The impact of DIGITALIZATION and SUSTAINABILITY on camping tourism
It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to take part in the 2nd F.I.C.C. World Congress, that will be held in Verrières-le-Buisson, Paris, in France, from 27 to 28 October 2022.
Whether you are a member of F.I.C.C. or not, this congress is open to everyone. As of now, I would like to extend to you a warm welcome to the beautiful city of Paris in October 2022.
Organised for the second time by the Fédération Internationale de Camping, Caravanning et Autocaravaning (F.I.C.C.), together with an organising committee comprising members from all over the world, the 2nd edition of the World Congress will take place in the surroundings of beautiful city of Paris.
The Congress, whose topic will be " The impact of DIGITALIZATION and SUSTAINABILITY on camping tourism”, will include presentations, discussions, workshops and reflections on three major topics: Consumers, Campsites and the Industry of Camping, Caravanning and Motor Caravanning.
As F.I.C.C. is looking for partners for the Congress.
If your organisation is interested or if you are aware of others that may be interested by one of the proposed options or other possibilities, do not hesitate to contact F.I.C.C. office at [email protected]
Lovers & Passionate Camping Speakers
F.I.C.C. President
Campercontact/NKC
Croatia
University of Surrey, U.K.
Green Key International, Denmark
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
The Netherlands
Croatia
Don’t Miss This Great Congress Program
Chaired by:
João Alves Pereira(Portugal) Norman Taylor(Great Britain) Gérard Couté(France) Fabien Produit(Switzerland) Lars Hall(Sweden) Marcin Zaradkiewicz(Poland) Dieter Albert(Germany) OLLI RUSI(Finland) KAY SPLINT(Netherlands) JOHNNY CHENG(Taiwan)Lunch Break
F.I.C.C. Council Meeting
Asia Pacific Working Group meeting Chaired by: Jason Jan(Taiwan) Johnny Cheng(Taiwan)
Youth Commission Working Group meeting Chaired by: Ryan Martin(Great Britain) Yoëlle van Driel(Netherlands)
Motor Caravanning Commission meeting Chaired by: Tomas Mehlmauer(Austria) Andreas Jörn(Germany) Fabien Produit(Switzerland) Gérard Faure(France)
Gérard Couté, President of the Paris Saclay Tourist Office Jacques Bourdon, President of the F.F.C.C Stéphane Bazile, Vice President of the Essonne Departemental Council Nicolas Dayot, President of the FNHPA *To be announced, Representative of the UNWTO João Alves Pereira, F.I.C.C. President
The benefits of social and digital input for Camping Tourism Jeroen Vinkesteijn, Lecturer at the Breda University for Applied Sciences in the Academy for Tourism and Hospitality (Netherlands) Presented by Jorian Keij
Coffee Break
What does sustainability mean for today’s consumer? Dr. Xavier Font, Professor of Sustainability Marketing at the University of Surrey, (Great Britain) Presented by Gerben Hardeman
Lunch Break
Nicolas Dayot, How Campsites have adapted to and during the pandemic (France)
Philippe Bossanne, founder of Huttopia, Camping Naturel, an innovative proposal as part of the recovery plan for a more sustainable and united economy (France)
Presented by Gèrard Couté
Introduction of workshops
Presented by Stan Stolwerk
Jeroen Vinkesteijn, Where creativity meets digital (Netherlands) Jorian Keij, and Lars Smit , What can we learn from the motorhome owner in Europe (Netherlands) Ivan Dvorski , how to successfully use digital channels for your marketing (Croatia)
Coffee Break
Dr. Xavier Font, Five benefits of design, marketing and communication of your authenticity and sustainability (Great Britain) Finn Boulding Thomsen, Work with sustainability in campsites, exemplified through the Green Key programme (Denmark) Henk Meiborg, Camping (holidays) & e-mobility (Netherlands)
Summary
Welcome Cocktail of the Congress Dinner
Congress Dinner
Presented by: Stan Stolwerk, NKC, Netherlands Tomas Mehlmauer, Austria Fabien Produit, , ACS, Switzerland Fabienne Yobe, , F.F.C.C., France.
Coffee Break
Presented by: João Alves Pereira, F.I.C.C. AISBL Jerko Sladoljev, How Industry performed during the Pandemic (Croatia) To be announced , World Tourism Organization
Conclusions and perspectives on the follow-up of the Paris 2022 Congress
Lunch Break
Guided tour to discover the classic sights of the Verrières-le-Buisson and Massy region
A guided tour of Verrières-le-Buisson and Massy region will be offered in the afternoon of Friday 28 October. An excursion (extra fee) to Palace of Versailles and Gardens will take place on Saturday 29 October. This tour will start at 9:00h till 18:00h and includes the bus tour to visit of Palace of Versailles and Gardens, Lunch at the Palace and entrance tickets. Lunch will be served at (to be announced).
Staying Close To The Location Of The Event
Les Gâtines is located in the commune of Les Gâtines Verrieres Le Buisson, which borders Massy, and there is even a train station called Massy-Verrieres.
Les Gâtines is 20 km from Paris at the edge of the Verrières forest in a 6-hectare park dominating the Massy plain and is a modern and welcoming building, which blends, into the countryside.
GPS coordinates: 48.7485 | 2.2494
There will be a Free shuttle bus between Les Gâtines Center and Massy-Palaiseau railway stations (RER B, C and TGV), Monday to Friday (at the “Gare Routière Vilmorin” gate) for the congress participants:
Hotel Mercure Paris Massy Gare TGV 4* link
Hotel Hilton Garden Inn Massy 5* link
Hotel Les Gatines - Reservation Form
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