/her personal online working space for event planning.\nMs Svetlana Gavric\nPlanners usually analyse dozens of offers\u00a0when planning an event.\u00a0Some analyse data from web sites,\u00a0some information received via e-mails\u00a0and phone calls.\nThey need to single out the ones that\u00a0meet the demanded criteria, and create\u00a0a shortlist.\nTypically, they\u2019ll present it to their supervisors\u00a0or board of managers, and\u00a0then have to argue their reasons for\u00a0selecting certain venues.\nAll of that can become a pretty big\u00a0mess of information and documentation.\u00a0For all that reasons, online working\u00a0space for event planners was created\u00a0on SEEmice.com.\nWe\u2019ll talk with Ms Svetlana Gavric,\u00a0SEEmice.com Corporative Communications\u00a0Manager, and receive direct information\u00a0on how to use this feature\u00a0/ service / tool.\n1. How to create an account?\nOn the SEEmice.com, there is a LOGIN\u00a0option in the upper right corner.\nClick on the LOGIN option opens up a\u00a0window where you can sign in, if you\u00a0already have a user\u2019s account.\nIf you don\u2019t have the account, you\u00a0can create one simply by choosing\u00a0the \u201cRegister on the SEEmice.com\u201d feature.\nA registration window shall open up,\u00a0and you can fill in your basic data, and\u00a0enter a password you are going to use\u00a0for login onto your account.\nSEEmice.com Login\n2. In few words, how can one use working\u00a0space for event planning on\u00a0SEEmice.com and what exactly is it\u00a0for?\nOnline working space for event planning\u00a0is a tool that assists you when\u00a0choosing the suitable hotel or event\u00a0venue.\nNamely, there are options that enable\u00a0event planners to create several\u00a0events they are planning at the moment.\n\nSimply by registering and creating\u00a0user\u2019s account, event planners can\u00a0add a potentially suitable hotel or\u00a0event venue for each of their events.\n\nFor every particular event, planners\u00a0can add potentially interesting hosting\u00a0hotels. Later on, those hotels can be compared by all significant criteria,\u00a0what facilitates the selection of\u00a0suitable venues.\nAlso, planners can mark every completed\u00a0event, make notes for each one,\u00a0enter the impressions on how things\u00a0went by, how many participants were\u00a0there, and also the reviews on the\u00a0hotel and its service… all the details\u00a0that are important to an event planner.\n\nPractically everything event planners\u00a0write down in their notebooks,\u00a0they can find online, available at\u00a0any moment, with clear, clean-cut\u00a0information, and the possibility to\u00a0compare venues.\n\nNaturally, a complete history is\u00a0saved for each account within the MY\u00a0SELECTION option.\n3. How to add possibly suitable hotels?\nCreating the user\u2019s account opens up\u00a0your personal event planning space.\nYou can enter events you are planning;\u00a0add hotels and event venues\u00a0you have, prior to that, added to your\u00a0\u201cFAVOURITE\u201d list for each event.\nAlso, you can find \u201cAdd to MY CHOICE\u201c\u00a0option beside every hotel listed\u00a0in the Hotels category.\nMy Selection\nThat is one more way to add a hotel\u00a0or event venue to an already created\u00a0or new event.\n4. So, how is the selection of the best\u00a0suitable hotel made easier?\nClicking on the particular event you\u00a0are planning opens up a list of hotels\u00a0and event venues you chose as possibly\u00a0appropriate.\nThe next step that greatly eases the\u00a0job of every planner is the possibility\u00a0to compare all the selected hotels /\u00a0venues for the particular event.\nPlanners can simply select all the venues\u00a0they wish to compare, and click\u00a0the COMPARE button.\nCompare tool\nClicking on that option opens up a\u00a0list of all selected hotels, and one can\u00a0see a comparative overview of rooms,\u00a0conference rooms, hall capacities, various\u00a0offerings and other relevant parameters\u00a0for every hotel.\nThe advantages of each hotel are perceived,\u00a0and the one that meets the\u00a0demanded criteria for the particular\u00a0event can easily be selected.\nSEEmice.com was initiated in 2006,\u00a0as the first portal that deals with meeting\u00a0industry and business travel in\u00a0the region of Southeastern Europe.\n During the 8 years of its existence,\u00a0it achieved great success and impressive\u00a0results; it was recognized\u00a0both by the MICE industry and event\u00a0planners as a unique space for presentation\u00a0and getting of information\u00a0regarding the opportunities of\u00a0event planning within the region.\nThe post NOW IT\u2019S EASIER TO MAKE RIGHT VENUE DECISION appeared first on SEE Business travel & meetings magazine.", "date_published": "2015-05-14T14:26:40+02:00", "date_modified": "2017-12-13T11:31:32+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/laptop_seemice.jpg", "tags": [ "event organization", "meetingprofs", "seemice.com", "Interviews" ] }, { "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.

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Ever 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.

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The 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.

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Here 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.

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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 the platform for continued successful cooperation\u201c.

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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.

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How? \u201cIndeed, after deciding that the event is necessary and reasonable to carry out, the next \"SEEbtmquestion 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.

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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.

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When? \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.

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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.

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In 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\"\"grade\u201c.

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Impressions of participants following SEEbtm Party

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\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

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Milica Bo\u017eani\u0107, Film and Tourism Assistant, USAID Competitiveness Project

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\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

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\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. \"\"

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Kornelia Radi\u0107, Sales Manager , Hotel Galleria, Subotica

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\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

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Ante Tolj, Rathanea DMC Dubrovnik

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NETWORKING SUCCESFULLY CARRIED OUT \u2013 REGION GATHERED IN ONE PLACE!

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For 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.

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\"Ivan

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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.

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The 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.

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In 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.

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STRAIGHT \u2018A\u2019 FOR THE NETWORKING TEAM OF FIVE

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ANTUNOVI\u0106 Hotel \u2502 Croatia
\nIvan Liovi\u0107 , Sales and Marketing Director

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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 !

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MONA Hotel \u2502 Serbia
\nIvan Vitorovi\u0107,\u00a0 Sales and Marketing Director

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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…

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PRINCESS Hotel \u2502 Montenegro
\nLjiljana Luk\u0161i\u0107,\u00a0 Sales and Marketing

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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.

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EUROLINE\u00a0 Agency \u2502 Bosnia and Herzegovina
\nSanja Regojevi\u0107,\u00a0 Sales

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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.

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CITY HOTEL \u2502 Slovenia
\nRudi Guben\u0161ek , Sales and Marketing Director

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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.

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At 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…

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And, 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

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And the organizing company agrees!

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See you again next year.

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The 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" ] } ] }