TÜROFED participated in the 63rd HOTREC General Assembly held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, on October 27-28, 2011. On behalf of TÜROFED, Federation President Mr. Ahmet BARUT, Vice President Mr. Osman AYIK, and Foreign Relations Coordinator Ms. Kübra UMAN attended the 63rd HOTREC General Assembly, where hoteliers and restaurateurs from European Union member countries gathered.
At the General Assembly, which was also attended by the European Parliament and the European Commission, the current state of issues concerning the hospitality sector, the work carried out following the previous general assembly, and solution proposals were discussed. During the General Assembly, topics such as taxation, classification, standardization, food hygiene and labeling of food products, alcohol, consumer rights, the state of competition on online sites, fire safety, social dialogues, tourism, and sustainability, which are among the most important problems of the hospitality sector, were discussed under the heading ‘What is cooking?’
At the General Assembly, where HOTREC’s international collaborations were also announced, speeches by participants from UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organization) and EHMA (European Hotel Managers Association) were also included.
The HOTREC EXCOM and SSD Committee elections were also completed at the General Assembly. Among the candidates, Evalda Siskauskiene was elected as an EXCOM member, while it was accepted that Martin Couchman will continue in his role as the Chair of the Social Dialogue Committee.
The 64th HOTREC General Assembly will take place in Limassol, Cyprus, on April 25-29, 2011.