HRH CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER ATTENDS OPENING OF 47TH INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND RESTAURANT CONFERENCE

Belgrade, 18 January 2010 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II and Mrs. Alison Andrews, daughter of HRH Crown Princess Katherine attended today the opening of the 47th Annual Congress of International Hotel and Restaurant Association at the Continental Hotel opened under the general topic “New trends in hotel business and Balkans as a new tourist market in Europe”

At the opening ceremony speeches were delivered by Dr. Ghassan Aidi, President of the International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IH&RA), Mr. Frederick Pierret, Deputy Secretary General of UNWTO, Mr. Tomislav Momirovic, President of HORES, Mr. Mladjan Dinkic, Minister of Economy and Regional Development.

After the opening ceremony Prof. Goran Petkovic, State Secretary for Tourism moderated panel discussions tackling issues of investment opportunities in Serbia. Ministries of Tourism of Romania, Montenegro Croatia, Bulgaria and Slovenia participated in this section.

The Congress will be opened from 18th to 21st January at Continental Hotel and will gather over 200 representatives of the Hotel and Restaurant Industry from Serbia, Balkan region as well as whole world.

As a part of the program Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander II and Crown Princess Katherine will host tonight at the White Palace a dinner for the participants of the Congress.