More than 200 exhibitors and co-exhibitors at the international fair PROMOHOTEL

Numerous Croatian and world brands will present themselves at the international fair of food, beverages and tourism equipment PROMOHOTEL, from March 2 to 5.

1. March 2022.

International Fair of Food, Beverages and Tourism Equipment, PROMOHOTEL, will be held for the 37th time this year. From March 2 to 5, on 4.500 square meters of indoor and 500 square meters of outdoor exhibition space in the Žatika Poreč hall, more than 200 exhibitors and co-exhibitors will present numerous Croatian and world brands at their stands.

Fair is intended for everyone in the Horeca industry, hotel owners and managers, apartment renters, cafe and restaurant owners. The products to be presented can also be interesting and very useful for households. The aim of the fair is to bring closer to tourism workers, but also to our fellow citizens, world trends in hospitality and tourism and thus contribute to the promotion and development of the city, county, Republic of Croatia and the wider region.

For all of you who lead teams of people, want to improve your processes and keep up with trends, PromoForum will March 2 and 3, 2022 be the right place to raise awareness, share experiences, learn and connect.

This year PromoForum as another such edition of the law is a treat of lectures, demonstrations, themes and ideas. It is a place that brings together employers and representatives of tourism and hotel middle and lower management from the region with the aim of exchanging best practices, presenting innovative and unconventional solutions, tools and methods to improve processes in the hotel, catering and restaurant business.

/// If you deal with human resources in tourism PromoForum is "place to be"

The last two days of the fair, March 4th and 5th the focus is on digitalization and informatization of business, training for employees and leaders of tourist boards, and all those who are united in the concept of "family accommodation" for which an interesting and useful training program has also been created.

Entry to the fair is possible only with COVID confirmation and adherence to current epidemiological measures. The organizer of the fair, with the financial support of the City of Poreč and the Tourist Board of the City of Poreč, made it possible free testing in front of the entrance to the fair.

Admission to the fair is free with mandatory registration via the following LINKS. If you register for one of the accompanying professional events, the registration confirmation will be valid for entering and visiting the fair. In that case, you are not obliged to fill in the application form for entering the fair.

Fair program

WEDNESDAY, March 2.3.2022, 12 - WORKING HOURS OF THE FAIR FROM 00:19 TO 00:XNUMX
12:00 OPENING CEREMONY
13:30 - 18:45 PROMOFORUM - CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RESOURCES - PART 1
13:30 - 16:00 Conference on Human Resources (mandatory registration)
13:30 - 13:40 Opening of the conference
13:40 - 14:10 Introductory part - presentation of the activities of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports
14:10 - 14:20 Questions / discussion
14:20 - 14:30 Refreshment break
14:30 - 15:50 Panel discussion "Human resources in tourism / hospitality - how to attract those from the environment - young, older groups and people with disabilities"
15:50 - 16:10 Questions / discussion
16:30 - 18:45 Meeting of the Association of Caterers of Kvarner and Istria
16:30 - 18:00 Official part of the conference on current issues of caterers
(closed type, for members of the association and those who want to become one)
18:00 - 18:45 Lecture: How much does a first impression cost?
Svjetlana Ranek Franjul, Service mindset

THURSDAY, March 3.3.2022, 10 - WORKING HOURS OF THE FAIR FROM 00:19 AM TO 00:XNUMX PM
11:00 - 16:00 PROMOFORUM - CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RESOURCES - PART 2
11:00 - 12:30 Why and how to develop MERAKLIS in your business and private environment?
Marinela Dropulic Ruzic, Meraklis
12:30 - 12:45 Refreshment break
12:45 - 14:15 Communication within the team OR how to communicate the impression?
Sasha Tenodi, Hangar positioning
14:15 - 14:30 Refreshment break
14:30 - 16:00 Sales mindset
Vedran Sorić, Sorbel group

* PromoForum lectures / workshops on the second day are charged. SIGN IN.

FRIDAY, March 4.3.2022, 10 - WORKING HOURS OF THE FAIR FROM 00:19 AM TO 00:XNUMX PM
11:00 - 18:50 ACCOMPANYING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATIONAL EVENTS
11:00 - 12:30 Lectures organized by the Professional Group of ICT Istria HGK Pula County Chamber
(registration required). SIGN IN

"Digital technologies in the hotel industry then-today-tomorrow"
Davor Brenko - Istra Tech doo
"Smart Hotel in response to the challenges of the pandemic"
Dean Verbanac - Intersoft Technologies Ltd.

12:30 - 15:00 EDUCATIONAL PART INTENDED FOR TOURIST BOARDS
13:00 - 13:30 Digital nomads - TZSI Project "Live and Work in Central Istria"
Sanja Kantaruti, director of the Tourist Board of Central Istria
13:30 - 13:50 Sustainable destination as a tourist-innovation potential - examples of good practice for tourist communities
Milena Radošević, external expert associate of the Administrative Department for Tourism of the Istrian County Project presentation 13:50 - 14:10 „ConsumeLess Plus: A model 4 resilient destinations towards tourism recovery: Less is more
Joelle Živolić and Rosela Kružić, Institute of Agriculture and Tourism Poreč
14:10 - 14:40 How to take advantage of a shared web platform?
Goran Mrvos, Infosit doo
14:40 - 15:10 Questions and discussion

15:30 - 18:50 EDUCATIONAL PART INTENDED FOR FAMILY ACCOMMODATION
Organized by the Tourist Board of the City of Poreč and the Fair Promohotel (participation is possible only by registration)

15:30 - 15:50 Diversification of family accommodation: presentation of the county certificate EcoDomus
Milena Radošević, external expert associate of the Administrative Department for Tourism of the Istrian County

15:50 - 18:50 Successful business in the tourist year 2022 - Part 1

1. How guests choose a destination (how a guest finds our accommodation)
2. Specialization of family accommodation (families with small children, families with teenagers, senior guests,…)
3. Preparation of accommodation for the season (after the season, how often to change the equipment in the facility, adaptation to new trends, ()
4. Preparing the subject for photography / shooting
5. Pricing and price management
6. Business rules (protection of landlords and guests from cancellation of reservations and other rules)

Lecturers:
Anamarija Cicareli dipl.oec. owner of Interligo doo
Meri Čizmić Kraljević mag.oec. editor-in-chief of Apartment Plus magazine

SATURDAY, March 5.3.2022, 10 - WORKING HOURS OF THE FAIR FROM 00:17 AM TO 00:XNUMX PM
10:30 - 14:00 EDUCATIONAL PART INTENDED FOR FAMILY ACCOMMODATION
Organized by the Tourist Board of the City of Poreč and the Fair Promohotel (participation is possible only by registration)

10:30 - 11:00 Accommodation for pets - take advantage of modern trends and be ahead of the competition
PTA SOLUTIONS Ltd, as part of the Pet Travel Advisor project
11:00 - 14:00 Successful business in the tourist year 2022 - Part 2

7. Advertising
• Preparing to work with portals
• Booking.com and Airbnb.com Terms of Business
• Portal algorithm - the key to the success of your ad
• Partnerships on portals
• Portal analytics
• Effective advertising on Google Maps
• Advertising on FB and your own web
• Self-help tools
8. Administrative business
• What documents and books should be kept by the landlord
• Check-in and check-out of guests
• Price list
• All about invoicing
• Advance and deposit (insurance in case of damage)
• Financial obligations of the landlord
• What the apartment must have (according to the Regulations)
• VAT identification number
• Payment of VAT on commission (methods)
• E-Tax and how to pay VAT on commission (VAT and VAT forms)
• Difference of landlord as a natural and legal person
• Arrival of inspectors at the facility
• What about the COVID positive guest