Turkey Welcomes CATHIC for Third Year Running
300 tourism and hospitality representatives gather in Istanbul
Almasalla Travel News – Istanbul- The third Turkey & Neighbours Hotel Investment Conference (CATHIC) begins today (May 29) in Istanbul with the arrival of 300 delegates from regional and international markets.
The conference opens with a networking session, followed by the day’s programme where experts look to drill down on the development of the region’s tourism infrastructure understanding the expectations of international investors and governmental incentives, followed by a reception hosted by the newly renovated Marmara Taksim Hotel.
The agenda includes Turkish business leaders such as Ömer Isvan, President, Servotel Corporation, Mete Basol, Board Member, Dedeman Hotels & Resort International, Emre Narin, Vice-President, Marti Hotels & Resorts International and Haluk Kaya, Chairman, Bekay Property Partners.
While global insights will be shared by Martin Kandrac, Managing Director, Blackstone; Eric Danziger, President & Chief Executive Officer, Wyndham Hotel Group; Geoffrey Breeze, Executive Director, World Travel & Tourism Council; Wolfgang Neumann, President & CEO, The Rezidor Hotel Group; and Mehmet Önkal, Managing Partner, BDO.
Also participating are representatives from IHG, Demsa Group, Istanbul Convention & Visitors Bureau (ICVB), Hilton Worldwide, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, ACCOR and Marriott International, plus hotel investors, developers, economists, bankers and hotel industry analysts from the region.
The Turkey & Neighbours Hotel Investment Conference (CATHIC) will run from May 29 -30, 2013 at Marmara Taksim, Istanbul and is co-organised by Bench Events and Questex Media, which also manages the Russia and CIS Hotel Investment Conference, Arabian Hotel Investment Conference, International Hotel Investment Forum Asia Pacific and International Hotel Investment Forum Berlin.
