Budapest hosted the world’s sports travel agents association ISTAA.
6th Annual General Meeting of members affiliated to the International Sports Travel Agencies Association was held on 17th of November in Budapest. Zbigniew ?Zebby? Wrobel from Club Sport Travel Poland was re-elected as President of ISTAA.
Past period has been contentedly summarized and cooperation during the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games and FIFA 2014 has been discussed on many levels.? This year’s event was held under the slogan ?Professional values & ethics of? sports travel the basis for ISTAA Members? success?. The meeting was opened by President Zbigniew “Zebby” Wrobel, who summed up ISTAA?s activity so far in his welcome speech. He emphasized fast development of the organization in terms of the number of members and a significant increase in membership and business cooperation. Dr. Istvan Simicsko – ?Hungarian Minister of State for Sport?& Youth Affairs? and Ms.Gabriela Tilaji – Sales Manager Hungaroring were the guest speakers. Networking part of the meeting was an opportunity to set many of organizational issues, to enhance cooperation between the members? of ISTAA and to discuss the future of the organization.
One of the main item on the agenda was new President and Board of Directors election. By the decision of the general assemble, Zbigniew “Zebby” Wrobel from Club Sport Travel Poland was elected as President for the fourth time. To the New Board of Directors entered: Marco Mazzi – Tre Emme Viaggi Italy as Vice President , Christoph Breuer- VIP Sport Travel Switzerland, Yoav Bruck – ISSTA Sport Israel, Nazeer Camaroodeen – FLI Afrika from South Africa, Eva Gazova – Stars & Friends Slovakia,? Wim Jansen – Emboost The Netherlands, ?Balazs Kamuti – Pegazus Sport Tours Hungary, Africa and Pavle Markovic Ban Tours from? Croatia.
President?s expos? pointed out the main objectives and directions of association and expectations of its members. The meeting ended with a gala dinner, which took place on Primus Boat Restaurant on Danube river. This year’s meeting of members has been successful thanks ?to the ?attendance of nearly all ISTAA members.
