By Jim Thompson
The JW Marriott Grand Hotel in Bucharest was home to FIJET during the openng days of the 53rd World Congress in this enchanting city. Surrounding us in luxury, the hotel was both an elegant setting and a relaxing home away from home for the delegates.
Besides offering the elegance befitting European royalty, it was perfectly located next to the stunning Parliament Palace, site of the Opening Ceremonies for the Congress. Additionally, it was close to sites that included the Bucharest National Opera House, the National Observatory, the Botanical Garden, the Arch Of Triumph, the Natural History Museum and Cismigiu Park. It was the perfect headquarters for visiting Bucharest.
Rules Governing Affiliate Members:
As stated in Section 4.09, subsection 4.01.1 of the FIJET Bylaws, “included in this category of membership are public relations professionals managing and servicing travel-related accounts for payment on behalf of an air or sea carrier, a ground operator, national, state, or regional tourist office, hotel, resort, or other recognized travel industry organization; educators and educational associations and universities specializing in travel related subjects; and tourism ministers, tourism ministries, or tourism departments of countries, cities, states, or regions.”
FIJET does not speak for this segment of the travel industry, but recognizes that they are a vital part of the process of gathering of information by working travel journalists and seeks to create a forum for communication and mutual benefit between these two groups.
It was with extreme sadness that we learned of the passing of Ozcan Sandikçioğlu – our friend and one of the leaders of FIJET for the past two decades.
Despite his many accomplishments – he was a member of the Istanbul Bar Association, President and manager of Tourism Press for the Turkish Travel writers and journalists Association (ATURJET) since 1991 and President of Miss Turkey Organization since 1980 (the license holder of Miss World Ltd, Miss Universe Inc. and many other international pageants) – Ozcan always made time for his colleagues in FIJET.
During a very special ceremony on the banks of the Danube River, FIJET presented its Pomme d’Or (Golden Apple) award to the city Vukovar in celebration of 5,000 Years of Vučedol Culture.
The ceremony was presented under the auspices of Croatian Prime Minister, Mrs. Jadranka Kosor, who is also an honorary citizen of Vukovar, and sponsored by Croatian Ministry of Tourism and National Tourist Board.
The 2011 FIJET World Congress will be held in magnificent Romania. The program will include some very special and exciting visits to the most important, romantic and exciting locations in this ancient and fascinating country.
The Congress begins in Bucharest where delegates will stay at the beautiful radisson BLU Hotel. The frist day brings the Opening Ceremony and General Assembly. Thanks to a very special arrangement with the government, those events will be held at the Palace of the Parliament. This amazing building – said to be the second largest government building in the world – is normally reserved for use by the government for official functions and the daily running of the government. (The U.S. Pentagon is the largest government building.)
Tijani Haddad to take on important advisory role encompassing his experience in tourism and journalism with the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
Tunis, Tunisia (November 22, 2010) – By special request of the Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Tijani Haddad, the President of FIJET (Fédération Internationale des Journalistes et Ecrivains du Tourisme), was invited to become a Special Advisor to the UNWTO.
Ladies and gentlemen,
I would like to begin by expressing my joy to be with you and I take this opportunity to thank our hosts for the excellent organization of this major event as a signal of our common desire to strengthen the ties and the cooperation in the field of tourism. It is indeed a great pleasure to be here in the remarkable city of Istanbul, the "European Capital of Culture" for 2010.
Speech from the president of the World Federation of Journalists and Travel Writers (FIJET).
Honorable Guests
Ladies and Gentlemen
Dear Colleagues
On behalf of the international Federation for journalists and travel writers, I have the honor, the pleasure and the privilege to welcome you to the 52nd congress of our Federation hosted by the Turkish Association for Journalists and Travel Writers.
The FIJET Newsletter has a new look and interface. The new online book allows you to page through the newsletter just as you might with an actual printed book. For those of you who prefer to old style PDF file, there is a facility for downloading the file for offline reading, just as in the past. In addition, you can go into full screen mode and not have the distractions of the browser window menus and border, print the pages and magnify them for best viewing. We are sure you will like the new format!
Great success of Academy for Young Travel Journalists, Bled- Slovenia May 7th to 14th
Bled, Slovenia -- The first FIJET Academy for Young Travel Journalists devoted to the theme "Tourism is Going Green" was a great success in every respect - professional as well as social and first of all regarding it's main mission.
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