Thursday - September 22, 2022
11:30-17:00
Arrival of hosted buyers.
Shuttle bus service between airport and Park of Poland. Departures: 13:00, 14:30
Direct departure to Łódź: 17:30
14:00-17:30
Visit to the Park of Poland - Suntago Water World - the largest amusement park in Poland and Central and Eastern Europe. Welcome refreshment. Don't forget to take your swimwear with you.
19:00
Arrival to Łódź, accommodation at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
20:00-22:00
Welcome dinner at the Double Tree by Hilton Hotel
Friday - September 23, 2022
09:30
Transfer to the conference venue: Orientarium ZOO Łódź
10:00-10:30
Opening of the conference
Joanna Skrzydlewska, Deputy Mayor of Łódź
Marcin Różycki, Vice President, Polish Tourism Organisation
Paula Fanderowska, President, Polish Conference & Congress Association
Łukasz Adamowicz, President, Meetings and Events Industry Council TUgether
Tomasz Koralewski, President, Łódź Tourism Organisation
Dr Arkadiusz Jaksa, President, ZOO Łódź
Chairman of the conference: Łukasz Cioch, LCMedia.pl
10:30-11:30
Panel I: Family & friends tours
New trends in tourism 2022/23
Moderator: Andrzej Hulewicz, Vice President, Mazurkas DMC Poland
Panelists:
Tomasz Zubek, Director of Sales, Polski Holding Hotelowy
Łukasz Czarnecki, Director of Sales & Events, Global Parks of Poland
Aneta Jach, Contract Manager, Jan Pol Incoming Tour Operator
Paweł Zięba, SeeKrakow
Filip Biniewicz, Group Offer Strategy Manager PLL LOT
11:45-12:45
Panel II: Sports & cultural events
International sports and cultural events - an important element in generating: tourism, image of cities and regions, and financial inflows to the private sector. Plans for 2023 in Poland
Moderator: Marcin Płachno, Director, Polish Tourism Organisation International Office in Vienna
Panelists:
Prof. Bogdan Sojkin, 1st Vice President, Handball Association in Poland
Dawid Gleń – Press Spokesman/ Director of Media Division of the European Games 2023
Adam Pawlukiewicz - Research and Development Executive Officer Pentagon Research
Dominik Chrapek - General Manager, DoubleTree by Hilton Łódź
Artur Modrzejewski - Owner, Brava Gente
12:45-13:45
Panel III: Meetings & business travel
Responsible Business in Poland. Good practices in tourism and meeting industry
Moderator: Aneta Książek, Poland Convention Bureau, Polish Tourism Organisation
Panelists:
Paula Fanderowska, Vice President, Kraków5020 & President, Polish Conference & Congress Association
Anna Górska, Board Advisor, Symposium Cracoviense, ICCA Board Member, Vice President, Polish Conference & Congress Association
Grażyna Grot-Duziak, Weco Travel Services Ltd, Board Advisor, President, SITE Poland
Marcin Różycki, Vice President of Polish Tourism Organisation
Marta Wiśniewska, USA & Canada Sales Leader, MICE Section Manager, Sales Department, LOT Polish Airlines, ICCA Board Member
Tomasz Koralewski, President of the Board, Łódź Tourism Organisation - Łódź Convention Bureau
Marcin Stolarz, CEO, International Congress Centre & Spodek Arena in Katowice
15:00-16:30
Workshop in a World Cafe format - 3 thematic groups. We invite guests to participate in the discussion and share their experiences and opinions with us
16:30-17:30
Visit to Orientarium ZOO Łódź for hosted buyers - the most modern complex which presents the fauna and flora of Southern-Eastern Asia.
Summary of the discussion for polish participants of the conference
17:30
Transfer to the hotel
19:00-21:00
Networking dinner for hosted buyers and Polish participants at Restaurant "Ukryte Rzeki"
21:00
Participation in the Light Move Festival 2022 - three-dimensional mapping, projections, light installations, illuminations of tenement houses in Łódź. Overnight stay in Łódź
Saturday - September 24, 2022
10:00-13:00
City sightseeing of Łódź - a city of contrasts which intrigues almost at every step. It is full of factories and, at the same time, it is very green; eclectic but also avant-garde. Lodz dazzles with the lavishness of factory owners’ palaces and astonishes with artistic installations..
13:00-14:30
Lunch in Łódź
15:00-16:30
Transfer by train to Warsaw
16:30
Transfer to Regent Warsaw Hotel, accommodation
17:30
Meeting with a Warsaw guide in the lobby, departure from the hotel for the Chopin concert
18:00-19:00
Chopin concert in the Old Town
19:00-19:30
A short walk through the old town. Warsaw's Old Town is famous for its incredible atmosphere, charming streets and beautiful townhouses.
19:30-21:30
Dinner at a restaurant in the Old Town
21:30
Return transfer to the hotel
Sunday - September 25, 2022
10:00-11:30
Warsaw City Sightseeing Bus Tour
11:30
Return to the Regent Warsaw Hotel, transfer to Sluzewiec Racecourse (with luggage)
12:00-17:00
Participation in the Great Warsaw Race, a unique race with more than a century of tradition at the Służewiec Racecourse, lunch
10:00-19:00
Individual transfers to the Warsaw Airport
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