“Regenerating European Tourism through Culture, Heritage and Creativity” is the theme of the ECTN international conference, which is being held from October 20-23 in Athens, Greece. The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism was part of the conference with the theme: “Archaeological sites and museums as cultural tourist attractions in Albania” presented by the Director of IETT, Prof. Ass. Dr. Ramiz Zekaj. The 14th ECTN conference focuses on the latest trends in the field of culture, heritage and sustainable tourism, including innovation,...
The “Certified Interpretive Guide” training, CIG brought for the first time in Albania by the Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism in collaboration with Interpret Europe IE, was successfully completed after 5 intensive days and a program which for 40 hours provided a comprehensive and diverse package of tools to turn any phenomenon into an experience and passive audiences into active ones. This internationally recognized training is created for everyone in the field of tourism, cultural heritage, museology, interpretation but not...
The Institute of Education, Heritage and Tourism, IETT, in collaboration with Interpret Europe, held today the first day of the 5-day training, Interpretive Guides Training, CIG. The meeting started with the greeting speech from the IETT coordinator, Mrs. Anisa Hykaj, who welcomed the participants and made a short presentation of the lecturer, Valya Stergioti, training coordinator of Interpret Europe, with more than 20 years of professional experience and assistant lecturer Max Dubravko Fijacko, certified Interpretation trainer and coordinator of culinary heritage. The...
UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations with a focus on promoting, sustainable development, bringing innovation, investment and digital tourism transformations as one of the most important sectors of the world economy. Striving for a safe return is the challenge that tourism around the world is going through. Given the situation created by COVID-19 and the impact it has had on people, businesses and countries around the world, UNWTO in collaboration with the WHO...
On February 26, 2020 officially started the International Tourism Fair, the 10th edition on the premises of the Hilton Hotel, in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. At the opening ceremony, the representative of the governor of the Mecca region and the governor of the district of Jeddah, Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Jaloui greeted the participants and welcomed the attendees. The organizers of the fair praised the efforts of the participants in renewing the objectives and ideas of this fair, which...