Dates: 1–2 October 2025
Venue: MonAsty Hotel, Thessaloniki, Greece
INTERSMARTS will host the INTERNATIONAL MENTORING COLLABORATORY in Thessaloniki, organized by the Department of Organization, Marketing & Tourism of the International Hellenic University.
The event will co-create practical solutions for the Black Sea region’s key tourism challenges: overdevelopment, pollution and waste, seasonality, and slow innovation uptake. It will bring together universities, SMEs, public authorities, researchers, and NGOs for hands-on mentoring, knowledge exchange, and cross-border collaboration—fully aligned with the INTERSMARTS mission and network structure.
What to expect
- Mentoring sessions with SMEs and local stakeholders
- Interactive workshops and peer-to-peer learning
- Partner experiences and best practices from Black Sea countries
- Digital tools and innovations for sustainable tourism
- Networking and collaboration opportunities
Who should attend
Tourism SMEs and BSOs, destination managers and public authorities, researchers and students, NGOs and community initiatives active in sustainability and blue-economy themes.
Information
- Date: 1 – 2 October 2025
- Programme hours: 09:00–17:00
- Language: English
Location: MONASTY Hotel Thessaloniki, 45 Vasileos Irakleiou Street, Thessaloniki, Greece, Ground Floor, Restaurant Hall
