The 14th edition of the Congress of Croatian Camping will be held online on December 1st and 2nd

The 14th edition of the Congress of Croatian Camping will be held in the first two days of December and will be fully accessible online. Organized by the Croatian Camping Union (KUH), the congress imposed itself as the central event for the exchange of knowledge and experiences, education and meetings of representatives of the Croatian camping sector and related industries.

From the first event, held in 2007, to last year’s 13^th Congress of Croatian Camping, a total of almost 3.000 participants had the opportunity to exchange experiences and get to know each other, study the development trends and figures of the European and Croatian camping sector, debate about the tools and methods of promotion, discuss price and quality policies, meet in person and cooperate with tourist board directors from some of the most important foreign markets. This is also the occasion to talk to foreign and domestic camping experts about advertising and related activities, get encouragement and new ideas for improving the quality of campsites and adapting to the expectations of campsite guests (glamping, mobile homes, water parks, quality and other services), as well as checking the latest models of mobile homes and other equipment for campsites.

This year will be remembered as one of the most challenging so far, both for the camping sector and for society as a whole. Nonetheless, it is exactly the current situation that motivates us to be even more prepared for the upcoming year and its camping season. For this edition, KUH and UPUHH (the Association of Employers in Croatian Hospitality) joined forces and jointly organized the first day of the Congress.

The second day will be dedicated exclusively to camping topics, and it will be the opportunity to listen to presentations by renowned European camping experts who will introduce us to the challenges specific to the camping sector and forecasts for 2021.

To participate, mandatory pre-registration is required at this link.

Agenda

Tuesday, December 1st

• 10:30 – 10:45: Introductory speech
  Nikolina Brnjac, PhD (Minister of Tourism and Sport)
• 10:45 – 11:00: Keynote: Lessons Learned in 2020? Strategic Challenges of Croatian Tourism
  Siniša Topalović, (Global Head of Tourism Advisory, Horwath Htl)
• 11:05 – 11:50: Croatian Tourism in (Post) Covid Times: Strategy of Recovery and Development
  Željko Kukurin, (President of Management Board, Valamar Riviera)
  Tomislav Popović, (President of Management Board, Maistra)
  Siniša Topalović, (Global Head of Tourism Advisory, Horwath HTL)
• 11:55 – 12:40: Safety as a Requirement in Tourism
  dr. sc. Davor Božinović, PhD (Deputy Prime Minister of Croatian Government And Minister of Interior Affairs, Tbc)
  mr. sc. Kristjan Staničić, MSc (director, Croatian National Tourist Board)
  Veljko Ostojić, (director, Croatian Tourism Association)

Wednesday, December 2^nd (All presentations will be held in English)

• 11:00 – 11:10: Opening & technical information
• 11:10 – 11:15: Campmaster: Education of future leaders in the segment of sustainable management of a camping resort
  Josipa Cvelić Bonifačić, PhD (FMTU Opatija)
• 11:15 – 11:30: The impact of the pandemic on Catalonia’s camping industry and the response of the camping sector to the crisis?
  Ward Wijngaert (director, Association of campsites of Girona – Costa Brava, Spain)
• 11:30 – 11:45: Can we expect the return of Dutch campers in 2021?
  Jaap van der Linden (ANWB Camping, The Netherlands)
• 11:45 – 12:30: Competitiveness of the Italian camping sector – Can synergies reduce risk and bring stability in the future?
  Modul I: The Italian camping market (Open Air) – Bruna Gallo (sales manager, Human Company)
  Modul II: How did we manage to save the 2020 summer season – Gianfranco Vitali, dott. (FAITA Emilia Romagna)
  Modul III: Levers for designing and reconstructing camping tourism (Open Air) – Alberto Granzotto, dott. (FAITA Nord Est)
  Modul IV: Strategic partnership in response to new challenges in promoting Italian tourism – Loek Van De Loo (Vacanze col cuore)
  Modul V: Safe camping and glamping as a response to Covid-19 challenges – Carlo Berizzi, prof. (Università di Pavia)
  Modul VI: Mobile Home Wonderland – Sergio Redaelli (Crippaconcept)
• 12:30 – 12:45: Sustainability of camping business on the example of Ecocamping site-inspections and consultations of Croatian campsites in 2020 (Ecocamping)
  Martin Rolletschek (Ecocamping, Germany)
• 12:45 – 13:00: German guests saved the European camping sector, can we expect the same in 2021?
  Uwe Frers (ADAC Camping – Pincamp, Germany)