Cruise and Local Communities

The Chamber of Corfu and Corfu Port Authority announce the organization of 1st Conference on Corfu Cruise "Cruise and Local Communities."
The Conference will take place in Corfu Friday, the 28th & Saturday, September 29, 2012 in the Ionian Academy and facilities OLKE.
The conference was held under the auspices of HATTA and with the support of the Ionian University.
The conference aims to address issues of local partnerships that define critical elements of success of a destination as a brand attractiveness, friendliness cruise, the competitiveness of the tourism product, Host operational and financial performance as well as the creation of new activity.
Starting this partnership the two organizations aim to become the first Conference Cruise Corfu one institution to be monitored and discussed thoroughly each time developments in the cruise sector.
"We hope that our effort will find the support given continuity, because we believe in the need for a forum that will provide an annual opportunity to discuss many viewpoints ideas and solutions to issues of development of the cruise"
said President and CEO of O.L.KE. SA Mr. Sotiris Vlachos.
Alongside added Mr. George Chondroyannis President of the Chamber of Corfu
"Creativity and imagination is a powerful tool for maximizing economic efficiency but requires wide local cooperation and often unusual combinations of actions."
On Friday, September 28 will begin the conference with the presence of Ministers of Marine and Tourism, the Regional Governor, the Mayor, local MPs Presidents of Greek Chambers, President of the Organization of Ports Greece etc.
This Saturday, September 29 will be two sessions, the first on the subject:
"Regional cooperation for the promotion and development of a cruise destination" and the second on "The importance of local partnerships to maximize economic efficiency approaches cruise."
The Congress will bring together representatives of major cruise companies and industry bodies.
More information will be given in subsequent press releases.