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Haaga-Helia Hospitality Competence Center in Estonia participated at X National Tourism Conference

Sven Lööndre and Ain Hinsberg were invited by the organizers - Estonian Travel and Tourism Association and Enterprise Estonia/Estonian Tourist Board - to participate at the traditional national tourism conference in Estonia held for the 10th time.

Sven Lööndre

This time the event was held in Pärnu on September 17-18 at the newly re-opened Estonia Resort Hotel & Spa conference center under the title “What the future may bring?”.

The event attracted around 200 participants and focused on the new sharing economy, social travel media, service design, digital marketing and the future of tourism until 2020. See the report here.

Both HHHCCE representatives had ample opportunities to spread the word about Haaga-Helia entering the Estonian market during a number of workshops, breaks, a dinner and a lunch.

Sven Lööndre enjoyed the opportunity to proudly present the outcome of the workshop he participated in.

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