Bled, Slovenia – A select group of internationally renowned experts are slated to address the 2010 FIJET Young Journalists Academy in the beautiful alpine city of Bled, Slovenia from May 7-14. The experts, who include specialists from scientific institutions, international travel organizations and leading journalists will address the theme of “Green Tourism” during the week-long event.

“The theme of this year’s first Academy “Tourism goes green” was chosen due to actual climate changes and will stress the need for the sustainable development of tourism,” said Drago Bulc, Director of the FIJET Young Journalists Academy and member of the FIJET Executive Committee.

In addition to Mr. Bulc and Academy Program Director Prof. TANJA MIHALIČ, PhD, Faculty of Economics of Ljubljana University, Slovenia, the speakers include:
·         Prof. LUČKA KAJFEŽ BOGATAJ, PhD, climatologist, winner of 2008 Nobel Prize for Peace 2008 (together with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore)
 
·         Prof. EDUARDO FAYOS-SOLA, PhD, Executive Secretary of Education and Science Council UNWTO (United Nations World Travel Oranization)
 
·         MARCELO RISI, Director of Communications for the UNWTO
 
·         MARJAN HRIBAR, MSc, President of European Commision of UNWTO
 
·         EVA ŠTRAVS PODLOGAR, CEO Slovenian Tourist Board
 
·         JIM THOMSON, Executive Director of FIJET for Congresses and Communications and Managing Editor of Western News Service (Los Angeles, CA)
 
·         DIMITRIJ PICIGA, MSc, Vice President of European Travel Commission
 
Participating students will be required to collaborate on writing and presenting an article or report (to be selected by the students) during the course of studies. Students are also required to write (for print publications) or produce (for radio and television) a report on the host country, titled “A Country that Honors its Past but Accommodates the Future.”
 
The best three articles/productions will be awarded with prizes, donated by Slovenian and Bled Tourist Boards.
 
All course activities will be conducted in English at the Academy in in Bled, Slovenia. Bled is a tourist resort in the Northwest of Slovenia on the border to Italy and Austria and is easily accessible by car, train or plane. The nearest airport (Ljubljana, Slovenia) is only 25 km away, Austrian nearest airport is Klagenfurt, Italian Trieste.
 
To learn more about the venue visit http://www.bled.si/en/ and Tourism and services high school, http://www.vgs-bled.si/
 

Prin programul pentru Tinerii Jurnalisti, PressTour ofera o oportunitate pentru participanti sa lucreze cu jurnalisti cu experienta, sa participe la cursuri, conferinte si simpozioane sustinute de specialisti din invatamantul superior si din industria turismului.

Iata ce avantaje iti poate oferi un astfel de program:
 

- ai oportunitatea sa vizitezi locatii reprezentative din Romania si din strainatate

- participi la seminarii, workshop-uri si studii din care se poate capata multa experienta practica

- esti in contact si dialog, prin vizite de documentare, cu profesionisti din industria turismului (patronate de turism, agentii, tour operatori, hotelieri, jurnalisti etc)

- dobandesti noi cunostinte si perspective asupra domeniului turismului, in general si al presei de turism, in particular

- te inscrii la cursuri de jurnalism organizate si oferite de membrii FIJET International

- iti imbunatatesti CV-ul publicandu-ti articolele in revistele de turism consacrate

- daca esti freelancer sau angajat, iti promovezi munca prin intermediul asociatiei PressTour FIJET Romania, astfel incat aceasta va fi cunoscuta atat de publicul roman, cat si de cel din strainatate

- participi la evenimente de profil: conferinte, gale, intalniri, targuri de turism, inaugurari etc.