A new 5-day online event for professionals working in the eco resort and ecotourism sector from 27-31 July 2020 in association with Eco Resort Network, World of Glamping and No Footprint Consulting – called Eco Hotel Summit.
Register for the Eco Hotel Summit!
The exclusive event will incorporate over 70 speakers on a variety of essential topics around operation, technology and consumer needs following the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, on the final day of the event, there will be an innovative virtual networking opportunity, where delegates can meet some of the speakers, ask questions and swap contact details within a virtual networking room.
Among the confirmed speakers there are many leading experts from transformative and experiential travel industry, including: Sonu Shivdasani from Soneva, iconic designer Bill Bensley, Luca Franco (Luxury Frontiers), Juliet Kinsman, Jeremy Smith, Louis Thompson (Nomadic Resorts), Vincent Raisiere (Amazing Escapes & Kachi Lodge), Jason Allen Villarino (Keemala Thailand), Robyn Woodhead (White Desert Antarctica), Manuel Barbosa (Sundy Praia HBD Principe) and many other amazing experts.
The event will be free to view live, with options for delegates to pay a small amount for flexibility of viewing at their own leisure, as well as joining the networking event on day 5, which is limited in numbers.
The Eco Hotel Summit will take place from 27th through to 31st July 2020 and is timed to coincide with the reopening of many hospitality businesses across the globe. However, the scope of the event will reach much further than the pandemic, with each day dedicated to a general theme, namely:
Day one: Why Eco Hotels: Why Now?
Day two: Designing and Building an Eco Hotel
Day three: Management
Day four: Getting noticed: Marketing & Branding
Day five: The Guest Experience
"We are not unaware of our own duties to the environment, which is why we have become a Sustainable Event Alliance member working towards accreditation," says co-organiser Steph Curtis-Raleigh. "In addition, we have pledged to donate 5% of any profits from the event to Sustainable Travel International."
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