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SUMMARY:Webinar Tourism & Hospitality Training: Bridging Skills Gaps and Industry Needs | 16 April 2026
DESCRIPTION:Webinar Tourism & Hospitality Training: Bridging Skills Gaps and Industry Needs | 16 April 2026\nTraining today is no longer about transferring knowledge. It’s about equipping people who can navigate change\, make decisions in uncertainty\, and turn sustainability and digitalisation into real action. On 16 April 2026\, PANTOUR is organising a full-hour webinar around ”Tourism & Hospitality Training: Bridging Skills Gaps and Industry Needs”. This webinar is not about understanding theory\, it is about what you can actually apply tomorrow in your work. Because lifelong learning is no longer just a concept\, it is becoming a necessity. The tourism sector does not need more content. It needs better training. Training that sticks\, that translates into action\, and that prepares people for what’s next. \nThis webinar is designed for trainers and educators\, for professionals working in tourism or hospitality\, for those developing skills programmes\, and for anyone trying to keep up with the pace of change in the sector. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration is formally closed. Please send an email to info@nexttourismgeneration.eu to receive the link to attend the webinar. \n  \nContent\nWe will introduce you to the 55+ piloted training modules\, building upon existing knowledge and the PANTOUR Resource Book for Trainers: a practical\, no-nonsense toolkit designed to help you create training programmes that actually make an impact. Not more theory or slides people forget. But real tools to help you: \n\ndesign engaging and future-proof trainings\ncombine digital skills\, sustainability and human/social skills\nadapt your sessions to online\, offline or hybrid formats\nand most importantly: create learning that sticks\n\n  \nYou will leave the webinar with:\n Fresh ideas you can apply immediately\n Practical methods used across Europe\n A new perspective on what effective training really means \n  \nProgram line-up\n12:30 | Welcome & OpeningSetting the scene: why tourism training needs to evolve\, now. \n12:35 | From Vision to Practice: Building Adaptive Training with PANTOUROlena de Andre Gonzalez\, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences \n12:45 | The Future of Job TrainingUlla Taipale-Lehto\, Finnish National Agency for Education \n12:55 | Bridging the Gap: New Occupational Profiles & Training ProgrammesDr. Lajos Böröcz\, VIMOSZ \n13:05 | Training in Action: Piloting the PANTOUR ProgrammeJere Kuusinen \n13:20 | Open Discussion — The Floor is YoursExchange ideas\, ask questions\, and share perspectives. \n13:30 | Closing RemarksKey takeaways and what’s next. \n  \nSpeaker line-up\nDr. Olena de Andres Gonzalez \n \nDr. Olena de Andres Gonzalez is a Specialist Researcher at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences\, Finland. Her current work includes managing and leading athe development of Training for the PANTOUR project. Her research focuses on management\, leadership\, sustainability\, the blue economy\, and skills development in the tourism and maritime industries. Dr. de Andres Gonzalez has over 15 years of teaching and research experience across European educational frameworks and has contributed to numerous scholarly publications. \n  \nUlla Taipale-Letho \n \nUlla Taipale-Lehto is a Lead Adviser for Education at the Finnish National Agency for Education with nearly 28 years of experience in anticipating Skills and Education Needs: Data and Development in Finnish Education Administration\, and labor needs. Her work focuses on the development of national anticipation practices and producing foresight results to support education and training policy. \nShe also contributes to a national working group on developing medium- and long-term anticipation of education and training needs in Finland. \n  \nJere Kuusinen \n \nJere Kuusinen (MA) works at SAMK as a Senior Lecturer in the fields of tourism\, business\, and service development. His work combines practice-oriented teaching\, international collaboration\, and a service design perspective. Kuusinen works as a Senior Lecturer in SAMK’s International Business and Tourism degree programme\, and the themes of his teaching include service design\, marketing communications\, quantitative research methods\, as well as project- and case-based learning. Kuusinen has engaged in long-term cooperation with many international higher education partners\, particularly in relation to the tourism sector and student projects. \n  \nDr. Lajos Böröcz \n \nDr. Lajos Böröcz – Secretary General\, Hungarian Hospitality Employers’ Association\, VIMOSZ \nHaving worked in so called ”people” industries acquired high understanding and handling capacity of HR related company issues\, teaching-training skills. 10 years of MD position in big enterprises. Since 2004 Secretary General of the Hungarian Hospitality Employers’ Association (VIMOSZ)\, which represents the employers’ of 140.000 employees. Coordinates the activities of the Hungarian Sectoral National Skills Group. Together with its members\, develop and identify training tools\, approaches and resources to facilitate the adaptation of tourism to current and future skills needs in particular in the areas of digital\, sustainable and social practices. Member of the T4T (Together for EU Tourism) Expert Group\, BusinessEurope Education and Training Working Group\, and OECD (BIAC) Innovation\, Digital and Tourism Committe. \n  \nJoin us!\nJoin our lunchbreak webinar on 16 April 2026\, 12:30 – 13:30 CET and get insights on the new PANTOUR European Framework on training\, learning and development. \nRegistration is formally closed. Please send an email to info@nexttourismgeneration.eu to receive the link to attend the webinar. \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/webinar-tourism-hospitality-training-bridging-skills-gaps-and-industry-needs-16-april-2026/
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SUMMARY:Fast forward: Tourism and Hospitality skills that matter - 19 March 2026 Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Skills in tourism and hospitality are changing fast. Digital. Green. Soft skills. Transversal skills and Technical skills. Two years ago\, the sector was in a different position. Today? There is even more priority and center attention to the topic of Skills Development. \nJoin the PANTOUR webinar on 19 March\, 10:00 – 11:30 CET and get the 2026 update straight from our Sectoral Skills Intelligence Monitor. Surveys\, focus groups\, best practice interviews\, desk research: all boiled down into the trends that matter. \nWe will show you what is happening\, why it matters\, and how to use Skills Intelligence in your sector or program for actionable insight with our invited guests. \nRegistration\nRegistration is open\, so register now: here \n  \nContent\nOur fresh PANTOUR Country Skills Profile Reports (update 2026) deliver new insights\, ideas and inspiration from across Europe. We talked to HR managers\, tourism pros\, and sector experts to uncover the latest trends and development that decide skills development\, training and business innovation with people at the core. \nBut there is more: we will discuss how our Sectoral Skills Intelligence Monitor (SSIM) is your toolkit for the future. Flexible. Modular. Applicable at local\, regional\, national\, or international level. Assess skills gaps. Spot emerging needs. Benchmark across countries. Bridge the gaps before they hit your workforce. \n  \nWhat’s in it for you?\n🔎 Discover the trends shaping digital\, green and social skills in 2026\n🌨️ See best practices in sustainable employment and employability\, retention successes and turnover killers.\n👑 Learn how the SSIM can help your organisation or region make strategic\, future-proof choices by learning from pioneers and experts in all shapes and forms. \n  \nProgram line-up\n10:00 Welcome and opening \n10:05 A deep dive into Skills Intelligence Monitoring – Corné Dijkmans (Researsch Director) at Breda University of Applied Sciences \n10:20 Learning from the best: 4 selected best practices from Spain\, Bulgaria and Italia – the scope of Europe: \n\nCarmen Gómez-Álvarez (General Manager) and Alba Escobar (Sales Executive) at Hampton by Hilton Alcobendas\, on social skills.\nNikoleta Hristova (Hospitality Professional and Hotel Manager) from Hotel Grifid Metropol 4* in Golden sands\, on digital skills\nGualtiero Fantoni (Associate Professor) at the School of Engineering of the University of Pisa\, on digital skills\nYiannis Batsis (Talent Development Professional)\, on digital skills\nGiulio Lizio Bruno (Project Manager at the Strada del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano e Sapori della Valdichiana Senese)\, on green skills\n\n11:00 Open discussion – the floor is (y)ours! \n11:30 Closing \n  \nSpeaker line-up\nCarmen Gómez-Álvarez \n \nCarmen Gómez-Álvarez is the Director of the Hampton by Hilton Alcobendas Madrid and has 22 years of experience in the hospitality industry. Throughout her career\, she has developed her professional path alongside the hotel management company Panoram Hotel Management\, contributing to the management and development of hotel projects with a strong people-centered approach. \n  \nAlba Escobar Ferreras \n \nAlba Escobar Ferreras is the Sales Manager at Hampton by Hilton Alcobendas Madrid\, with four years of experience in the hospitality sector. Throughout her career\, she has gained experience across different areas of the industry\, beginning in hotel front desk operations and later expanding her perspective through her work with the Confederación Española de Hoteles y Alojamientos Turísticos\, where she actively participated in the PANTOUR project. \n  \nGualtiero Fantoni \n \nGualtiero Fantoni has been an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Pisa since 2014. He graduated with honors in Mechanical Engineering in 1999 and earned a PhD in Robotics\, Bioengineering\, and Automation in 2005. In 2023\, he obtained the National Scientific Qualification as a Full Professor in the field of Economic and Management Engineering. His research lies at the intersection of design engineering and data science\, focusing on the transformation of technical textual information (patents\, standards\, product descriptions) into structured quantitative data. Using Natural Language Processing (NLP)\, Text Mining\, and\, more recently\, Large Language Models (LLM)\, Professor Fantoni studies product innovation\, maps emerging technologies\, and analyzes the impact of digital transformation on skills and the labor market. He co-founded multidisciplinary research groups such as “NLP 4 Patents” (with the CNR) and “Business Engineering for Data Science (B4DS). \n  \nYiannis Batsis \n \nYiannis Batsis is an HR and Learning & Development leader with over 20 years of experience in Greece and internationally. He has held regional EMEA roles with multinational hospitality groups\, including Starwood\, Marriott\, and Wyndham\, leading Talent Management and capability-building initiatives. He partners with leading hospitality organizations on leadership development\, culture transformation\, and people development\, and has delivered extensive training across a wide range of audiences. He also teaches at postgraduate level and regularly speaks at industry events. \n  \nGiulio Lizio \n \nIn his current role\, as a Project Manager at the Strada del Vino Nobile di Montepulciano e Sapori della Valdichiana Senese\, Giulio Lizio focuses on building initiatives aimed at strengthening sustainable tourism and enhancing the identity and competitiveness of the Valdichiana Senese\, in southern Tuscany. His work looks at destination management strategies built around three key pillars: digitalisation\, internationalisation and sustainability. Giulio collaborates with local institutions\, tourism stakeholders and businesses to promote the territory’s cultural heritage\, support the transition toward more sustainable tourism models and strengthen the international positioning of the destination. \n  \nCorné Dijkmans \n \nCorné Dijkmans is leading the Sector Skills Intelligence Monitoring System and European and Country Skills Profile insights of PANTOUR and speaker on the event. Corné focuses on Skills Development and Skills Intelligence in tourism\, leisure and hospitality\, in particular in relation to digital skills. He is involved in a wide variety of international projects aimed at enhancing competences and skills of the tourism workforce\, and in training of professionals to improve the attractiveness and quality of management education by the use of ICTs\, e-learning and online media. \n  \nLobke Elbers \n \nLobke Elbers is leading the Communication and Dissemination of PANTOUR on national and European level and moderator of the event. She is an executive leader operating at the intersection of the digital transition and human capital development in tourism and hospitality. Lobke has extensive experience in EU-level programmes\, public-private partnerships and board advisory roles within hospitality\, travel and education. \n  \n  \nJoin us!\nJoin our webinar on 19 March 2026\, 10:00 – 11:00 CET and get the 2026 update on tourism & hospitality skills. Hear trends\, insights\, and actionable ideas from multiple sectors\, perspectives\, and our expert guests. \nRegistration is open\, so register now: here \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/fast-forward-tourism-and-hospitality-skills-that-matter-19-march-2026-webinar/
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SUMMARY:PANTOUR International Conference 2026 in Brussels
DESCRIPTION:On 24 February 2026 the Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills (PANTOUR) consortium will organise the second international conference in Brussels. The international conference will be an opportunity to take stock of recent project deliverables\, outputs and insights of skills development in tourism in Europe and to exchange on priorities and next steps in light of Europe’s digital and sustainable twin transition and skills initiatives. The event will take place at the Rue du Marché aux Herbes 61\, in Bruxelles in collaboration with ETOA. \n \nThe final PANTOUR International Conference | Tourism Skills 2026-2036 brings together Europe’s tourism leaders\, educators\, policymakers\, and industry stakeholders to shape the future of skills development in the sector. Hosted at ETOA’s headquarters in Brussels\, this high-level industry event will explore how tourism can prepare its workforce for the next decade through strategic planning\, innovation\, and collaboration. \nThe conference will present the Tourism Skills Strategy Plan 2026–2036\, offering key insights into emerging skills needs\, equity\, diversity and inclusion (EDI)\, and long-term workforce resilience. Participants will gain first-hand insight into the Sector Skills Intelligence Monitoring System (SSIM) being rolled out across Europe\, alongside practical demonstrations of the Tourism Skills Lab\, showcasing cutting-edge tools and real-world applications. \nSessions will also highlight newly developed training programmes tailored to core tourism subsectors\, including accommodation\, food and beverage\, DMOs\, visitor attractions\, and travel intermediaries while addressing the role of National and Regional Skills Partnerships in driving implementation on the ground. The programme concludes with a panel discussion reflecting on lessons learned\, challenges ahead\, and opportunities for cross-border cooperation. \nWith expert speakers\, interactive sessions\, and dedicated networking time\, this conference is an essential forum for anyone committed to building a skilled\, inclusive\, and future-ready European tourism workforce. \nRegister here to attend the live event. Please note that you will be redirected to the registration module on the website of our conference partner\, ETOA. \n  \nEvent details\nDate: Tuesday 24 February 2026 \nLocation: Brussels\, ETOA Headquarters\, Rue du Marché aux Herbes 61\, 1000 Bruxelles \nTime: 10:00 – 14:00 CET (including lunch) \nProgram\n10:00 | Welcome & Introduction\nTim Fairhurst – ETOA and Ana Maria Camps – CEHAT \nOpening remarks and introduction to the project\, consortium partners\, and key deliverables\, including reflections from the 1st International Conference. \n  \n10:20 | Sector Skills Assessment Methodology\nDr. Corné Dijkmans – Breda University of Applied Sciences (BUas) \nPresentation of the methodology and implementation of the Sectoral Skills Intelligence Monitor across Europe\, including a best-practice example demonstrating practical application of the tool. \n  \n10:45 | Skills Strategy Plan 2026–2036 and EDI\nDr. Fernanda Rabelo – Technological University of Dublin \nOverview of the Skills Strategy Plan 2026–2036\, highlighting key priorities and its approach to Equality\, Diversity\, and Inclusion (EDI). \n  \n11:15 | Break (20 minutes) \n  \n11:35 | Tourism Skills Lab\nKlaus Ehrlich – European Federation of Rural Tourism (RURALTOUR) \nPresentation of the development and implementation of the Tourism Skills Lab\, using selected test cases to showcase the full range of functionalities. \n  \n12:00 | Training Programmes\nDr. Altti Näsi – Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (SAMK) \nOverview of the training programmes developed\, with emphasis on sector-specific guidance for Accommodation\, Food & Beverage\, Destination Management Organisations (DMOs)\, Visitor Attractions\, and Travel Agencies & Tour Operators. \n  \n12:25 | National and Regional Skills Partnerships\nSilvia Enea – Federturismo Confindustria \nPresentation of activities\, challenges\, and opportunities related to National and Regional Skills Partnerships. \n  \n12:45 | Open Discussion & Wrap-Up \nModerated discussion\, reflections from participants\, and next steps. \n  \nSpeakers\nWe proudly present you the line-up of our conference speakers: \n  \n \nAna Maria Camps | CEHAT  \nProjectleader of PANTOUR \n  \n \nDr. Fernanda Rabelo | TU Dublin  \nLeading the EDI strategy and Tourism Skills Strategy Plan of PANTOUR \n  \n \nDr. Corné Dijkmans  Breda University of Applied Sciences  \nLeading the Sector Skills Intelligence Monitoring System and European and Country Skills Profile insights of PANTOUR \n  \n \nKlaus Ehrlich | European Federation of Rural Tourism  \nLeading the development and implementation of the European Tourism Skills Lab of PANTOUR and chair of the Pact for Skills \n  \n \n Dr. Altti Nasi | Satakunta University of Applied Sciences  \nLeading the development of the tailored training programmes for core tourism subsectors in Europe of PANTOUR \n \nSilvia Enea | Federturismo Confindustria \nLeading the development and coordination of the National and Regional Skills Partnerships of PANTOUR \n  \nRegistration\nPlease confirm your live attendance here. Please note that you will be redirected to the registration module on the website of our conference partner\, ETOA. \nPlaces for the final PANTOUR Conference are limited\, we kindly ask you to only register when you plan to come to Brussels on the 24th of February. \n  \nWe hope to see many of you live in Brussels!
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/pantour-international-conference-2026-in-brussels/
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SUMMARY:Webinar 18 September 2025: Emerging occupational profiles in the tourism and hospitality sectors
DESCRIPTION:Emerging occupational profiles in the tourism and hospitality sectors\n\nThursday 18 September 2025 \n14:00 – 15:30 CEST \nWebinar  \n  \n\n  \nOutline of the webinar\nJoin our insightful webinar exploring the emerging job profiles transforming the future of the tourism and hospitality industry. Discover how changing travel preferences\, technological advancements\, and sustainable practices are creating new opportunities for professionals. Gain valuable insights into the skills and qualifications needed for these innovative roles and learn how businesses can adapt to this dynamic landscape. \nThe webinar aims to introduce these emerging new profiles\, bringing together panellists to discuss the skills need anticipation\, this urgent issue of tourism-hospitality sector\, focusing on crisis and resilience. The webinar also highlights the new training programs\, that focus on eliminating digital\, sustainable and social skills gaps. \nThe New Job Profiles Handbook includes 11 emerging occupational profiles\, which will be attractive for the new generation of tourism employers. It aims to ensure that tourism has prepared\, competitive employees. Whether you are a job seeker\, employer\, or industry enthusiast\, the new handbook will equip you with the knowledge to stay ahead in the ever-changing tourism-hospitality sector. \n\nProgram details\n📅 18 September 2025\n🕒 14:00 – 15:30 CEST\n📍 The webinar is hosted online\, subscribers receive a link. \n  \nRegistration\nRegistration is closed. If you are still interested to participate you can send an email to info@nexttourismgeneration.eu. \nSet-up and webinar flow\n14:00-14:05 Opening | PANTOUR \n14:05-14:15 Welcome | Elfa Kere \n14:15-14:25 Introduction to the topic | Dr. Lajos Böröcz \n14:25-14:40 The need for New Occupational Profiles and Skills in Europe | Prof. Dr. Jozsef Poor \n14:40-14:55 ILO approaches to skills needs anticipation | Alessandra Molz \n14:55-15:05 Presentation of the New Occupational Profiles Handbook | Dr. Csilla Jandala \n15:05-15:15 New training programmes for skills development | Dr. Altti Näsi \n15:15-15:25 Q / A Session | PANTOUR \n15:25-15:35 Closing remarks: Summary\, next steps and upcoming PANTOUR activities | Ana Maria Camps \n  \nSpeakers\nWe proudly introduce our speakers: \nElfa Kere\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nDr. Lajos Böröcz\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nProf. Dr. Jozsef Poor\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nAlessandra Molz\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nDr. Csilla Jandala\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nDr. Altti Näsi\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nAna María Camps\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \n  \n\nElfa Kere \n \nElfa Ķere joined the European Commission in 2004\, working in the Directorate-General for Justice\, Freedom and Security (now DG HOME) in visa policy and in large-scale IT systems\, then for 8 years in the Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE) in the aviation directorate\, moving to the Directorate-General for Internal Market\, Industry\, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) to work on EU tourism policy\, focussing on skills and labour shortages\, as well as coastal and maritime tourism and transport. She holds a BA in International Affairs from The American University in Washington DC and an MSc in European Politics and Policy from the London School of Economics. \n  \nDr. Lajos Böröcz \n \nDr. Lajos Böröcz is Secretary General at the Hungarian Hospitality Employers’ Association\, VIMOSZ. Having worked in so called ”people” industries acquired high understanding and handling capacity of HR related company issues\, teaching-training skills. 10 years of MD position in big enterprises. Since 2004 Secretary General of the Hungarian Hospitality Employers’ Association (VIMOSZ)\, which represents the employers’ of 140.000 employees. Coordinates the activities of the Hungarian Sectoral National Skills Group. Together with its members\, develop and identify training tools\, approaches and resources to facilitate the adaptation of tourism to current and future skills needs in particular in the areas of digital\, sustainable and social practices. Member of the T4T (Together for EU Tourism) Expert Group\, BusinessEurope Education and Training Working Group\, and OECD (BIAC) Innovation\, Digital and Tourism Committee. \n  \nProf. Dr. Jozsef Poor \n \nDr. Jozfes Poór was professor of management at J. Selye University (Slovakia) for 17 years. For many years he was a university professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Pécs (Hungary)\, of which he is now an honorary professor. He is visiting professor at Metropolitan University and János Kodolányi University\, as well as at Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj (Romania). He teaches different management subjects including International Management\, Human Resource Management (HRM). So far\, he has taught 13 short summer-semesters at five different US universities. He worked for three internationally consulting companies as managing director and senior consultant for nearly two decades. Dr. Poór’s research specialties span the following areas: impact of difficult socio-economic environment on management\, organization\, HRM/IHRM and consulting; international management;  knowledge transfer from West to East; management of professional service firms and history of management consulting. \n  \nAlessandra Molz \n \nAlessandra Molz is a Senior Specialist for Skills Development at the sub-regional office for Central and Eastern Europe (Budapest\, Hungary) of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). She focuses on the Western Balkans region\, Georgia\, Moldova and Ukraine. Her specialisations include the digital transformation of TVET\, innovative didactic approaches\, sectoral skills strategies\, skills for a green transition\, skills needs anticipation\, lifelong learning\, workplace learning and social inclusion. \n  \nDr. Csilla Jandala \n \nDr. Csilla Jandala is Senior Researcher at the Hungarian Hospitality Employers’ Association\, VIMOSZ. Csilla has been working in higher education for 35 years and has been involved in setting up and launching several tourism and hospitality programmes. She is credited with establishing the Research and Development Directorate of Hungarian Tourism Ltd. and compiling the national inventory of attractions. She is the founder of the Turizmus Bulletin journal and one of the founders of the Association of Tourism Consultants. She has been vice-rector of Edutus College since 2011\, acting rector since 2013 and appointed rector since 2015. Between 2017 and 2023\, she was an associate professor at the University of Sopron\, where she was the head of the BA programme in tourism and hospitality and the MA programme in tourism management. From autumn 2023\, she is a senior researcher at VIMOSZ. \n  \nDr. Altti Näsi \n \nDr. Altti Näsi is a Finnish researcher and visual‑communication expert (Ph.D.\, University of Lapland\, 2020). In his previous work\, Näsi specialized in the sociocultural functions of image sharing and communication as part of identity formation. Currently\, he serves as a Project Manager at SAMK (Satakunta University of Applied Sciences)\, working on two international research and development projects: Ce4Re (Development of joint circular economy solutions in the Central Baltic restaurant sector) and PANTOUR (Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills). He has been a visiting researcher at multiple universities and is a recipient of several grants and awards in academia and culture. Näsi’s working experience comprises of multiple positions in the meaningful experience sector\, electric mobility and he has held leadership roles in the Finnish Red Cross. \n  \nAna María Camps  \n \nAna María Camps has focused her entire professional career on the world of tourist accommodation. Her studies in economics\, specialising in international economics and economic development\, allowed her to open up a path to understanding the economic implications of the tourism sector. Afterwards\, the Diploma in European Studies\, taken at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)\, enabled her to learn about the functioning of the European Union\, its decision-making bodies\, its policies and its cooperation strategies. \nHer entire professional career has been aimed at helping tourism entrepreneurs. To date\, at CEHAT\, she has worked on the analysis of tourism indicator data\, the design of training programmes\, the leadership of European projects for the analysis of competencies for the tourism sector and the preparation and implementation of the Professional Hospitality Card.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/webinar-18-september-2025-emerging-occupational-profiles-in-the-tourism-and-hospitality-sectors/
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SUMMARY:Webinar 15 May 2025: Breaking barriers through equality\, diversity and inclusion in the tourism and hospitality sectors
DESCRIPTION:Breaking barriers through Equality\, Diversity and Inclusion in the tourism and hospitality sectors\n\nThursday 15 May 2025 \n16:00 – 17:30 pm CET \nWebinar  \n  \n\n  \nOutline of the webinar\nThe tourism and hospitality industry’s recovery from the recent pandemic has demonstrated its resilience. This experience has underscored the critical need for ongoing skilling and training to support workforce well-being and build resilience across the sector. The PANTOUR project places a strong emphasis on training\, with a particular focus on equality\, diversity\, and inclusion (EDI). \nDeveloping a resilient\, skilled\, and diverse workforce is essential to the long-term sustainability of tourism and hospitality. In this context\, EDI-focused training is not just a value-driven initiative: it is a strategic imperative to attract and retain talent. \nThis webinar will explore the vital role of EDI in shaping the future of the industry. It will highlight how inclusive workforce practices enhance employee well-being\, engagement\, and retention. Featuring speakers from European organisations actively involved in EDI skill development\, the session will: \n\nShowcase current initiatives addressing workforce challenges\nShare best practices in embedding EDI across organisations\nIdentify barriers and enablers to inclusion\nDiscuss strategies for creating fairer\, more inclusive workplaces\n\nJoin us for an engaging discussion on how EDI can drive positive change in the tourism and hospitality sectors\, shared by best practices from: \n\nPão a Pão\nTrigon Hotel Group\nRijksmuseum\nAlbergo Etico Roma\n\n  \nProgram details\n📅 15 May 2025\n🕒 16:00 – 17:30 CET\n📍 The webinar is hosted on Zoom\, subscribers receive a link. \n  \nRegistration\nRegular registration closed on 13 May. If you still wish to attend\, please email us at info@nexttourismgeneration.eu to receive the access link. \n  \nSet-up and webinar flow\n16:00 – 16:10 Welcome and introduction \n16:10 – 16:30 An overview of current European insights into EDI training in tourism and hospitality\, presented by Pantour \n16:30 – 16:40 Best practice presentation by Pão a Pão (Portugal) \n16:40 – 16:50 Best practice presentation by Trigon Hotel Group (Ireland) \n16:50 – 17:00 Best practice presentation by the Rijksmuseum (The Netherlands) \n17:00 – 17:10 Best practice presentation by Albergo Etico Roma (Italy) \n17:10 – 17:30 Discussion and final remarks \n  \nSpeakers\nWe proudly introduce our speakers: \nDiana Lourenço\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nKathleen Linehan\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nShivan Shazad\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \nAntonio Pelosi \nFernanda Rabelo\, click here to go to their LinkedIn page \n  \nDiana Lourenço\n \nDiana joined Pão a Pão (PAP) in 2017\, initially supporting its financial and HR processes and later on as a Board member. She is passionate about social entrepreneurship and working with people. PAP is a pioneering association that has become a national reference for the integration of refugees and migrants in Portugal. Pão a Pão’s flagship project is Mezze Restaurant\, known not only for its exceptional hummus and babaganoush\, but above all for its strong social impact. In 2021\, they launched Mezze Escola\, a training and integration program that reflects their ongoing commitment to building inclusive and sustainable solutions in Portugal. \n  \nKathleen Linehan\n \nKathleen has 20 years’ experience in Human Resources in both manufacturing and hospitality industries. At Trigon hotels Kathleen is responsible for driving the HR strategy across its business units to include attracting and retaining talent\, L&D\, Diversity\, inclusion and equity\, employment law and compliance. In an ever-evolving workplace Kathleen helps drive change across the organization with a key focus on ‘equity for all’ and creating a culture of acceptance\, engagement\, and transformation. In her current role she has let her team to successfully winning IHF QEP Award of Excellence\, GPTW Certification\, HR team of the Year and best HR Diversity & Inclusion Strategy \, GPTW Menopause Award and accreditation as a silver investor in Diversity by ICDI. \n  \nShivan Shazad\n \nShivan Shazad is Diversity & Inclusion manager at the Rijksmuseum. Before his current job\, Shazad worked at the Social and Economic Council (SER) where he advised public and semi-public sector organizations on diversity and inclusion policies. He studied sociology in Amsterdam\, followed by a master’s in film & photography and  in Gender and Diversity. He previously worked at the Rijksmuseum as a service & security and public relations officer. He also conducted research into new and different perspectives in the presentation of the 20th century collection. As a full-time manager Shazad advises on Diversity & Inclusion policies for staff\, audiences\, programs and partners. The Rijksmuseum is part of the Museums Acknowledge Color network and signed the Diversity Charter\, an initiative of the SER Diversity in Business. \n  \nAntonio Pelosi\n \nAntonio is an engineer with an MBA and an entrepreneur from Rome. In 2007\, he was involved in a serious motorcycle accident that left him in a coma for three weeks. This experience marked a turning point in his life. The long and demanding rehabilitation that followed gave him the opportunity to reflect deeply on the importance of supporting individuals who face challenging circumstances\, so they too can lead full and dignified lives. It also strengthened his belief in the value of work\, not merely as a destination\, but as a powerful means of personal growth and social inclusion. With this vision\, he founded Albergo Etico Roma\, a hotel that employs young people with various disabilities. It offers them the opportunity to discover and develop their talents and abilities that are too often overlooked by society. Through professional training and hands-on experience\, they acquire practical skills and the confidence to eventually thrive in the many hotels throughout Rome. \n  \nFernanda Rabelo\n \nFernanda Rabelo currently works at Technological University Dublin\, developing research on sustainable education for the tourism and hospitality sector at the PANTOUR project. Her research explores sustainable skills\, including curriculum and module design and analysis of educational policies\, focusing on equality\, diversity\, and inclusion in tourism and hospitality. \nWith 15+ years of experience working as a researcher and in teaching\, her most recent work with research projects were the Next Tourism Generation (NTG)\, an Erasmus + funded project\, Diversity and Intercultural Awareness and Inclusion in Hospitality (D&ICIH)\, a TU Dublin funded project\, and the Sustainable Agenda for Gender Equality in Tourism and Hospitality\, in collaboration with Hue University in Vietnam\, funded by the Irish Research Council. She has also worked as a lecturer in different educational organisations in Brazil\, teaching Education and Culture\, Research Methodology and Contemporary History. \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/webinar-15-may-2025-breaking-barriers-through-equality-diversity-and-inclusion-in-the-tourism-sector/
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SUMMARY:Pantour & Pact for Skills for Tourism (PfST) Event
DESCRIPTION:Pantour & Pact for Skills for Tourism (PfST) Event\nFriday 17th February 2023 \n 11:00 – 13:00 (CET) | 10:00- 12:15(GMT)  \n  \nProgramme in GMT \n11:00-11:05 Presentation of the event by the host \n11:05-11:15 – Students’ participation related to working in the industry and how to make it more attractive to early career workers \n11:15-11:25 Presentation from Elfa Kere (European Commission) about European-level actions related to attracting and retaining staff in the tourism and hospitality industry \n11:25-11:35 Presentation of Michael Quinn (Failte Ireland) related to Irish-level actions to attract and retaining staff in the tourism and hospitality industry \n11:35-12:15 Panel discussion \n12:15-12:40 Q&A with the audience \n  \nProgramme in GMT \n09:30 Welcome and registration (this is registration for in-person event only) \n10:00-12:15 Panel discussion: ”A solution-focused approach to attracting and retaining staff in Tourism and Hospitality” \n  \nProgramme in CET \n10:30 Welcome and registration (this is registration for in-person event only) \n11:00-13:15 Panel discussion: ”A solution-focused approach to attracting and retaining staff in Tourism and Hospitality” \n  \nPanellists \nElfa Kere (Policy Officer – Tourism at European Commission – GROW) \nArran Wiltshire – Director of Events\, European Tourism Association (ETOA) \nMichael Quinn – Manager of Tourism Careers (Failte Ireland) \n  \nElfa Kere \n \nMs ĶERE joined the European Commission in 2004 and has worked as a Policy Officer in the Commission’s Directorates-General for Home Affairs (HOME)\, Mobility and Transport (MOVE) and currently serves in DG GROW – Internal Market\, Industry\, Entrepreneurship and SMEs – in the tourism team\, covering such areas as skills\, labour shortages\, transport (maritime\, aviation\, rail\, road) and inter-institutional affairs. She holds an MSc in European Politics and Policy from the London School of Economics and a BA in International Affairs from the School of International Service\, The American University (Washington\, DC). \n  \nArran Wiltshire \n \nArran is responsible for overseeing all of ETOA’s event activities\, including the delivery of its portfolio of annual business networking workshops. He also drives the Celestina white-label event services programme and coordinates ETOA’s role in European-level project work. \nETOA is a member–driven community of over 1\,100 organisations\, from global brands to independent small businesses\, DMOs\, industry partners and technical specialists. Supported by our supplier members and partners\, we work on behalf of tour operators\, wholesalers\, destination management companies and agents to enable a sustainable business environment in which European tourism can thrive and grow. \n  \nMichael Quinn \n \nMichael is a Manager in the Tourism Careers division which forms part of the Sector Development area of Fáilte Ireland. The division’s focus includes: assisting with driving excellence in the workplace; building the future pipeline of talent; supporting the industry to recruit and retain the most in demand roles and supporting businesses to upskill and drive career progression. \n  \nNiamh Jordan \n \nA graduate of DIT Cathal Brugha St in Hotel Management\, Niamh spent the first 20 years of her career in operations reaching the role of GM at Crown Moran Hotel in London and then Silver Springs Hotel in Cork. \nIn 2008 Niamh made the switch to Human Resources and worked at the Gresham Hotel\, for Radisson Blu Hotels and is now HR Director at Conrad Dublin\, Luxury Division of Hilton for the last 5 years \n  \nDarina Brennan \n \nDarina works with 52 Head Chefs in Ireland\, UK and Germany. A Council member of Chef Network Advisory Council. \nWith her 30 years of experience\, she has opened four 200+ seater restaurants for the Luigi Malone group. Darina opened and established the very successful Fire Restaurant and venue at the Mansion House Dublin. She brings a passion and drive for supporting small Irish Artisan producers and this in turn allows these suppliers to play a part within Ireland’s largest Hotel group. \n  \nChloe Murphy – BA Tourism Management (TU Dublin) \nChloe is in her third and final year at TU Dublin\, studying BA in Tourism Management. As part of the course\, she completed a six-month work placement in the National Wax Museum Plus on Westmoreland Street in Dublin\, between January and July 2022. \n  \nRobyn Ronayne – B.Sc. Culinary Entrepreneurship (TU Dublin) \nRobyn is a final-year student completing her B.Sc.. in Culinary Entrepreneurship with TU Dublin. In her academic endeavours\, Robyn has garnered knowledge in the fields of hospitality management\, human resource management\, and culinary arts. Robyn has refined her professional practice in the hospitality industry both front and back of the house since 2016. Robyn is currently employed with the Coombe Women and Children’s University Hospital as a student catering supervisor. \n  \nSummary \nIn a joint event organised by the Pantour Consortium\, an Erasmus + funded project which aims to create impactful skilling initiatives in Europe\, and the Pact for Skills for Tourism (PfST)\, which promotes joint action through the establishment and implementation of large-scale skills partnerships at national\, regional and local levels\, we will also celebrate the 1st anniversary of the PfST\, bringing together panellists to discuss this urgent issue in the industry. \n  \nThis panel seeks to discuss with a solution-focused approach the emergence of initiatives to attract and retain staff in tourism and hospitality across Europe. In a joint event organised by the Pantour Consortium\, an Erasmus + funded project which aims to create impactful skilling initiatives in Europe\, and the Pact for Skills for Tourism (PfST)\, which promotes joint action through the establishment and implementation of large-scale skills partnerships at national\, regional and local levels\, we will also celebrate the 1st anniversary of the PfST\, bringing together panellists to discuss this urgent issue in the industry. \n  \nA current priority for Tourism and hospitality employers across Europe is to find solutions to the issue of staff shortages in the sector. This shortage is a result of large numbers of workers\, leaving the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic. In the current recovery phase\, attracting and retaining staff is a key concern. This event will present some solutions by exploring case studies on innovative recruitment and retention approaches\, policy solutions\, and building new career pathways. \n  \nSome of the questions that arise aree\, how we could potentialise the industry by promoting solutions to address staff shortages? And what initiatives are happening on the ground? This panel seeks to provide an overview of initiatives and case studies to address the shortage of staff in the sector. \n  \nJoin online \nTo join the panel click here.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/pantour-pact-for-skills-for-tourism-pfst-event/
LOCATION:Technological University Dublin – Dublin-Grangegorman Campus\, Central Quad\, School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology\, Room CQ501\, Technological University Dublin – Dublin-Grangegorman Campus\, Central Quad\, School of Culinary Arts and Food Technology\, Room CQ501\, Dublin\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:First Pantour webinar: Innovating and renewing skills intelligence
DESCRIPTION:Webinar ”Innovating and renewing skills intelligence”\nThursday 9 February 2023 \n11:00 – 12:00 am CET \nOnline: Livestream  \n  \n  \nIntroduction \nFast developments in society and in the tourism sector has led to a completely new landscape for companies and also for workers in the industry. Also\, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic\, many jobs in the sector have changed rapidly and new ones have emerged. At the start of the PANTOUR project\, a thorough secondary data analysis has been conducted on current and future skills needs for the tourism industry. Existing data has been analysed\, such as from global and European industry reports\, EU policy documents\, consultancy papers and academic research. This has rendered a broad understanding of the status of skills in the tourism industry and what is needed for the future. In this session\, we will share some first insight from these analyses. \n  \nProgram 11:00 – 12:00 am CET (10:00 – 11:00 am GMT) \nIntroduction PANTOUR – Ana Maria Camps (PANTOUR project leader and CEHAT \nSkills intelligence: Current and future skills needs in tourism – Dr. Corné Dijkmans (Head of Research at Breda University of Applied Sciences) \nDebate on the future of Skills Intelligence in Tourism from a wide European perspective (country input from Spain\, Portugal\, Finland\, Bulgaria\, France) and next steps for PANTOUR. \n  \nJoin the webinar \nTo join the webinar click here \n  \nFor those interested: right afterwards\, the Pact for Skills in Tourism Stakeholder meeting will take place from 12.00 – 13.00 pm CET\, feel free to join. \n  \nAbout PANTOUR | Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills \nIn June 2022\, the Tourism Blueprint Strategy was delivered to the European Commission by the Next Tourism Generation Alliance (NTG). It was the result of more than four years of work and research about skills and training in the tourism sector in Europe. This strategy stated how to promote skills development in order to achieve better tasks development in any job position. As it was discovered\, the same skills are used for different tasks and allow professionals to develop different job positions. This way\, professionals must be trained on skills while they will be taught in operational tasks in their positions. From this point\, a new project was submitted to an ERASMUS+ call\, “Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills – PANTOUR.
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SUMMARY:The Next Tourism Generation: The transition of green\, digital and social skills development
DESCRIPTION:NTG Final Conference\nThe Next Tourism Generation: The transition of green\, digital and social skills development in tourism\nJune 9th 2022\, 10:00 – 17:15 CET \n  \nScroll down to jump directly to the live streams links and join one or more sessions on the 9th of June 2022\, starting at 10:00 CET \n  \nThe Next Tourism Generation project is the first European partnership and alliance for improving a collaborative and productive relationship between education\, government\, and industry. The NTG Alliance provides employees\, employers\, entrepreneurs\, teachers\, trainers\, and students with practical tools\, and a Blueprint Strategy for Sectoral Skills Development in Tourism to respond to the fast-changing and increasing skills gaps in digital\, green\, and social skills sets. The consortium announces the final online conference “The transition of green\, digital and social skills development in tourism” –  will take place on the 9thh of June as an online event. \n  \nThe Conference Concept \nDivided into four modules\, the online conference will bring together tourism stakeholders from government and policymakers\, to industry and education and training institutions on European\, national\, and local/regional levels. The program is filled around four major topics\, discussing current and future needs and the transition of green\, digital and social skills development in tourism. Every module focuses on topics such as ‘Collaborative framework on skills development and the NTG Blueprint’\, ‘Innovation in Education\, Skills Training\, and curriculum development’\, ‘Assessing skills gaps and future skills needs in tourism’\, ‘The road ahead on skills in tourism – Pact for Skills and PANTOUR’.  \nThe conference will also showcase the work done under the Next Tourism Generation project and highlight how the Blueprint project will stimulate the Transition Pathway regarding skills and how the project feeds into the Pact for Skills in Tourism. \n  \nIntroduction of the Conference Theme \nIn the coming years\, opportunities will arise to invest and create new jobs in the tourism sector. To support this expected growth and achieve a sustainable and competitive sector European countries will need a skilled workforce that meets current and future market demands in green\, digital and social skills. \nWhen planning the development of the tourism workforce and skills development\, it is important to note that the skills need of the tourism sector today is different from what the need in 2030 will be. There will be the emergence of new types of tourism businesses\, products\, services\, and professions\, requiring different competencies\, knowledge\, and personality attributes. Meeting these new demands will require concerted efforts and the Next Tourism Generation is taking a leading role in addressing emerging skills needs. \nOn June 9th international experts will deliver 4 modules of 1.5 hours\, and discuss key topics at the final NTG conference “The transition to  green\, digital and social skills development in tourism.” \n  \nAgenda \nModule 1 | 10:00-11:15 CET: Collaborative framework on skills development and the NTG Blueprint \nModerator: Rachelle O’Brien \nThe NTG Blueprint sets out a comprehensive methodology to respond to the needs of a new sectoral skills strategy that is innovative\, relevant and responsive to the current and future skills scenario in the tourism sector. The launch of the Pact for Skills in 2021 was also an important landmark that aligns with the Blueprint. The Pact addresses the need to reskill and upskill workers and the preparation for a greener and digital future and indicates that collaboration should be at the core of attempts to address skill needs.  \nThe NTG Collaborative Governance framework within the Blueprint provides guidance on successful collaboration which can support and assist the establishment of National/Regional Skills Partnerships (NRSPs)\, a key area of focus of the NTG Alliance and the Pact for Skills for Tourism. Additionally\, the skills agenda aligns with the Pact objectives of increasing resilience\, competitiveness\, and social fairness\, promoting a culture of lifelong learning\, building skills partnerships\, and building skills supply. \nLink to the livestream: NTG Final Conference – Module 1 – YouTube \n  \nModule 2 | 12:00-13:15 CET: Innovation in Education\, Skills Training\, and curriculum development \nModerator: Sheena Carlisle \nEducation and training are not separate to innovation\, resilience and post Covid-19 recovery of the tourism and hospitality sector. The three are intricately intertwined. In order to achieve a just\, resilient\, and truly agile sector\, the NTG Alliance advocate a regenerative approach\, enhancing the underlying capacity of individuals\, professional workforces\, and educational (eco)systems to be future-oriented and fulfill their potential. The quality skills standard framework builds recommendations to improve integration between industry and education and to adopt relevant skills into training and education programs. This session will discuss these issues and demonstrate the practical use and experience of the NTG toolkit resources with our three guest speakers: Julie Mullane\, lecturer based in the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism\, TU Dublin; Daniel Tromans\, Senior Qualifications Manager\, Qualifications Wales; Irina Petkova\, Lecturer\, Varna University.  \nLink to the livestream: NTG Final Conference – Module 2 – YouTube \n  \nModule 3 | 14:00-15:15 CET: Assessing skills gaps and future skills needs in tourism \nModerator: Corné Dijkmans \nNew NTG skills products\, such as the Skills Assessment Methodology (SAM) and the NTG Skills LAB platform can be implemented and used at national and regional levels providing a benchmark\, tools\, and good practices for green and social skills to support sustainable development and digital and technological innovation within 5 sub-sectors operations. The NTG Skills Assessment Methodology is a research-based\, structural mechanism for the analysis of rapidly changing skills and skills needs in order to develop strategies for addressing skills gaps in the EU tourism sector. The NTG Skills LAB covers new skills for tourism jobs in three areas: digital\, sustainable\, and social skills. The LAB provides practical tools and support for tourism professionals\, employers\, education/training providers\, and Job Centers on how to improve skills in these areas for work in five tourism sub-sectors: Tour Operator and Travel Agents\, Destination Management\, Accommodation Providers\, Visitor Attractions\, and Food & Beverage Operations. \nLink to the livestream: NTG Final Conference – Module 3 – YouTube \n  \nModule 4 | 16:00-17:15 CET:  The road ahead on skills in tourism – Pact for Skills and PANTOUR \nModerator: Klaus Ehrlich \nThe Pact for Skills in Tourism\, launched at the end of February this year\, arrives at a critical moment. The overall trend of rapid changes in this sector was only accelerated by COVID-19 and recently\, by the Ukraine war.  The estimates that two-third of all new jobs and occupations until 2030 will be related to tourism only confirm the challenges that we face. Not only in the “standard” areas like digitalization and sustainability – with increasingly international and diversified markets\, but also the social and intercultural skills will gain relevance. In this session\, we will showcase how the Pact for Skills is a strategic approach to these challenges and how the upcoming Pantour consortium – standing for “Pact for Next Tourism Generation Skills” – will support it at European\, national and regional level.  \nLink to the livestream: NTG Final Conference – Module 4 – YouTube \n  \nSpeakers \nThe speakers below are confirmed. \n  \nAlessio Misuri \n \nHead of innovation and digital department of Dintec scrl\, the in-house company of Unioncamere\, he is strongly committed to the development of digital assessment models and support systems for business orientation through artificial intelligence technologies.  \nHe is part of the National Support team of the Next Tourism Generation (NTG) Skills Alliance project and National Skills Group on Tourism\, both coordinated in Italy by Unioncamere a \nHe is head of the unit coordinating the PID (Punti impresa digital) network: the network of Chambers of commerce to guide SMEs toward digital transformation and 4.0 technologies.  \nHe was a member of the OCSE Italian working group “Incentivising Business Investment in Skills”. He was a steering committee member of the Italian cluster on Industry 4.0 “Fabbrica intelligente”. He was the founder of a high-tech start-up\, President of the Alumni of the Innovation Management Master of Sant’Anna School of Pisa\, and Physicist in the laser-Plasma interaction team at Berkeley National Laboratory (US). \n  \nAna María Camps \n \nAna María Camps has focused her entire professional career on the world of tourist accommodation. Her studies in economics\, specializing in international economics and economic development\, allowed her to open up a path to understanding the economic implications of the tourism sector. The direct and indirect effects of the sector are analyzed in order to improve the return on investment and the distribution of wealth. Afterward\, the Diploma in European Studies\, taken at the Catholic University of Louvain (Belgium)\, enabled her to learn about the functioning of the European Union\, its decision-making bodies\, its policies\, and its cooperation strategies. Her entire professional career has been aimed at helping tourism entrepreneurs. To date\, at CEHAT\, she has worked on the analysis of tourism indicator data\, the design of training programs\, the leadership of European projects for the analysis of competencies for the tourism sector\, and the preparation and implementation of the Professional Hospitality Card.  \n  \nCorné Dijkmans \n \nDr. Corné Dijkmans is participating in several international research projects related to digital tourism and human capital development\, such as in the frame of the Erasmus and Interreg Programs (NTG\, Pantour\, Digitourism). Furthermore\, as manager of Research & Business Innovation\, he is also managing the academic and applied research program of the Academy for Tourism of Breda University of Applied Sciences. Also\, he is responsible for the valorization of this research program through (inter)national subsidized and commissioned research projects. He is involved in a variety of EU projects focusing on skills development and the training of professionals to improve the quality of higher education by the use of ICT\, e-learning\, and online media. \n  \nDaniel Tromans \n \nDr. Dan Tromans is currently a Senior Leader at Qualifications Wales\, the regulator of all non-degree qualifications in Wales. Over the past 12 months\, he has been overseeing a review of qualifications and the qualification system in the Travel\, Tourism\, Hospitality\, and Catering sector in Wales. Dan has worked on a variety of qualification reform projects over the past 6 years in sectors as diverse as Health & Social Care and Construction. Prior to working at Qualifications Wales\, Dan worked at Kaplan International Colleges\, an international teaching and learning provider. \n  \nGeorges el Hajal \n \nGeorges El Hajal is a lecturer\, researcher and coach. Born and raised in Beirut\, Lebanon\, he holds a BA in Hospitality Management from the Lebanese University and a MA in International Service Management from London Metropolitan University and NHL-Stenden University of Applied Sciences. He is a Chartered Member (MCIPD) of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)\, an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) credential-holder from the International Coach Federation (ICF) and a member of the Institute of Hospitality (IoH). At NHL Stenden\, he is a member of the Academy of International Hospitality Research (AIHR) and a research group member of the Professorship of Hospitality Studies. \nGeorges has many years of hands-on Human Resources Management (HRM) experience in international hospitality management\, the service industry and the humanitarian sector. His research interests focus on strategic human resources management\, human resources technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics and their impact on today’s and tomorrow’s employees; their wellbeing\, productivity\, and development. He is also interested in the future of hospitality jobs and has published peer-reviewed academic papers on the topic. He teaches HRM and strategic HRM on NHL Stenden Hotel Management School’s Bachelor and Master’s Program\, aligned with his expertise and research interests. He is also an Expert and an Atelier Facilitator in the School’s new design-based education curriculum. \n  \nIrina Petkova \n \nIrina Petkova is a Lecturer in International Hospitality Management\, International Business Management\, and International Tourism Management at Varna University of Management\, Bulgaria.  Her qualifications are a Master’s degree in “Technology of catering products”\, University of Food Technologies-\, Plovdiv. Irina’s teaching commitments include International Food and Beverage Management; Conferences\, Exhibitions\, and Corporate Events; Human Resource Management; Hotel Software; International Food and Beverage Management. Currently\, she is Programme Director of the Culinary Art Management Programme. Irina’s publications include Green Skills Gap in the Bulgarian Tourism Industry | Sustainability and Climate Change (liebertpub.com). Irina has a strong practical background working in local and international companies and hotels. Currently\, together with her academic work\, she conducts training and provides expert advice and services to hotels and companies in the Hospitality industry.   \n  \nJulie Mullane \n \nJulie is a lecturer based in the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism\, TU Dublin. Julie lectures on a number of programmes across the University\, primarily within the areas of event management\, tourism and hospitality. Julie worked in the live events industry for over a decade\, and has several years international teaching experience. Research interests include curriculum design\, transferable skills\, and event tourism. \n  \nKlaus Ehrlich \n \nKlaus Ehrlich studied Economics – Business Administration at the University of Siegen (Germany) from 1976-1983\, with one year at the University of Sevilla (81/82). Co-founder and manager of several entrepreneur associations related to rural tourism in Spain (RAAR\, AHRA) from 1991 until 2006. Since 2002 he has been responsible for the management of the European Federation of Rural Tourism – Ruraltour as general secretary. Involved in working groups and consultative bodies at the European Commission related to tourism and rural development. Responsible for the Pact for Skills in Tourism at NTG-Next Tourism Generation Alliance.  \n  \nLajos Borocz  \n \nDr. Lajos BOROCZ is Secretary General of VIMOSZ. Earlier Managing Director of the Hungarian Compass company\, Eurest for 10 years. Leading member of the FoodServiceEurope Association and member of the Code of Conduct working group. Project manager of several international activities of the European Association. PM4SD® Certificate. VIMOSZ is the Hungarian Hospitality Employers’ Association is representing the employers of 140 000 employees of the Hungarian hospitality sector. We are the employer side in the Hungarian Sectoral Social Dialogue. We are member of BusinessHungary\, indirectly of BusinessEurope. We are the ”voice” of tourism and catering representing the interests of employers towards decision-makers and employees\, our main goal is to create a sustainable and ”tourism-friendly” macro environment to improve the competitiveness of the sector. We have more than 40 members including subsector representatives like the Hungarian Hotel and Restaurant Association\, the Association of Hungarian Travel Agencies and TOs and the Association of Hungarian Rural Tourism. We cover the subsectors: hospitality\, commercial catering\, contract catering\, tour operators and travel agents\, and education. We are the signatory of the extended Sectoral Collective Agreement. Like this\, we are member of the two European Sectoral Social Dialogue Committees (HOTREC-EFFAT and FoodServiceEurope-EFFAT).  \n  \nLobke Elbers \n \nLobke Elbers is active in the field of innovation\, technology and digitization in travel\, tourism and leisure and works in an international environment. Her work has a specific focus on the European tourism industry and the professionalization of the sector on digital\, green and social skills. Lobke holds an academic master degree in Communication and Media\, a bachelor in Leisure Management. With a team of international colleagues\, she develops and coordinates the strategic approach of the Next Tourism Generation on communication\, dissemination\, digitization and partnerships activities for the Dutch tourism industry and European consortium members from 8 EU member states. \n  \nMarie-Hélène Pradines \n \nMarie-Hélène Pradines is Head of Unit for tourism and textiles in the European Commission’s Directorate-General Internal Market\, Industry\, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW).  \nBefore joining the European Commission\, she worked as administrator in the French Ministry of economy and finance and then as deputy financial adviser at the Representation of France to the European Union. Marie-Hélène Pradines joined the European Commission in 2004\, where she started working for the Directorate-General for Human Resources and Security (DG HR). Between 2009 and 2014\, she worked as member of Cabinet of Vice-President Barrot (Justice\, Freedom and Security) and of Vice-President Šefčovič (Inter-institutional relations and administration). Back in DG HR\, she has been head of two units before joining DG GROW in 2020.  \n  \nMartha Machado \n \nMarta Machado is Deputy Director General of HOTREC\, the European Association of Hotels\, Restaurants and Cafés in Europe\, which she joined more than 10 years ago. As a jurist she follows several policy and legislative topics focusing on the hospitality sector\, such as Social Affairs\, Sustainability and Tourism. As part of her duties\, she is responsible for the organisation of the Sectoral Social Dialogue together with its trade union counterpart EFFAT. Prior to this experience\, she worked for the Portuguese Permanent Representation of the EU and was the assistant of a Member of the European Parliament. She also developed work in the field of communication and EU affairs as a consultant. Marta holds a Law degree and a Master taken at the College of Europe\, Bruges\,  in Administrative and Political studies of the EU. \n  \nMaya Ivanova \n \nMaya Ivanova\, PhD\, is an Associate Professor at Varna University of Management\, Bulgaria\, Head of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality\, and an expert at Zangador Research Institute\, Bulgaria. She has a 10-year of experience in tour operator and travel agent companies\, extensive knowledge in air transport\, tourism intermediaries\, and the overall overview of the tourism business\, and is a certified IATA/UFTAA instructor. Thanks to her large practical experience\, she works closely with the business as a consultant and trainer. \n  \nRachelle O’Brien \n \nRachelle O’Brien is a lecturer and researcher in the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism at Technological University Dublin. She lectures across a number of event management and tourism modules including Responsible Events Management\, Conference Management\, Business Tourism\, Event Industry Studies\, and Event Operations. She is also Year tutor on the B.Sc. Event Management program. She is currently working as a co-investigator on the Next Tourism Generation Alliance project co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union (https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/about/). \nPrior to her academic career\, Rachelle worked in the Hospitality & Tourism industry for almost 20 years in senior management roles. Her extensive industry background includes Director of Sales & Marketing positions with Hilton Worldwide and Marriott International as well as product development for incoming tour operators and market research and planning assistance for Fáilte Ireland. \n  \nRino Vitelli \n \nRino Vitelli is the Head of European Projects and Partnerships Team of Federturismo Confindustria\, the Italian Travel and Tourism Federation with more than 8\,000 members. \nHe specializes in destination marketing and management\, with a career of over 25 years in the tourism sector\, where he has worked for several companies\, organizations\, public bodies\, national and international agencies\, dealing with business development\, cultural heritage enhancement\, promotion of tourist attractions\, training of human resources employed in the tourism industry. \nAmong the positions currently held\, he is the Project Manager and Coordinator of the “Next Tourism Generation Alliance” project\, co-funded by the European Union and developed by 14 partners representing 8 European countries. \n  \nSheena Carlisle \n \nSheena is a Senior Lecturer in International Tourism Management. Her qualifications are BA. (Hons) Hospitality Management\, MA (Exon) Tourism and Social Responsibility\, MSc. Built Environment Research Methods and a Political Economy PhD in Tourism. Sheena is currently developing research on sustainable tourism communication design\, sustainability\, and digital skills gaps\, and implementing sustainability skills solutions in the tourism education landscape. \nTeaching Commitments include a wide range of academic subjects including Tourism Ethics\, Crisis\, Risk and Strategic Change Management\, Project Management\, Sustainable Destination Management\, and Tourism Impact analysis. Sheena’s PhD\, entitled “A Political Economy of Small Scale Business Development in Gambian Tourism\, West Africa”\, involved extensive Participant Action Research with a tourism trade association\, consultancy work for the Gambia Tourism Authority\, and two years as a Head of Department\, and Lecturer in a Gambian business college where she established the first HND Tourism Management course in The Gambia to support middle and senior management education in tourism. The Ph.D. research provided extensive experience and understanding of the vital link between tourism\, sustainable development\, collaboration\, tourism operations\, and entrepreneurship. This follows her previous management career in social housing where a strong interest in community involvement and social justice developed\, combined with early work experience in Visitor Attraction Management with the National Trust and research at a World Heritage Site in Ethiopia. Sheena has a passion for the Arts\, Heritage\, and Culture and brings an eclectic portfolio of experience to Research and Teaching Projects. \n  \nStefan van Tulder \n \nStefan van Tulder is the founder of Talent Data Labs (TDL) and Josie (formerly Career Analytics)\, two data-creation and analysis enterprises that help people overcome the most common barriers to career happiness and success. He builds predictive models on the main indicators of performance-related metrics\, mental health\, happiness\, and opportunities for growth. \nHe started his career at Google\, after which he became a private consultant to technology and AI-driven companies\, and has been working in places like Brazil\, the US\, and Singapore but has now returned to his home country in the Netherlands to grow business there. Stefan has majored in business economics and quantitative methods and has an international management degree from CEMS. \n  \nTheodor Grassos \n \nTheodor Grassos is Secretary General of EVBB and Vice-President of European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME. He is a member of two Working Groups of the European Commission as an expert: “Working Group on Vocational Education and Training and the Green Transition” and “Working Group on Adult Learning – Opening Up Opportunities for All”. Furthermore\, he is a member of Life Long learning platform\, VET 4 EU2 group as well as the ETF Consultative Panel for the internationalization of CoVEs. Among his key qualifications are the hands-on experience in implementing EU projects of high value. Having implemented and participated in numerous projects\, he holds a strong knowledge of the current trends and strategies of the E.U. For more than 15 years\, he has proven his extensive Knowledge of ESF and EU Education & VET strategies since he has successfully implemented various international cooperation projects.  \n  \nTheresa Ryan \n \nDr. Theresa Ryan is a lecturer and researcher in tourism and events at the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism at the Technological University Dublin. She is program chair for the MSc Event\, MSc Tourism\, and MSc Hospitality Management programs\, as well as Chair of the school’s Culture and Heritage Research Pillar and co-ordinator of the school’s Ph.D. program. She is currently working as a co-investigator on a range of research projects including two European-funded projects; the HERA-funded Festspace project (http://festspace.net/) and the Next Tourism Generation Alliance project co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union (https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/about/).  \n  \nContact \nFor any questions or inquiries\, please contact us at info@nexttourismgeneration.eu \n  \nDocuments \n\nDraft Agenda Conference Press Release June 22\nRead more about the Reskill and upskill flagship initiative of the Recovery and Resilience Facility with references to the Pact for Skills published by the European Commission
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/the-next-tourism-generation-the-transition-of-green-digital-and-social-skills-development/
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SUMMARY:International Tourism post Corona: Sustainability\, digitization and skills
DESCRIPTION:-/- English version below -/- \nPlease note that this webinar will be in German. \nJoin the livestream \n  \nInternationaler Tourismus post Corona: Nachhaltigkeit\, Digitalisierung und Kompetenzen\nDer Internationale Tourismus ist ein wichtiger Wachstumsmotor in Deutschland. Bedingt durch die Covid19-Pandemie verzeichnete der internationale Tourismus gravierende Einbrüche: entsprechend der Marktforschung der Deutschen Zentrale für Tourismus gingen die Übernachtungen ausländischer Gäste 2020 um 64% zurück. Dabei hat die Covid19-Pandemie wie ein Katalysator für gesellschaftliche und technologische Makrotrends gewirkt. Insbesondere die Digitalisierung und die Nachhaltigkeit sind wichtige zukünftige Triebfedern für die Angebotsgestaltung und das Marketing touristischer Destinationen. Die Veranstaltung gibt einen Ausblick: Wie wird sich der Tourismus mit und nach Corona entwickeln – und welche Kompetenzanforderungen resultieren daraus? \n  \nProgramm/ Referenten\nWie wird sich der Tourismus mit und nach Corona verändern? Olaf Schlieper\, Innovationsmanager bei der Deutschen Zentrale für Tourismus (DZT) \nWelche Kompetenzen bereiten den Tourismus auf diesen Wandel vor? Christine Garbe\, Leitung Seminare und Projekte im Deutschen Seminar für Tourismus \nPraxisbeispiele: Wie können diese Kompetenzen geschaffen werden? Mike Adams\, Geschäftsführung TourComm Germany \nDurch das Programm führt Christine Garbe. \n  \nReferentenprofile\nOlaf Schlieper \n \nOlaf Schlieper\, der diplomierte Wirtschaftsgeograph und Werbeberater ist seit 1999 bei der DZT tätig. \nEr war zunächst im DZT-Inlandsmarketing mit dem Ausbau der Onlinekommunikation betraut. Später wurde Olaf Schlieper Leiter des Medienmanagements und war dort verantwortlich für Printkommunikation\, Onlinemarketing\, Video-Kommunikation und innovative Marketinglösungen. \nSeit 2013 ist er Innovationsmanager der DZT. Schwerpunkte seiner Tätigkeit sind die Themenfelder Nachhaltiger Tourismus\, Barrierefreies Reisen und digitale Innovation. \nDazu gehören die Kommunikationsstrategie zur Verankerung der Facette Nachhaltigkeit im Markenkern des Reiselands Deutschland\, die Unterstützung der Produktentwicklung in Kooperation mit den Partnern im Deutschlandtourismus sowie eine DZT-interne Nachhaltigkeitsinitiative. \nOlaf Schlieper präsentiert das Reiseland Deutschland als Redner auf nationalen und internationalen Veranstaltungen und ist zudem Jurymitglied beim „Deutschen Tourismuspreis“ sowie bei weiteren Wettbewerben auf Bundes- und Landesebene. \nOlaf Schlieper ist bei der DZT federführend für die Organisation des „Tag des barrierefreien Tourismus“ während der ITB zuständig. \n  \nChristine Garbe \n \nChristine Garbe war nach ihrem Studium der Landschaftsplanung der TU-Berlin 25 Jahre lang als selbstständige Tourismus-Beraterin tätig. Sie arbeitete in mehreren nationalen und internationalen Projekten zur nachhaltigen Tourismusentwicklung in Schutzgebieten und im Destinationsmanagement. \nWährend ihrer Tätigkeit unterstützte sie unter anderem den Estnischen Tourismusverband beim Europäischen Preis “Destinations of Excellence” über einen Zeitraum von drei Jahren. 1989 war sie Mitbegründerin der europäischen Initiative “Tourismus mit Einsicht” (1989 – 1992)\, aus der eine von ihr bis 2003 geleiteten Halle für nachhaltige Tourismusinitiativen und -produkte auf der Reisemesse ITB Berlin entstand. \nSeit 2002 unterstützte sie die Umsetzung des Schweizer Qualitätssystems “Servicequalität” zunächst im Land Brandenburg und später in Berlin. \nChristine Garbe ist seit 2013 bei DSFT beschäftigt. Hier ist sie verantwortlich für die Leitung der Seminarorganisation und des Marketings. Darüber hinaus war sie verantwortliche Projektmanagerin in mehreren nationalen und internationalen DSFT-Projekten. \nSie ist zertifizierte DIN EN ISO Qualitätsmanagerin und Auditorin als EFQM-Assessorin und hat mehrere Assessments im Auftrag des Ludwig-Erhard-Preises in Deutschland durchgeführt. \n  \nMike Adams \n \nMike Adams begann nach seiner Ausbildung in der DER-Zentrale in Frankfurt seine berufliche Tätigkeit 1979 beim US-amerikanischen Tochterunternehmen von DER in den USA. \nNach Eröffnung einer neuen Filiale in Denver\, Colorado (1981-1984) übernahm er die Verantwortung für die kanadische DER-Tochtergesellschaft in Toronto und kehrte 1987 in die DER-Zentrale in Frankfurt zurück. \n1988 verließ er das Unternehmen und stellte sich im Laufe der nächsten 15 Jahre Herausforderungen als Geschäftsführer oder als Vertriebs- und Marketingverantwortlicher bei verschiedenen touristischen Dienstleistern und Leistungsträgern in Deutschland. \n2003 bot ihm der frühere Arbeitgeber wieder die Chance ins Ausland zu gehen: Für DERTOUR übernahm er die Geschäftsführung der britischen Tochtergesellschaft in London\, die er bis zum Einstieg (2009) bei TourComm innehatte. \n  \nRegistration\nJoin the livestream of the online event (the event will be in German) \n  \n— \nENGLISH \nInternational Tourism post-Corona: Sustainability\, digitization\, and skills \n  \nIntroduction\nInternational tourism is an important engine of growth in Germany. Due to the Covid19 pandemic\, international tourism has suffered serious slumps: according to market research by the German National Tourist Board\, overnight stays by foreign guests fell by 64% in 2020. The Covid19 pandemic has acted as a catalyst for macro social and technological trends. Digitization and sustainability are important future driving forces for the design of offers and the marketing of tourist destinations. The event gives an outlook: How will tourism develop with and post Corona? And what competence requirements result from this? \n  \nProgram/ Speakers\nHow will tourism change with and post Corona? Olaf Schlieper\, Head of Innovation Management\, German National Tourist Board \nWhat skills are preparing tourism for this change? Christine Garbe\, Leader Seminars and projects\, German Academy for Tourism \nPractical examples: How can these competencies be created? Mike Adams\, general manager TourComm Germany \nChristine Garbe will lead through the program. \n  \nSpeakers\nOlaf Schlieper \n \nOlaf Schlieper\, a graduate in economic geography and advertising consultant\, has been with the GNTB since 1999. \nHe was initially in charge of expanding online communications in the GNTB’s domestic marketing department. Later\, Olaf Schlieper became Head of Media Management\, where he was responsible for print communication\, online marketing\, video communication\, and innovative marketing solutions. \nHe has been Innovation Manager at the GNTB since 2013. His work focuses on sustainable tourism\, barrier-free travel\, and digital innovation. \nThis includes the communication strategy for anchoring the facet of sustainability in the brand core of Destination Germany\, support for product development in cooperation with partners in German tourism\, and an internal GNTB sustainability initiative. \nOlaf Schlieper presents Destination Germany as a speaker at national and international events and is also a jury member for the “German Tourism Award” and other competitions at the federal and state level. \nAt the GNTB\, Olaf Schlieper is responsible for organizing the “Accessible Tourism Day” during the ITB. \n  \nChristine Garbe \n \nChristine Garbe is a study consultant for tourism destination management for 25 years. She worked on several national and international projects regarding sustainable tourism development in protected areas and rural management. During her work she – inter alia – supported the Estonian Tourist Board in the European Award “Destinations of Excellence” over a period of three years. \nIn 1989 she was cofounder of the European initiative “Tourism with insight” (1989 – 1992)\, which resulted in a hall for sustainable tourism initiatives and products at the travel trade show ITB Berlin managed by her till 2003. \nSince 2002 she supported the implementation of the Swiss Quality Scheme “ServiceQuality” first in the federal state of Brandenburg and later in Berlin. Christine Garbe is employed at DSFT since 2013. \nHere she is responsible for the management of the seminar organization and marketing. Moreover\, she was responsible project manager in several national and international DSFT projects. \nShe is a certified DIN EN ISO quality manager and auditor as EFQM-assessor and did several assessments on behalf of the Ludwig-Erhard Price in Germany. \n  \nMike Adams \n \nMike Adams (64)\, has been at TC’s helm for more than twelve years and is the sole owner of TC. He runs the company with a hands-on approach\, provides project managers with guidance\, and serves as a spokesperson for a few select projects. \nHis experience within the travel industry reaches back more than 35 years. He started his career in 1977 with a two-year apprenticeship to become a travel agent with German Tour Operator DER (now DERTOUR). In 1979\, the company transferred him to their US subsidiary in Los Angeles. Two years later\, he was charged with the task of opening a new office (retail and wholesale) in Denver\, Colorado and another three years later he was appointed president of DER’s Canadian tour operating and retail travel operation. \nAfter eight years in North America\, Mike returned to Germany in late 1987 after being appointed Assistant to the Managing Director of DER. Since then\, he has held several key sales and marketing positions for some well-known travel companies; these positions included\, for example\, that of Managing Director for the German subsidiary of the Danish company DFDS Seaways in Hamburg\, as well as Director of Marketing and Sales for Walt Disney’s theme park division for Germany\, Austria\, and Switzerland in Munich. \nBefore joining TC as Managing Director/Owner\, Mike was asked to re-join DERTOUR\, this time as Managing Director of their UK operation in London for five years. It was during that time that Mike discovered his passion for destination marketing – a passion that continues to grow year after year. Mike is well connected and highly respected in the travel industry\, attends most major industry functions (among them his 35 years of ITB visits)\, and knows how to utilize his significant network for the benefit of TC’s clients. \n  \nRegistration\nJoin the live stream of this free online event (the event will be in German)
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/international-tourism-post-corona-sustainability-digitization-and-skills/
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SUMMARY:NTG Webinar:  'New Skills Requirements for Tourism in a Post-Covid World'
DESCRIPTION:NTG Webinar: ‘New Skills Requirements for Tourism in a Post-Covid World’\n17.00 – 18.00 CET (16.00 – 17.00 GMT) \n  \nJoin the livestream: NTG Webinar Series – New Skills Requirements for Tourism in a Post-Covid World – YouTube \n  \nIntroduction \nThis webinar\, organized and chaired by key NTG partner\, TU Dublin\, School of Hospitality Management and Tourism\, will discuss and address post-covid skills requirements for tourism. The webinar will focus on perspectives from industry and examples will be presented from a number of different tourism sub-sectors in Ireland including accommodation\, food and beverage\, travel and tour operators\, and visitor attractions. Additionally\, the webinar will provide an overview of the reopening and recovery of the tourism industry and post-covid skills requirements at the European and national levels. Speakers include Rob Rankin (member of the Recovery Oversight Group for Tourism and President of the Irish Tour Operators Association)\, Alan Smullen (Head of People\, The Doyle Collection)\, and Roisin McKee. The webinar will be chaired and moderated by TU Dublin and will conclude with a Q&A discussion. \n  \nProgram 17.00 – 18.00 CET (16.00 – 17.00 GMT) \n\nIntroduction\nRob Rankin (Recovery Oversight Group for Tourism and President of the Irish Tour Operators Association)\nAlan Smullen (Head of People\, The Doyle Collection)\nRoisin McKee (Country Director People 1st International)\nQ&A\n\nSpeakers \nAlan Smullen \n \nAlan was General Manager at The Croke Park Hotel\, a member of The Doyle Collection\, for eleven years\, and has recently been appointed Head of People for The Doyle Collection – a new role focused on the strategic implementation of their people strategy.  He joined the team at Croke Park working on the Front Desk in September 2005\, shortly after the hotel opened.  After completing a B.Sc. Hospitality Management and M.Sc. Hospitality Management in TU Dublin (previously DIT Cathal Brugha St.)\, Alan continued his professional development in areas such as Strategic Management\, Strategic Decision Making\, and Leadership through Irish Hospitality Institute\, Failte Ireland\, Cornell University\, and London School of Economics. During this time Alan was honored to receive the IHI Young Hospitality Manager of the Year Award in 2013 and was a finalist in the General Manager of the Year category in 2019. As an experienced business leader\, Alan always remains focused on the continued development of those around him. He places a huge emphasis on the importance of people and creating a positive environment for them to grow and develop.  Some of his career highs to date include watching the progress that colleagues and ex-colleagues have made across the industry\, moving into leadership positions. One of his favorite quotes gives an idea of his leadership style – “Leaders don’t create more followers; they create more Leaders”. During his time at Croke Park\, Alan was been involved in numerous company-wide initiatives including the development and implementation of a new People Strategy\, along with being a Trustee and Board Member of the Company’s Management Pension scheme. \n  \nRob Rankin \n \nRob is the founder and owner Vagabond tours – Ireland’s leading small group tour operator and one of the most respected brands in Irish tourism. The company has achieved many firsts in Irish tourism\, in terms of innovation\, product development\, and marketing. Vagabond has also won many awards and is the only Irish company to be chosen as one of National Geographic Traveller’s ‘50 Tours of a Lifetime’. Rob is also recognized as a practical and dedicated voice for sustainable tourism in Ireland\, not only through the actions of Vagabond\, but as the owner of Sustainable Travel Ireland (STI)\, which trains and certifies Irish tourism businesses according to their GSTC recognized criteria. Although he certainly wouldn’t claim to be an expert… Outside of his day jobs\, Rob also wears a few other hats. He is currently President of the ITOA (Incoming Tour Operators Association)\, was the co-founder and founding chairman of the IAAT (Ireland’s Association of Adventure Tourism)\, and sits on many leading industry working groups and committees. \n  \nRoisin McKee \n \nRoisin Mckee is Country Director at People 1st International. People 1st International (www.people1st.co.uk) is an industry-led skills expert. We support businesses in the UK and internationally to build\, develop and retain skilled workforces. Roisin’s role involves working in partnership with the tourism industry\, government\, and TVET to shape a skills system driven by employer demand. Roisin has over 20 years’ hospitality and tourism experience gained in industry\, TVET\, and community sectors in Ireland\, the UK\, and internationally. She has significant experience in building effective industry-TVET partnerships and facilitating the delivery of a diverse range of skills solutions for the visitor economy sector to help tackle skills and recruitment needs. With a passion for nurturing talent\, Roisin is a firm advocate for the impact that skills development can make on individuals\, businesses\, and the visitor economy sector. \n  \nDenise O’Leary – moderator \n \nDenise O’Leary is Assistant Head of the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism in Technological University Dublin. She has extensive experience as a manager\, lecturer\, and researcher in third-level institutions and over 10 years of experience as a consultant in the private sector in Ireland and the United States. During that time\, she has been involved in tourism development at a community level as well as in the development and delivery of tourism education. She has also successfully facilitated a broad variety of evaluation\, strategic planning\, and inter-organizational relationship development activities. Her current research focuses on tourism skills needs. \n  \nJoin the livestream: NTG Webinar Series – New Skills Requirements for Tourism in a Post-Covid World – YouTube
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SUMMARY:The Next Tourism Generation: Building a skilled workforce
DESCRIPTION:Conference The Next Tourism Generation: Building a skills workforce\n18 November 2021\, 10.00 – 17.15 CET\n  \nScroll down to jump directly to the live streams links and join one or more sessions on the 18th November 2021 starting at 10:00 CET \nIntroduction\nThe nature of the tourism industry is complex\, but it also has the potential to influence positive change. Commitment from all organizations in the tourism field is an essential factor in working together to rebuild tourism. It is necessary to develop an agile and future-proof sector\, both in the short and long term. This means investing in human capital whilst preparing for digital developments and planning for more sustainable and impactful tourism solutions. But how do we as a travel sector really make a difference so that it will also change? How do we enable connections between education\, industry\, and governments\, and what digital\, green\, and social implications are needed for future employment? During this conference\, we aim to bridge this gap by providing more information and context on the necessary skills that the industry demands and discussing how to Upskill and Reskill and collaborate. We partner with some of the best experts\, organizations\, and educational institutions working in tourism skills development and share insights from the Next Tourism Generation Project. \nThe public event will be held on 18 November 2021\, 10.00 – 17.15 CET\, and will take place online. In 4 modules of 1hours and 15 minutes\, experts will talk about key topics: \n  \nMODULE 1 – 10.00-11.15 CET: Upskilling and reskilling in tourism and hospitality \nKeeping track of rapidly changing skills needs and bridging skills gaps to cope with a world in constant flux are major challenges for tourism businesses\, education providers\, and governmental bodies.   This involves not only the acquisition of new skills but also life-long education and continuous re-skilling and up-skilling. This session will look at methods of how to keep track of rapidly changing needs. \nLink to the live stream: https://youtu.be/u_wNKkLB8Lo   \n  \nMODULE 2 – 12.00-13.15: Addressing skills needs with innovative collaboration  \nAddressing skills needs requires that the gap between key stakeholders in education\, training\, government\, and industry be bridged. Collaboration is a useful approach to bridging this gap as it brings complementary knowledge and resources together from different fields of endeavor\, resulting in innovative solutions to complex problems. \nLink to the live stream: https://youtu.be/mb69_i1Cerk \n  \nMODULE 3 – 14.00-15.15: Integrating new skills into industry and education curricula \nThere is an urgency to support a dynamic level of agility within skills standards systems\, qualification regulatory bodies\, and training curricula to flexibly respond to changing employer skills needs. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need for such agility in responding to new workplace challenges. Although education and government processes exist to facilitate communication with employers to varying degrees\, what is lacking are activities to strengthen and improve employer voice in the governance and implementation of skills policies and skills auditing processes. There is a need to increase responsiveness by education and training providers to respond to employer skills gaps. To help achieve this\, employers should be able to access greater knowledge of the channels that lead to quality skills standards in education and training which can help employer engagement with training content. \nLink to the live stream: https://youtu.be/gliy6xUJ33U \n  \nMODULE 4 – 16.00-17.15: Envisioning a skills partnership in the tourism sector \nThe Pact for Skills in Tourism serves as a recovery strategy that implements an up/reskilling framework\, maximizing the potential of the tourism sector\, building resilience\, and meeting the challenges of the green and digital transition.  This in turn creates new job opportunities and paves the way to a skills partnership for the tourism ecosystem. It presents a roadmap towards skills transformation and contributes to post-COVID recovery through immediate\, short- and long-term action and strategy. It further broadens the outcomes of the Blueprint on Sectoral Cooperation to address skills needs in the tourism sector\, which provides key inputs to the future work of the skills partnership. This module’s theme shall set the base for overall higher qualification of the workforce in the sector\, reducing job insecurity and improving working conditions that assure higher levels of recruitment and retention of workers. \nLink to the live stream: https://youtu.be/p3zwDXRfnpw  \n  \nParticipation is free. \nSpeakers\nThe speakers below are confirmed.\nMore information on the speakers and the program will be uploaded soon. \n  \nNatalia Bayona – UNWTO \n \nNatalia Bayona leads the innovation\, education\, and investments strategy of UNWTO\, the UN specialized agency for the promotion of sustainable tourism. With a diverse background in politics\, destination management\, and business\, she has become the first innovation director at UNWTO\, has introduced entrepreneurship and education as key factors for tourism and development\, and has positioned UNWTO as an innovation benchmark within the wider United Nations system as recognized by the UN Chief Executive Board (CEB) in 2020. Her work consists of identifying the most disruptive startups and investment projects and matching them with the Member States and leading corporations. As an advocate of youth and technology\, she seeks to make entrepreneurs grow for a promising future in all regions. \n  \nAndrew Crisp \n \nAndrew Crisp founded CarringtonCrisp with Mary Lou Carrington in 2003. Since that time the business has worked with more than 180 business schools and universities in 35 countries\, through consulting\, creative\, and research services that help institutions change. Most recently\, CarringtonCrisp published a report with LinkedIn on ‘The future of lifelong and executive education’ surveying more than 2500 learners and 500 employers worldwide. The study was the fourth in a series of reports over the past 18 months that have examined trends in the future of education and work. Previously\, Andrew worked in a branding agency\, as the Employment Correspondent for The European newspaper\, as Marketing Director for internet business\, and as Campaign Leader for an education charity.  \n  \nSanna-Mari Renfors \n \nSanna‐Mari Renfors is a Research Manager and the Head of the Center for Tourism Business Development at Satakunta University of Applied Sciences\, Finland. She holds a PhD in marketing and a Master’s degree in education. She has extensive experience in managing international projects and conducting research in tourism skills and curriculum development. In particular\, she is enthusiastic about increasing skills for sustainable development. \n  \nSaskia Griep \n \nSaskia is co-founder and CEO of Better Places\, a travel platform with a strong focus on sustainability. Better Places offers unique\, high-quality travel experiences\, 100% tailor-made by local travel experts. On the German market\, they operate as FairAway. Saskia studied Tourism and Cultural Anthropology and has a postgraduate degree in Sustainable Business. She is experienced in all facets of the adventure travel industry from marketing to senior management. Her goal is to combine business opportunities with sustainability and at the same time preserve the planet’s natural resources. Before the pandemic\, Better Places successfully organized the Better Tourism Academy\, a challenging traineeship for graduates. \n  \nLobke Elbers \n \nLobke Elbers is active in the field of innovation\, technology\, and digitization in travel and tourism and works in an international environment with a specific focus on the European tourism sector. Her activities primarily focus on the professionalization of the sector through her involvement in European research into current skills gaps and future skills needs in the field of digital\, green\, and social skills. Her activities include working with leading global organizations\, including projects initiated by the European Commission\, UNWTO\, and other leading international knowledge partners\, as well as national\, regional\, and local stakeholders. \n  \nTheodor Grassos \n \nTheodor Grassos is Secretary General of the European Association of Institutes for Vocational Training. He has extensive experience both at EU level and in Greece\, covering a period of over 20 years. His national experience includes reorganizing a number of public bodies\, while he has been responsible for ex-ante and ongoing evaluation of Human Resources Development Operational Programmes\, supporting the design and delivery of restructured and modernized ALMPs in different countries. At EU level he has been working in multicultural environments for the past 18 years\, for different DG’s and EU Programmes. Fluent in four languages\, he has also collaborated with the Structural Reform Support Service (now DG Reform). So far\, he has been responsible for over 100 projects of various sizes at the national and EU level and is currently working with EU institutions and key umbrella organizations in the areas of employment\, education\, and social inclusion. Since 2021 Theodor is a member of the DG Employ Working Groups on Vocational Education and Training and the Green Transition and on Adult Learning – Opening Up Opportunities for All. \n  \nRalf Burbach \n \nDr. Ralf Burbach has been the Head of the Hospitality Management Discipline and Assistant Head of the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism\, Technological University Dublin (Ireland) for the past eleven years. He has worked in several lecturing and senior management roles in different higher education institutions since 2001. Ralf has thirteen years of professional hospitality industry experience and held managerial posts in Germany\, the UK\, and Ireland. Ralf is a member of the Irish Hospitality Institute\, Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development\, member of the national Hospitality Careers Oversight Group\, Vice President at the International Council on Hotel\, Restaurant and Institutional Education (ICHRIE)\, and Past President of EuroCHRIE. His main research interests are in electronic Human Resource Management\, International Talent Management\, and vocational training systems. \n  \nHristo Yanev \n \nHristo Yanev is a serial entrepreneur\, highly motivated\, and a doer. He propels and helps businesses in innovations\, tours & activities\, digital marketing\, IT\, personal development\, lecturing & public speaking\, and autonomous vehicles. Voted one of the most inspiring and hard-working young entrepreneurs in Bulgaria for 2012\, Hristo is one of the practice lecturers at ITB Berlin\, WTM London\, Emirates Academy of Hospitality\, Varna University of Management\, University College Birmingham\, and different worldwide events. \n  \nJenny De Saulles \n \nJenny De Saulles is the Director of Sector Development within Fáilte Ireland. The directorate continues to play a critical role in supporting tourism businesses to survive the Covid crisis. The individual divisions within Sector Development work across strategic areas such as Enterprise Development\, Accommodation Development\, and Tourism Careers to secure a full recovery for the tourism sector and the development of an innovative\, sustainable and resilient industry in the longer term. Jenny has worked with Fáilte Ireland for over 15 years in both national and regional roles working on Destination\, Product\, Industry\, and Commercial Developments. Jenny has extensive FMCG experience\, previously working with Nestlé across the globe for over 15 years in several commercial roles\, and has also worked in private consultancy. \n  \nFernanda Rabelo \n \nDr. Fernanda Rabelo is a researcher at the School of Hospitality Management and Tourism in Technological University Dublin\, currently working in the Next Tourism Generation Skills Alliance\, a European Commission Erasmus + funded project which aims to develop the blueprint for sectoral cooperation on skills in tourism. Prior to working at TU Dublin\, she worked as a visiting research fellow at University College Cork\, as an assistant lecturer in the Federal Fluminense Institute of Technology in Brazil\, and as visiting scholar at Georgetown University\, Washington DC.  \n  \nFrances McGettigan \n \nFrances McGettigan is a lecturer in the Technological University Shannon Midlands and Mid-West known as TUS in Athlone in Ireland. She lectures across an array of programs in subjects related to Tourism\, Hospitality\, and Sport from Level 7 to level 9 for more than 30 years. She completed her Masters in Tourism and Hospitality Education at the University of Surrey\, England. During her academic career\, Frances has continuously engaged with the tourism and hospitality sectors and participates in conferences\, seminars\, workshops on tourism developments. Her institute has been a member of Atlas since its early days and Frances has attended annual conferences and participated in various projects throughout this time. \n  \nVicki Wolf \n \nVicki is ABTA’s Education Manager and has worked at ABTA – The Travel Association\, in various roles since the end of 2000. Vicki’s main responsibilities include managing ABTA’s education program\, including our online training portal\, and managing our Education Partnerships with 12 universities and 3 colleges. Vicki has been involved in a number of apprenticeship standard reviews and represents ABTA on the Travel Apprenticeship Board. She was responsible for developing ABTA’s Education Partnerships program (launched in 2014) including ABTA’s internship (launched in 2015) for Education Partner Universities. Previous to working at ABTA she worked for the National Department of Transport in South Africa as a policy advisor. Vicki has a Joint Honours degree in Journalism and Politics from Rhodes University in South Africa. \n  \nDavid Scott \n \nDr. David Scott is a senior lecturer at Dalarna University in Sweden. Prior to moving to Sweden David lectured and undertook research at Southern Cross University\, Australia\, and at the University of Otago\, New Zealand\, where he also obtained his PhD. Before entering academia David had a career in hotel management in New Zealand\, Australia\, and the United Kingdom. David’s research explores the intersection of everyday life and tourism. David is particularly interested in the relationships between the spatial and performative aspects of the production and consumption of food\, and social identity. More recently David has become interested in the idea of the graduate as a philosophical practitioner. This includes engaging with industry to re-imagine the role of university education in developing a sustainable future for tourism and hospitality.  David has recently taken over as education coordinator in the Network for Academic Tourism Education and Research in Sweden (NATU). \n  \nChristine Garbe \n \nChristine Garbe was her study consultant for tourism destination management for 25 years. She worked on several national and international projects regarding sustainable tourism development in protected areas and rural management. During her work\, she – inter alia – supported the Estonian Tourist Board in the European Award “Destinations of Excellence” over a period of three years. In 1989 she was cofounder of the European initiative “Tourism with insight” (1989 – 1992)\, which resulted in a hall for sustainable tourism initiatives and products at the travel trade show ITB Berlin managed by her till 2003. In 2002 she supported the implementation of the Swiss Quality Scheme “ServiceQuality” first in the federal state of Brandenburg and later in Berlin. Christine Garbe is employed at DSFT since 2013. Here she is responsible for the management of the seminar business unit. Moreover\, she is responsible as a project manager in several national and international DSFT projects linked to sustainable tourism development and qualification in tourism. She is a certified DIN EN ISO quality manager and auditor as EFQM-assessor and did several assessments on behalf of Ludwig-Erhard Price in Germany.  \n  \nSheena Carlisle \n \nDr. Sheena Carlisle is a Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management. Her qualifications are BA. (Hons) Hospitality Management\, MA (Exon) Tourism and Social Responsibility\, Msc. Built Environment Research Methods\, Political Economy PhD. in Tourism. Sheena is currently developing research areas in Project Management application in tourism contexts that can help to address adverse impacts and increase the viability of tourism opportunities in local destinations. Teaching Commitments to include a wide range of academic subjects including Business and Tourism Ethics\, Crisis\, Risk and Strategic Change Management\, Marketing\, Sustainable Tourism\, and Destination Management and Tourism Impact analysis\, Visitor Attraction Management. Sheena’s PhD is entitled “A Political Economy of Small Scale Business Development in Gambian Tourism\, West Africa”.  \n  \nBarbara Neuhofer \n \nDr. Barbara Neuhofer is a Professor and Head of Experience Design at the Department of Innovation and Management in Tourism at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences\, Austria. Barbara’s work focuses on the intersection of human experiences\, experience design\, and transformation across the physical and digital domains. Barbara is an international speaker\, tourism industry advisor\, and co-founder of the award-winning Experience Design Summit Year Zero. In 2021\, Barbara was contracted by the European Commission to lead the Digital Theme of the Tourism Transition Pathway 2030. Barbara’s work is widely published and she has received 15 international research awards. \n  \nElfa Kere \n \nElfa ĶERE joined the European Commission in 2005 and is currently a Policy Officer for tourism in the Directorate-General for Internal Market\, Industry\, Entrepreneurship\, and SMEs. In addition to coordinating the Pact for Skills for the tourism ecosystem\, she also is responsible for coastal and maritime tourism and transport (aviation\, maritime\, rail) files. She previously worked in the Aviation Directorate in DG Mobility and Transport (MOVE) on the Single European Sky project and in DG Home Affairs in the Visa Information System unit. She holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics.  \n  \nKerstin Howald \n \nHaving studied Social Sciences at Bremen University and graduated from Applied Business Languages and International Management with a Diploma in Chinese and Business Studies at Bremen University of Applied Sciences\, Kerstin Howald has been working as Tourism Sector Secretary at the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food\, Agriculture and Tourism Sectors (EFFAT) and as Coordinator of the European Trade Union Liaison Committee on Tourism (ETLC)\, cooperation of European and International Trade Union Federations organizing workers in Tourism\, since 1995. Being involved with European institutions\, employers’ associations and Transnational Companies in the hotel\, restaurant\, and catering sector\, EFFAT pursues decent work\, fair remuneration\, high-quality qualification and training\, equal opportunities\, and workers’ rights for all employees in the hospitality sector\, through social dialogue\, European Works Councils and shaping European social\, labor and tourism policies. \n  \nKlaus Ehrlich \n \nKlaus Ehrlich studied Economics – Business Administration at the University of Siegen (Germany) from 1976-1983\, with one year at the University of Sevilla (81/82). Co-founder and manager of several entrepreneur associations related to rural tourism in Spain (RAAR\, AHRA) from 1991 until 2006. Since 2002 he has been responsible for the management of the European Federation of Rural Tourism – Ruraltour as general secretary. Involved in working groups and consultative bodies at the European Commission related to tourism and rural development. Responsible for the Pact for Skills in Tourism at NTG-Next Tourism Generation Alliance.  \n  \nRino Vitelli \n \nRino Vitelli is a Senior Advisor specializing in destination marketing and management\, with a career of over 25 years in the tourism sector\, where he has worked for several companies\, organizations\, public bodies\, national and international agencies\, dealing with business development\, cultural heritage enhancement\, promotion of tourist attractions\, training of human resources employed in the tourism industry. He currently works for Federturismo Confindustria as Project Manager and Coordinator of the international project “Next Tourism Generation Alliance”\, co-funded by the European Union and developed by 14 partners representing 8 European countries. \n  \n\nContact\n\nFor any questions or inquiries\, please contact us at info@nexttourismgeneration.eu \n  \nDocuments \n\nDownload the Building a Skilled Workforce Agenda Final
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SUMMARY:New skills training for professionals in the tourism sector: European experience
DESCRIPTION:La nueva formación en habilidades para profesionales del sector turístico: experiencia europea\nNew skills training for professionals in the tourism sector: European experience \n  \nEste webinar será en español/ This webinar will be Spanish \n \n  \nTuesday June 8th\, 2021\, 9.30 – 11.00 \nRegistrarse / Register \n\nEspañola\nLa necesidad de promover el desarrollo de habilidades para los profesionales del sector turístico\, nos ha llevado a elaborar un estudio en el que detectamos cuáles son las habilidades sociales\, medioambientales y digitales necesarias para cada puesto de trabajo. En este momento\, estamos desarrollando píldoras formativas con una metodología que permita adquirir estas habilidades que harán progresar en la carrera profesional. En el webinar contaremos con la presencia de tres entidades que comenzarán con la impartición durante este año; compartiremos con ellos inquietudes y experiencias que nos lleven a enriquecer la formación a los empleados del sector turístico. \nSpeakers\nRafael Mesa \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nTitular Mercantil. Escuela de Comercio- Universidad de La Laguna -ULL\nMáster en Marketing y Dirección Comercial CEREM Business School\nCurso Superior de Community Management Fundación UNED\nExperto en Customer Experience-CX  y en Marketing Turístico\nProfesor y Conferenciante (Speaker) en España y América Latina en temas de su especialidad.\nDurante 20 años Inspector de Encuestas Económicas del Instituto Nacional de Estadística- INE (Madrid-España)\nDesde 2012 profesor de Plan de Marketing para la Universidad del Atlántico Medio (Canarias-España)\nDesde 2015\, creador de contenidos\, coordinador y tutor del Máster MBA en Gestión de Empresas de Turismo y Ocio y del Máster en Marketing Turístico: Innovación y Digitalización en IMF Smart Education (Madrid-España) \n  \nCalixto Mellén Madruga \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCalixto Mellén Madruga como Jefe de proyecto de SEGITTUR es el responsable del área de formación on-line\, así como de la colaboración con la SETUR de la ejecución de los programas del Sistema de Calidad Turístico Español. Entre otras acciones formativas coordina la iniciativa de formación Anfitriones que a lo largo del año 2020 realizó 40 cursos con más de 12.000 inscripciones. Así mismo\, ha sido responsable de distintos proyectos para la aplicación de nuevas tecnologías aplicadas al turismo para el desarrollo de portales de promoción\, sistemas de gestión y comercialización\, análisis de datos y aplicaciones móviles. Calixto es Ingeniero técnico en informática por la UPM\, especializándose en la gestión turística mediante la realización del “Programa Superior en Dirección de Empresas Turísticas” del IE Bussines School \n  \nAsunción Fernández-Villarán \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAsunción Fernández-Villarán es profesora titular del Departamento de Turismo de la Universidad de Deusto (UD). Doctora en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales\, Master en Gestión Avanzada por la UD y Máster en Marketing y Turismo por la UNED. Actualmente\, lidera el equipo de investigación en Turismo de la UD reconocido por Gobierno Vasco como equipo de excelencia. Ha sido durante 9 años Directora del Departamento de Turismo de la UD. Sus asignaturas son del área de turismo y gestión empresarial. Su investigación se centra en la gestión empresarial\, la planificación estratégica\, la innovación en turismo y el turismo para todos\, siempre buscando la mejora de la calidad de vida y de la gestión. Ha participado en diferentes proyectos sobre accesibilidad en turismo\, destinos inteligentes\, intermediación y mejora de la competitividad de destinos a través del turismo de golf\, gastronómico o turismo industrial. Ha participado en congresos internacionales y ha publicado diferentes libros\, capítulos y artículos. \n  \nModerators\nAna Maria Camps \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nLicenciada en Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales por la Universidad Complutense de Madrid\, cuenta con un Diploma de Estudios Europeos por la Universidad Católica de Lovaina (Bélgica) y con el PSDET del IE Business School. Desde 1998 profesional del sector turístico\, en una primera etapa como consultora en DYRECTO donde ocupo varios puestos de coordinación y desarrollo de proyectos\, y desde 2006 en el Departamento de Formación y Estudios de CEHAT. \n  \nPaula Miralles \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nGraduada en Turismo por la Universidad Carlos III de Madrid y con un Máster en Dirección y Planificación del Turismo en la espacialidad de planificación turística y políticas púbicas. Trabaja en el sector turístico desde 2005\, primeramente en hoteles y después como coordinadora de proyectos de planificación turística en la consultora AT Clave. Desde 2019\, se encarga de la gestión de proyectos de innovación en el sector turístico en el Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero (ITH). \n  \nPrograma\n9.30 Bienvenida y presentación de NTG\, investigación y resultados. \n9.40 Presentación de los ponentes de sus entidades \n9.50 Debate: \n\n¿creéis que están cambiando las habilidades necesarias para trabajar en el sector turístico?\nHoy en día\, tiene más sentido hablar de mapa de competencias que permitan a los profesionales desarrollar su trabajo o la formación en el puesto de trabajo?\nLos clientes exigen algún tipo de habilidad en concreto?\nPapel de los centros de formación en ofrecer lo que necesitan las empresas\nEs posible conciliar los programas formativos con las necesidades de las empresas?\nPapel de las instituciones públicas en asegurar esta complementariedad entre los distintos agentes.\n\n10.30 Preguntas del público \n10.45 Conclusión \nRegistrarse / Register \n  \nEnglish\nThe need to promote the development of skills for professionals in the tourism sector has led us to carry out a study in which we learned which social\, environmental and digital skills are necessary for each job position. At the moment\, we are developing training opportunities with a methodology that allows the acquisition of these skills that will help to progress in a professional career. During the webinar we will have three speakers that will start with the training during this year; we will share with them concerns and experiences that will lead us to enrich the training of employees in the tourism sector.\n\n\nSpeakers\nRafael Mesa \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCommercial Owner. School of Commerce- University of La Laguna -ULL\nMaster in Marketing and Business Management CEREM Business School\nSuperior Course in Community Management Fundación UNED\nExpert in Customer Experience-CX and Tourism Marketing\nProfessor and Lecturer (Speaker) in Spain and Latin America on topics of his specialty.\nFor 20 years Inspector of Economic Surveys of the National Institute of Statistics- INE (Madrid-Spain)\nSince 2012 professor of Marketing Plan for the Universidad del Atlántico Medio (Canary Islands-Spain)\nSince 2015\, content creator\, coordinator and tutor of the MBA Master in Tourism and Leisure Business Management and the Master in Tourism Marketing: Innovation and Digitization at IMF Smart Education (Madrid-Spain) \n  \nCalixto Mellén Madruga \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nCalixto Mellén Madruga as SEGITTUR Project manager is in charge of the e-learning area and the Spanish Tourism Quality System\, in collaboration with the Tourism State Secretary. Beyond other e-learning initiatives he coordinates the Anfitriones e-learning initiative\, which have had 40 grades along the year 2020 with more than 12\,000 enrolments. Also\, he has been in charge of different technologies to improve the tourism sector\, like management tools\, e-marketing\, data analysis\, promotion websites or mobile apps. Calixto is a computer technical engineer at UPM university\, and he has been specialized in tourism management with IE Business School\, Higher Program in Tourism Business Management \n  \nAsunción Fernández-Villarán \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAsunción Fernández-Villarán is a lecturer in the Department of Tourism at the University of Deusto (UD). She holds a PhD in Economics and Business Studies\, a Master’s Degree in Advanced Management from the UD and a Master’s Degree in Marketing and Tourism from the UNED. Currently\, she leads the research team in Tourism at the UD\, recognized by the Basque Government as a team of excellence. She has been Director of the Department of Tourism at the UD for 9 years and her subjects are in the area of tourism and business management. Her research focuses on business management\, strategic planning\, innovation in tourism\, and tourism for all\, always seeking to improve the quality of life and management. She has participated in different projects on accessibility in tourism\, smart destinations\, intermediation and improvement of the competitiveness of destinations through golf tourism\, gastronomic tourism or industrial tourism. She has participated in international conferences and has published several books\, papers and articles. \n  \nModerators\nAna Maria Camps \n \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \nAna Maria Camps holds a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the Complutense University of Madrid\, a Diploma in European Studies from the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium) and a PSDET from IE Business School. She has been working in the tourism sector since 1998\, first as a consultant at DYRECTO where she held various coordination and project development positions\, and since 2006 she works in the Training and Development Department of CEHAT. \n  \nPaula Miralles \n \n\nPaula Mirales holds a degree in Tourism from the University Carlos III of Madrid and a Master’s degree in Tourism Management and Planning in the field of tourism planning and public policies. She has been working in the tourism sector since 2005\, first in hotels and then as coordinator of tourism planning projects in the consultancy firm AT Clave. Since 2019\, she has been in charge of managing innovation projects in the tourism sector at the Instituto Tecnológico Hotelero (ITH).\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram\n\n9.30 Welcome and NTG presentation of research and results \n9.40 Introduction speakers \n9.50 Round table discussion: \n\nDo you think that the skills needed to work in the tourism sector are changing?\nNowadays\, does it make more sense to talk about a map of competences that allow professionals to develop their work or on-the-job training?\nDo customers demand a particular type of skill?\nThe role of training centers in delivering what companies need\nIs it possible to reconcile training programs with the needs of companies?\nThe role of public institutions in ensuring this complementarity between the different agents.\n\n10.30 Questions from the audience \n10.45 Conclusion \n  \n\nRegistrarse / Register
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SUMMARY:Digital Skills For PostCovid Tourism
DESCRIPTION:Digitization and global pandemic have radically changed the way we travel\n\n#CortinaDF2021 organizes a thematic roundtable on the state of the art of the #NTGAlliance Project and the needs of the tourism industry for new digital\, soft and sustainable “future-proof” skills. \nSpeakers: \n\n Carlo Fidanza – Member of the European Parliament\nCarlo Corazza – Head of the European Parliament Office in Italy\nRodi Kratsa – Tsagaropoulou – Regional Governor of the Ionian Islands\nEmmanuel Mounier – Secretary General eu travel tech\nCorné Dijkmans – Head of Corporate Research and Innovation\, Breda University of Applied Sciences\n\nModerator: Lobke Elbers\, specialist in digitization and technology in travel\, tourism and hospitality and communication manager of the NTG Project. \nInterested in this event? Read this teaser from Corné Dijkmans: \n“During the Cortina Digital Forum\, Corné will talk about the research on digital skills as conducted in the frame of the NTG project. Some findings are that higher levels of digital education in general are needed in tourism\, and that a better general understanding of digitization is needed\, such as in relation to AI\, VR/AR and data analytics. In general\, a shift is visible from “job & professions” to “learning & developing skills” (i.e.\, general skills are getting more important than tourism-specific skills). Furthermore\, since tourism is a human-centered industry\, “High Tech with a Human Touch” is needed. That is\, despite all technological developments the real added value lies in knowing on how to apply technology in a human-centered context\, i.e. to build and strengthen relationships\, to drive personalization\, and to improve digital conversations.” – Corné Dijkmans \nSign up to the event here.
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SUMMARY:#NTG2021
DESCRIPTION:Fersiwn Cymraeg  \n\nThe Next Tourism Generation Competition 2021\n \nThis competition is organised by the Next Tourism Generation Project in collaboration with Tourism Society Cymru and PLANED.\nThe competition is aimed at people studying in further or higher education\, or at young people at the start of their careers. The aim is to help promote and inform the future of sustainable tourism and skills within the tourism & hospitality industry in Wales. \nThe Next Tourism Generation competition is asking those eligible to respond to these questions: \nWhat should the future of tourism in Wales look like? \nWhat skills and training will the next generation of tourism professionals need to support this sustainable development? \nThe competition is open to students enrolled on courses in Wales that have a component relating to tourism or hospitality AND to young people in or aspiring to work in the sector. \nThere are four categories\, and entrants should make reference to one area in their response: \n\nTourism industry and infrastructure\nDigital tools and technology\nEnvironment and ecology\nLocal communities\n\nWinners will be awarded a £250 cash prize\, and all shortlisted entries will be given the chance to attend a tourism skills symposium and award ceremony\, and the opportunity to be recognised by top employers. \n  \nTo enter the competition\, entrants must provide a Digital Response to the questions (e.g. a video\, a PowerPoint presentation\, a website or app or something else) and complete a brief online Entry Form including a 250-word summary of their Digital Response in either English or Welsh. \nShare updates on Twitter  @NTGWales  #NTG2021 \nCompetition Documents: \n\n\n\nPlease click here to download the full list of entry guidelines.\nPlease click here to download the Entry Form.\nPlease click here to download a copy of the competition poster.\nPlease click here for FAQ.\nPlease click here for Press Release.\n\n\n\nPlease check the Entry Form fully before submission. Once it is ready\, send the completed Entry Form by email to ntg@planed.org.uk. \nThe deadline to receive competition entries is midnight on Friday 30 April 2021. \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntgwales2021/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20201105T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20201105T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
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URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/xxx/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201023
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210501
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
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SUMMARY:#NTG2021 Cymraeg
DESCRIPTION:English version \n\nCystadleuaeth Next Tourism Generation 2021\n \nTrefnir y gystadleuaeth hon gan y Next Tourism Generation Project mewn cydweithrediad â Tourism Society Wales a PLANED.\nMae’r gystadleuaeth wedi’i hanelu at bobl sy’n astudio mewn addysg bellach neu addysg uwch\, neu at bobl ifanc ar ddechrau eu gyrfaoedd. Y nod yw helpu i hyrwyddo a llywio dyfodol twristiaeth a sgiliau cynaliadwy yn y diwydiant twristiaeth a lletygarwch yng Nghymru. \nMae’r gystadleuaeth Next Tourism Generation yn gofyn i’r rhai sy’n gymwys ymateb i’r cwestiynau hyn: \nSut olwg ddylai fod ar ddyfodol twristiaeth yng Nghymru? \nPa sgiliau a hyfforddiant fydd eu hangen ar y genhedlaeth nesaf o weithwyr proffesiynol ym maes twristiaeth i gefnogi’r datblygiad cynaliadwy hwn? \nMae’r gystadleuaeth yn agored ifyfyrwyr esydd wedi cofrestru ar gyrsiau yng Nghymru sydd â chydran sy’n ymwneud â thwristiaeth neu letygarwch  AC i bobl ifanc sy’n gweithio yn y sector twristiaeth a lletygarwch neu sy’n dyheu am wneud. \nMae pedwar categori\, a dylai cystadleuwyr gyfeirio at un maes yn eu hymateb: \n\nY Diwydiant twristiaeth a seilwaith\nOffer a thechnoleg ddigidol\nYr amgylchedd ac ecoleg\nCymunedau lleol\n\nBydd yr enillwyr yn cael gwobr ariannol gwerth £250\, a bydd pob cais ar y rhestr fer yn cael cyfle i fynychu symposiwm sgiliau twristiaeth a seremoni wobrwyo\, a’r cyfle i gael eu cydnabod gan y prif gyflogwyr.\n \nI gystadlu\, rhaid i ymgeiswyr ddarparu Ymateb Digidol i’r cwestiwn (e.e. fideo\, cyflwyniad PowerPoint\, gwefan neu ap neu rywbeth arall) a chwblhau Ffurflen Gais ar -lein fer gan gynnwys crynodeb 250 gair o’u Hymateb Digidol. Gall ymatebion fod yn Saesneg neu yn Gymraeg. \nRhannwch ddiweddariadau ar Twitter  @NTGWales  #NTG2021 \nDogfennau Cystadleuaeth: \n\n\n\nCliciwch yma i lawrlwytho’r rhestr lawn o ganllawiau mynediad.\nCliciwch yma i lawrlwytho’r Ffurflen Gais.\nCliciwch yma i lawrlwytho copi o boster y gystadleuaeth.\nCliciwch yma i gael Cwestiynau Cyffredin.\nCliciwch yma i gael datganiad i’r wasg.\n\n\n\nGwiriwch y Ffurflen Gais yn llawn cyn ei chyflwyno. Unwaith y bydd yn barod\, e-bostiwch y Ffurflen Gais i ntg@planed.org.uk. \nY dyddiad cau i anfon eich cais atom yw hanner nos ar Ddydd Gwener 30 Ebrill 2021. \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntg2021-cymraeg/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200624T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200625T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20191210T080153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T132425Z
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SUMMARY:ITH Innovation Summit
DESCRIPTION:Key partner CEHAT will attend the ITH Innovation Summit in Madrid on June 25 and 26. They will share the latest results of the Next Tourism Generation Alliance. \nUnfortunately\, this event has already taken place. However\, you can check out the Next Tourism Generation’s blog on ‘How technology wouldn’t work without the hospitality human touch’. Where a segment of the summit is looked upon closer. \n  \nPlease check the events page for the upcoming and future events. \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ith-innovation-summit/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200420T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20200423T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20191209T153032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T153032Z
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SUMMARY:Hostelco
DESCRIPTION:Key partner CEHAT will be present the efforts of the Next Tourism Generation Alliance at Hostelco\, organised by Fira Barcelona on April 20 to April 23.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/hostelco/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200122
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200125
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20191206T130046Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T134356Z
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SUMMARY:Fitur Event
DESCRIPTION:Key partner CEHAT will present the efforts of the Next Tourism Generation Alliance at the Fitur Event\, which will take place in Madrid on 22\, 23 and 24 January 2020. \n  \nUnfortunately\, this event has already taken place. However\, you can check out the Next Tourism Generation’s news article: ‘NTG at FiturtechY – Spain’. \n  \nPlease check the events page for the upcoming and future events.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/fitur-event/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200117
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20191212T143549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191212T143549Z
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SUMMARY:LTH Tech Summit
DESCRIPTION:This year De Vakantiebeurs\, in collaboration with CELTH and Next Tourism Generation Alliance (NTG)\, facilitates the LTH Tech Summit for education professionals and companies. By means of this summit\, leisure\, tourism and hospitality professionals will be brought together in a new way. Under the guidance of a number of speakers\, current research insights and a new model for embedding technology in the curriculum will be presented. We will facilitate open discussion and exercises from the perspective of various disciplines. The aim is to promote collaboration and knowledge sharing with regard to digital skills within leisure\, tourism and hospitality (LTH) education. Together we come to new insights and afterwards\, there is time to network
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/lth-tech-summit/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20200116
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20200117
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20191206T125531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T140454Z
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SUMMARY:Vakantiebeurs 2020 (Trade Fair the Netherlands)
DESCRIPTION:Key partner Breda University of Applied Sciences will attend the Vakantiebeurs 2020\, a Travel Trade Fair in the Netherlands and share the latest results of the Next Tourism Generation Alliance. \nUnfortunately\, this event has already taken place. However\, you can check out the Next Tourism Generation’s news article: ‘Next Tourism Generation represented at Vakantiebeurs (Travel Fair)’. \nPlease check the events page for the upcoming and future events.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/vakantiebeurs-2020-trade-fair-the-netherlands/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20190911
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20190912
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20190712T073315Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190712T073315Z
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SUMMARY:NTG dissemination event - Madrid
DESCRIPTION:The Next Tourism Generation Alliance will have a public dissemination event in Madrid on the 11th of September. WTO and the Minister of Tourism in Spain will be involved in the event. More information will follow soon. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntg-dissemination-event-madrid/
LOCATION:Madrid\, Spain\, Madrid\, Spain
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181116
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20180828T143216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201112T141111Z
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SUMMARY:NTG represented: Blueprint event
DESCRIPTION:Unfortunately\, this event has already taken place. However\, you can check out the Next Tourism Generation’s news article: ‘NTG Blueprint Event – May 6’ and ‘NTG represented: Blueprint event‘. \nPlease check the events page for the upcoming and future events.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntg-represented-blueprint-event/
LOCATION:Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181112
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20180828T143052Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T143052Z
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SUMMARY:NTG represented: European Tourism Day
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URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntg-represented-european-tourism-day/
LOCATION:Charlemagne Building\, Brussels\, Rue de la Loi 170\, Brussels\, Belgium
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20181009
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20181013
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20180828T143729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180905T153929Z
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SUMMARY:NTG Public Conference: Summer School in Leadership & Governance 4 sustainable tourism
DESCRIPTION:The Summer School in Leadership and Governance for Sustainable Tourism is an annual European event developed by FEST – Foundation for European Sustainable Tourism with the aim of addressing one very important theme in today’s tourism industry: how to improve the success of sustainable tourism projects and monitor the their benefits. \nThe Summer School first took place in 2013 and lasts 3 days. It was designed to take place each year in a different European country. The selection of the host organisation is done through a call for host organisations\, a fair and transparent process. The potential applicant organisations are provided with all the information and the requirements they must meet in order to be selected.\nThe 2018 edition will be in Paris\, France and Villages Nature will be the hosting organization. \nThis specific document lays out the communication strategy to promote the event to the industry professionals. It presents the overall strategy\, the objectives\, steps and milestones and the tools and techniques to be used.
URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/ntg-public-conference-summer-school-in-leadership-governance-4-sustainable-tourism/
LOCATION:Villages Nature\, Paris\, route de Villeneuve\, 77700 Bailly-Romainvilliers\, Paris\, France
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180926
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180930
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20180628T133821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180731T124025Z
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SUMMARY:NTG represented: Destination Dynamics
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URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/destination-dynamics/
LOCATION:Aalborg University Copenhagen\, Copenhagen\, Denmark
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20180629T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Amsterdam:20180630T123000
DTSTAMP:20260526T165153
CREATED:20180628T111119Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180828T142133Z
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SUMMARY:Tourism: a World of Opportunities
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URL:https://nexttourismgeneration.eu/event/tourism-a-world-of-opportunities/
LOCATION:Auditorium of the Breydel Building\, Avenue d' Auderghem 45\, Brussels\, Belgium
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