The first edition of Responsible Incentive Travel Day event took place in April 2024. We opened an industry dialogue to define the main challenges we face in the area of sustainable and responsible travel.
We invited representatives from Incentive Agencies, hotels, destinations, airlines to the discussion. Together, we considered what to do to ensure that our activities have the least negative impact on the environment and people.
The strategic partner of the event was Hilton Worldwide the world’s certified ESG leader in the hospitality industry actively working to protect the environment, social responsibility and high management standards.
EVENT AGENDA
14:30 – 15:00 Registration, welcome coffee, Networking
15:00 – 15:10 Welcome and presentation of the event partners ,
Host Sergiusz Ryczel
15:10 – 15:30 Lecture – Impact of tourism on the environment
Dr inż. Mikołaj Troczynski WWF Poland Foundation
15:30 – 16:55 Session I Responsible Organizer
Hosts: Beata Koziarska, Emoveo Group, Vice President Site Poland
- Grażyna Łukaszyk, NU Horizons, BOD Member Site Poland
- Presentation of the results of the survey – Incentive Agencies
- Presentation by Hilton “Travel with Purpose
- Panel discussion: Cooperation for environmental protection and sustainability. Incentive agencies and suppliers
Panelists:
- Dr inż. Mikołaj Troczyński, WWF Poland Foundation
- Łukasz Pawelczak, UTE Group
- Grażyna Grot-Duziak , MICE Expert, Site Poland
- Nikola Naus, Weco-Travel Services, 2B Scientific Club SGTiH Vistula
- Agnieszka Gletkier Hilton Worldwide Sales
- Piotr Szczęśniak , Profitravel Services, Member of APJC Poland /PIT
16:55 -17:10 Coffee break and networking
17:10-18:20 SESSION II Sustainable Destinations
17:10-17:50 Poland Competitive edge of sustainable destination
Host &content supervisor:
- Aneta Książek Head of Poland Convention Bureau (PCB) at the Polish Tourism Organization
Panelists:
- Wiktoria Król-Cieciorowska Convention Bureau – Wroclaw
- Małgorzata Przygórska-Skowron Congress Office, Krakow Convention Bureau
- Łukasz Wysocki Gdansk Tourism Organization, Gdansk Convention Bureau
- Filip Płodzień Warsaw Convention Bureau
- Sebastian Gronet Silesia Convention Bureau
- Jakub Rosły Lodz Convention Bureau – Lodz Tourism Organization
17:50-18:10 Presentations of sustainable tourism destinations
18:10- 18:40 Panel discussion: Good practices and offers supporting designing of incentive trips.
Destination representatives, CVB, Agencies, DMC
Host: Jarosław Hulboj BCD Meetings & Events Poland
Panelists and presenters:
- Piotr Cieślak , Travelmediate, Prezes Site Polska
- Katarzyna Kajak Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority (MTPA)
- Indre Slyziute, Lithuania Travel National Tourism Development Agency
- Ilyaas Narker Green Route, South Africa
- Fredi Fontanot, Slovenian Convention Bureau
- Agnieszka Gletkier, Hilton Worldwide Sales
- Adam Kuna BCD Travel Poland
18:40 – 19:30 SESSION III The Responsible Tourist
Host Emilia Kubik – Travel Advance, Member of the Board of Site Polska
Panelists:
- Michał Cessanis, Journalist at National Geographic Traveler
- Paweł Kunz, Journalist & traveler
Presentation of the results of the survey – the Traveler
Moderated discussion with audience participants How to create responsible travel? Perspectives and strategies for mindful travel
19:30 – 19:40 Summary of the event
19:40 – 21:00 Cocktail party & networking
