3ο National Rural Tourism – Agrotourism Congress Μay 2 – 5, 2014 – ,

Supported by:

- Region of Peloponnese

- Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Arcadia Programme

Friday, 2 Μay 2014

Afternoon Arrivals of the delegates in Arcadia - Tripolis

19.00 Opening of the exhibition “Arcadian Panorama” (Tripolis)

21.00 Dinner offered from the Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Arcadia

Saturday, 3 May 2014

.09.30 Fam trip in Arcadia: Levidi, Vytina, Dimitsana / Open Air Water-Power Museum & outdoor activities (rafting, medieval monasteries, etc.). Stemnitsa.

Midday Lunch at the Gastronomical centre for home cooking "Arcadiani" in Psari village, Arcadia

Visit of the Elementary School Museum of Psari with a Second hand bookshop

Late afternoon Return to Tripolis

18.30-20.30 Meeting of EuroGites Brand and Label workgroup (Conference centre at exhibition ground “Arcadian Panorama”)

20.30 Gastronomic tastes of Greece in “Arcadian Panorama”

Traditional Greek music evening: Panagiotis Lalezas & dancing ensemble

Sunday, 4 May 2014

3rd National Rural Tourism Congress (Conference centre exhibition ground “Arcadian Panorama”)

09.30 -10.00 Delegates inscriptions

10.00 -10.30 Presentation of SEAGE & the Peloponnese Agrotourism Union

Panos Poulos, President of the Peloponnese Agrotourism Union / Secretary General of SEAGE / Board member of the European Rural Tourism Federation EuroGites

SEAGE's position about Rural Tourism - Agrotourism

Korinna Miliaraki, President of the Island Agrotourism Union / Deputy Secretary General of SEAGE

10.30 -11.00 Short welcoming speaches:

• Petros Tatoulis, Governor of Peloponnese Region

• Representative of the Greek Ministry of Tourism

• Representative of the Greek Ministry of Rural Development & Food

• Ioannis Boudroukas, President of the Arcadian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

• Representative of the European Federation of Rural Tourism EuroGites

• Nikos Frantzeskakis, President of SEAGE

11.00-11.40 Hans Embacher, Vice-President of the European Rural Tourism Federation EuroGites & Executive Director of the Austrian Rural Tourism Federation “Urlaub am Bauernhof”

Branding and co-operation in rural tourism. The key to success “Learning from the Austrian experiences”

11.40-12.00 Linas Zabaliunas, Board member of the European Rural Tourism Federation EuroGites & President of the Lithuanian Countryside Tourism Association

Rural tourism specialisations. Lithuanian countryside tourism association experience

12.00-12.15 Coffe break

12.15-12.40 Klaus Ehrlich, Secretary General of the European Federation of Rural Tourism EuroGites

The Rural Iceberg - How to be visible for international tourism

12.40-13.00 Michael Cullen (UK), Co-founder and editor-in-chief of www.i-escape.com Small-group special interest tours from the point of view of a British tour operator

13.00-13.20 Giorgos Kostouros, Vice-President of the Society for the Revival of the Nemean Games & Director of the Development Company of Northern Peloponnese (ΑΝVOPE)

Culture, archaeology, wine tourism: strong elements in Rural Tourism. Τhe example.

13.20-13.40 Constantine Manasakis, Economist (ΜΒΑ, PhD),Lecturer, University of Crete

Differentiation and Networking of Goods and Services in Agrotourism with the use of Information and Communication Technologies

13.40-14.00 Merja Tuominen-Gialitaki, Author of cooking books and Finnish travel guides promoting Cretan life style & agrotourism

The importance of the local products in agricultural tourism

14.00-16.00 Lunch break

16.00-17.45 Round table: Brand και Branding

Coordination: Korinna Miliaraki, President of Crete Agrotourism Union

16.00-17.45 Round table: Networking and promotion of rural tourism - agrotourism

Coordination: Panagis Metaxatos, President of Agrotourism Union / Vicepresident of SEAGE

18.00-20.00 Panhellenic Congress of SEAGE with participation of Regional Rural Tourism Unions' delegates

21.00 Dinner in an Arcadian village

Monday, 5 May 2014

9.00 -20.00 Peloponnese Fam trip

Tuesday, 6 May 2014

morning Departure of delegates