On April 2, a plenary session of the conference was held in the Hall of the Academic Council of the Southern Federal University, bringing together experts from Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Lebanon, Syria and other countries.
Sergey Goryainov, Director of the SFedU Institute of Tourism, Service and Creative Industries, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech, emphasizing the importance of dialogue between science, business and government for the development of the industry.
Key topics of the plenary session:
The tourism potential of the Rostov region and the "I am a local" project – Tatiana Goryainova, Director of the Agency for Tourism and Business Communications.
Assessment of the tourist capacity of the territories – the discussion was continued by Anna Alexandrova, Distinguished Professor at Moscow State University.
The development of glamping in conditions of instability – Mikhail Korovkin, head of the project "Space for recreation "Dreams".
The structure of Online travel agencies (OTA) and their impact on the hotel industry – Kirill Nemkov, Business Development Manager at Yandex Travel.
Love Benchmarking: the philosophy of Hotel Advisors – Daria Nemkova, Regional Manager.
Career development in international hotels – Sergey Melnikov, Deputy General Manager of the Savoy Seychelles Resort & SPA 5* and Coral Strand Smart Choice 4* hotels (Seychelles).
Hotel Management: Contracts and Standards – Tamer Mohamed Abbas, Professor at King Suleiman International University (Egypt).
The importance of autotourism for the development of domestic tourism – Roman Sukhov, Head of the Department of Tourism at SFedU Institute of Tourism, Service and Creative Industries.
The conference will continue on April 3. The program includes student sections and design workshops, where young researchers will present their developments in the field of tourism, hospitality and creative industries.
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