Join us for Travel Massive kick-off event in Sofia!
We are very happy to invite you to our very first event in Sofia! Come along and have a chat with interesting and like-minded people with the same passion for the travel industry like you!
Let’s collaborate and create a useful, supportive and vibrant travel industry community in Sofia. Our aim is to gather together individuals who are enthusiastic about travel including tour companies, tour guides, bloggers, media, tech, hospitality representatives, travel agents, start-ups, etc.
19:15 - 19:30
Welcome Note: What is Travel Massive and why are we doing this in Sofia – by Maria Stoyanova (Chapter Leader)
Welcome note: Travel Massive Thessaloniki and Northern Greece chapter leaders – Maria Athanasopolou and Chrissa Krassa
19:30 – 20:30 – Panel Discussion: The New Generation of Travel & Tourism
Participants: Alex (ClaimCompass), Alex (SpeediFly), Kris (Free Sofia Tour), Matthias (Coworking Bansko), Maria (Travelling Buzz)
Moderator: Bistra Yakimova
Topics:
> The travel & tourism industry in Bulgaria – why do we need a community of change-makers and the importance of community building
> The rise of independent travellers and the role of digital products in tourism
> Travel blogging as a new way to connect tourism brands and travellers
> Digital Nomadism and the travel industry
20:30 – 22:00
Drinks and chat at SOHO Sofia Garden Space with wine from Villa Melnik and beers by Bar Friday!
Panelists
- Alexander Sumin – co-founder and chief marketing officer at ClaimCompass: getting passengers money when their flights are delayed or cancelled
- Alexander Karadjian – co-founder and chief executive officer of SpeediFly a social travel platform providing highly personalised travel recommendations
- Kristian Mitov – Co-founder of Free Sofia Tour / Сдружение 365 / 365 Association , Co-founder of Sofia Event House Ltd.
- Matthias Zeitler – co-founder at Coworking Bansko in the beautiful Pirin mountains, a home for location independent people that prefer to work together than alone
Events are free and open to people from all areas of the industry. We are looking forward to build an environment full of networking and learning opportunities for our members.
For our first event, we are excited to welcome you at SOHO - cool, smart and special as they are; they are partnering with us for our first event with their amazing location in Sofia. The garden will be our place for a chat and idea sharing.
SOHO (www.soho.bg) is a co-working space in the heart of Sofia with a cozy atmosphere, a programme of cultural and social events and a community of like-minded people, freelancers, entrepreneurs and creative professionals. The exchange between them converts into synergy and overall enrichment – the very aim of the green house.
The event is free but the places are limited, please register your place!
