World health tourism experts will gather at jubilee 10th Crikvenica International Health Tourism conference (CIHT) October 20rd and 21th, which will be held in a hybrid form - at the same time in Hotel Omorika in Crikvenica and online.
Over the course of ten years, this conference has established itself as a relevant conference on health tourism in the region, and its importance internationally promotes Crikvenica and Kvarner, and the whole of Croatia as a desirable destination for this type of tourism.
Every year, the conference records an increasing number of participants from all over the world. Every year, the live conference is attended by more than 100 eminent domestic and foreign health tourism experts who are in leading positions in their institutions. Last year's 9th CIHT conference held in a hybrid form gathered 120 participants at the location, and online participants from 55 countries.
"We are extremely proud that the CIHT conference experienced its tenth, jubilee edition. It all started with a small tourist forum, and in recent years top, respected experts from all over the world have been guests at CIHT. CIHT positions Croatia among the leading health destinations in Europe and beyond. We will continue to work to make the CIHT conference grow from year to year, to be a place for the adoption and exchange of new knowledge and experiences, all with the aim of developing health tourism and attracting guests in that part of the year where we do not have enough capacity.", she said Marijana Biondić, director of the Tourist Board of the City of Crikvenica.
When it comes to the CIHT conference itself, its growth and development are visible and measurable. Can it be estimated how much influence the conference had on the development of health tourism in Crikvenica and Kvarner in the last ten years?
"For various reasons, it is very difficult to measure it. However, what is important to us when we talk about the conference is that in the last 10 years we have started to talk intensively about health tourism. We started from a small forum that grew into a two-day conference that people come to eminent experts from all over the world. It is certain that all those who deal with health and health tourism acquire new knowledge and recognize new opportunities through networking at the conference itself, which certainly affects the development of health tourism. In addition, it is precisely for this reason that the Ministry of Tourism and Sports continuously supports CIHT with significant funds.", Biondić said.