Meeting with Hospitality Sector

On 10th April, a promotional meeting with Hospitality Sector members was held in Nicosia, Cyprus.

The aim of the meeting was to discuss challenges related to safety and security in the tourism industry and to explore how the project’s results could support this area.

The meeting was opened by Annita Dimitriadou. Additionally, representatives from the Cyprus Police and Fire Brigade shared their insights and experiences, emphasizing the importance of cooperation with the HoReCa sector. The topics covered during the meeting are of particular importance to Cyprus, which hosted over 4 million tourists last year and for which the tourism industry accounts for around 13-15% of its Gross Domestic Product.

📢 Speakers:
▪️ Annita Dimitriadou – Deputy Ministry of Tourism of Cyprus
▪️ Andreas Christofi, Fire chief – Cyprus Fire Service
▪️ Perseas Koutrouzas, Lieutenant – Cyprus Police
▪️ PhD, Prof. Michał Bijak – University of Lodz, Poland
▪️ Maksymilian Stela – CBRN expert, Poland
▪️ PhD Sebastian Kawczyński – CEO, Sigoria Security Solutions (Sigoria Sp. z o.o.), Poland

The meeting was organized by Nicosia Tourism Board, Center for Social Innovation – CSI and the University of Lodz.

Hosted by the City of Nicosia.