Tourism perspectives in light of coronavirus outbreak - Croatia, Czechia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Greece

AmChams Croatia, Czechia, Montenegro, Slovenia and Greece organized a regional virtual event on the effects that coronavirus outbreak will have on tourism.

The topics that were covered included the current situation in tourism industry, perspectives of the development of tourism in the next couple of years and necessary measures for a fast recovery of the industry. 

The share of tourism in GDPs of these countries is significant. With the current tourism deadlock globally, the governments will have to propose measures to support tourism, save jobs and give new perspective to the development of the sector.

Program:
14:00 – 14:10 Introduction - Siniša Topalović, Partner, Horwath HTL

14:10 – 14:50 Speeches:
• Croatia - Tonči Glavina, State Secretary, Ministry of tourism 
• Montenegro - Damir Davidović, State Secretary, Ministry of sustainable development and tourism 
• Czechia - Jan Herget, Managing Director, CzechTourism
• Slovenia - Marjan Beltram, Chief Travel and Mobility Officer, Nomago
• Greece - Andreas Stylianopoulos, CEO, Navigator (represents Royal Caribbean and Walt Disney)

14:50 – 15:30 Discussion

The event gathered more than 100 participants from five countries.