Seminar: Setting up a DMO in Corfu
Corfu tourism
16 Jan 2019
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CORFU. Monday 21 January at 18:00 at the Chamber of Commerce.
Corfu Municipality is organizing a seminar "Problems and challenges in setting up a Destination Management Organization (DMO)" on Monday 21 January at 18:00 at the Chamber of Commerce.
The aim of the event is to create an organization for the promotion and management of Corfu as a tourist resort. Expert speakers have been invited as have tourism organizations and professionals.
The decision of the Municipality to hold consultations on the creation of a Corfu Destination Management Organization was announced at the 2nd Tourism Conference (19-21 October 2018). The decision was taken after studying the parameters and the experience that exists on a Greek and international level and after judging that suitable legal and financial conditions existed. Following this, Corfu Municipality Committee for the Promotion and Development of Tourism agreed unanimously at its second meeting on 13 December to commence consultations. It was decided that the first step would be a seminar in January 2019 with experts presenting and analysing ways to set up this kind of organization.
Programme
17:30 - Doors open
18:00 - Welcome Address from Mayor of Corfu Kostas Nikolouzos
18:10 - Presentation from the Municipality on the Destination Management Organization. Vassilis Kavadias, Deputy Mayor for Tourism.
18:30 - DMO - Criteria. Ioannis Spilanis, Lecturer at Aegean University
19:00 - DMOs around the world, Anastasios Diavatis, Tourism Professional
19:15 - DMO case study - Athens. Alexis Galinos, Managing DIrector at Athens
Development and Destination Management Agency and Director of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau.
20:00 - Discussion
21:30 - End of meeting
Chair: Giorgos Asonitis, Consultant on Relations - European Union and Union of Greek Chambers of Commerce.
The aim of the event is to create an organization for the promotion and management of Corfu as a tourist resort. Expert speakers have been invited as have tourism organizations and professionals.
The decision of the Municipality to hold consultations on the creation of a Corfu Destination Management Organization was announced at the 2nd Tourism Conference (19-21 October 2018). The decision was taken after studying the parameters and the experience that exists on a Greek and international level and after judging that suitable legal and financial conditions existed. Following this, Corfu Municipality Committee for the Promotion and Development of Tourism agreed unanimously at its second meeting on 13 December to commence consultations. It was decided that the first step would be a seminar in January 2019 with experts presenting and analysing ways to set up this kind of organization.
Programme
17:30 - Doors open
18:00 - Welcome Address from Mayor of Corfu Kostas Nikolouzos
18:10 - Presentation from the Municipality on the Destination Management Organization. Vassilis Kavadias, Deputy Mayor for Tourism.
18:30 - DMO - Criteria. Ioannis Spilanis, Lecturer at Aegean University
19:00 - DMOs around the world, Anastasios Diavatis, Tourism Professional
19:15 - DMO case study - Athens. Alexis Galinos, Managing DIrector at Athens
Development and Destination Management Agency and Director of Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau.
20:00 - Discussion
21:30 - End of meeting
Chair: Giorgos Asonitis, Consultant on Relations - European Union and Union of Greek Chambers of Commerce.
