More than 450 participants will gather at the HOW (Hotel Operations Weekend) Festival, which takes place from December 4 to 6 at the Falkensteiner Resort in Petrčani near Zadar.
The final program of the only conference dedicated to hotel operations has been published, and this year's Festival is also attended by extremely strong names from the hotel industry and related industries, among which are:
- Jean Wendling, Vice President for Operations Management of Premium, Midscale & Eco Brands for Eastern Europe from the Accor Group
- Marcus Smola, Chief Executive Officer for Central Europe of the BWH Hotels group
- Roland Elter, chief commercial director from the Maritim hotel group
- Marnick Vandebroek, globally award-winning author and speaker in the field of communications
During the three days of the conference, 20 panel discussions, workshops, presentations and interviews await the participants.
In addition to general topics such as an overview of the hotel market and trends in hotel operations, how to manage stress and prevent burnout, participants can expect topics dedicated to the departments of human resources, housekeeping, tech departments, marketing and sales, controlling, food and beverages.
In addition to representatives of various hotel groups (Ruby Hotels, The Zetter, Accor, BWH Hotels, Maritim, IHG, Hyatt, Orea Hotels) and numerous others, through examples of good practice, speakers from related industries and companies will share their experiences, such as: RimacTechnology, STR, Pliva/ Teva, Coca-Cola, A1, Mindsmiths.
You can find all topics with speakers HERE.
In addition to the always high-quality program, the participants, like every year, can expect a series of accompanying contents, such as a welcome cocktail. morning HIIT trainings, speed networking, pub quiz, dinner and the inevitable big party.
In addition to all of the above, it is worth mentioning that the HOW Festival has a humanitarian character for the second year in a row in cooperation with as many as three associations from the Zadar area: Down Syndrome Association Zadar, Association for Autism Zadar and Cukrići - Association of Children with Diabetes.
The sponsors of the conference are the Zadar Tourist Board, the European Association of Hotel Directors and Falkensteiner Hotels & Residences; the conference is supported by more than 30 partners, and more information about all activities, speakers and the program is available on the official website of the conference.
Source and photo: HESA