CROWN PRINCE ALEXANDER PATRON OF THE 7TH INTERNATIONAL FORUM FOR HOTEL MANAGEMENT AND HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Belgrade, 16 November 2010 – His Royal Highness Crown Prince Alexander II addressed the participants of the 7th International Forum of Hotel Management and Hotel Accommodations today in his official capacity as patron of this event. The organizers of the conference were the Serbian Chamber of Commerce (PKS), the Association of Tourism and Hospitability and the Editorial Board of “Turisticki svet” magazine.

In his speech to the participants of the conference and key speakers, among whom were Dr Ghassan Aidi, President of the International Hotels and Restaurants Association (IH&RA), Ms. Erica Harms, Executive Director of the Council for Global and Sustainable Tourism (GSTC), Mr. Goran Petkovic, state secretary in the Ministry of economy and regional development, Dr Stojan Jevtic, vice president of PKS, Ms. Dragana Sabic, Secretary of Association of tourism and hospitability at PKS, Ms. Ljiljana Rebronja, Editor in chief of “Turisticki svet”, Prof. Dr Andjelka Mihajlov, Dean of faculty for environment protection, and numerous guests, HRH Crown Prince Alexander emphasized: “Ongoing development and exchange of experience and ideas is very important in the dynamic industry such as tourism management. It is therefore with pleasure and pride that I support initiatives – such as this conference – that share the goal of educating and empowering our touristic managers and other professionals with necessary skills to be competitive in today’s international marketplace. In addition to promoting new concepts and ideas, we will be also promoting the tourism industry of our beautiful country”.