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The regular annual meeting
of Slovenian Convention
bureau members, Hotel
Bellevue, Maribor
Another well organised annual
meeting of the Slovenian
Convention Bureau is behind us
and, over two days, many interesting
lectures were given. The main
topic of the meeting was “What
awaits the Slovenian meeting
industry during the EU Presidency
in 2008?”Answers were given by
Franci Kodela, Head of the EU
Presidency Logistics Centre, and
Gregor Krajc, Head of the Public
Relations and Promotion
Subgroup. During the formal part
of the meeting, Renata Balažič of
GH Union was newly elected to
the Slovenian Convention Bureau
Council, while Matjaž Žnidaršič
from GH Bernadin was elected
Chairman of the Council of
Experts. As always, the evening
reception, held in an authentic
Pohorje atmosphere, was the
more enjoyable part of the event.
Participants enjoyed themselves
before the evening entertainment,
participating in Koren Sports
team-activity games.
New wellness and sports
hotel, Harmonija, Mengeš
‘The harmony of the soul, body
and emotion’ is the guideline and
content of a new sports-recreational,
beauty and wellness hotel in
Mengeš. Both recreation and
indulgence are available in the
4,500 square metre covered
areas. Harmonija is the first
modern centre in Slovenia based
on the feng shui method, in which
contemporary medical techniques
and traditional Chinese modesty
are combined.
Harmonija Šport has 2,600 m 2 of
covered sporting areas, including
three tennis courts and five
badminton courts. In summer,
two beach volleyball courts and a
large grass football pitch are also
available. A multi-purpose hall is
available for group exercise while
an individual exercise hall offers a
kinesis program and power plate
exercises. The Harmonija
Wellness Centre covers 600m 2
and is divided into three sections:
sauna, beauty and massage sections
and a VIP area – an area for
special, fairytale-like rituals. The
Hotel Harmonija is the first hotel
to open in Mengeš. Its 12 new contemporarily
equipped rooms have
a total of 30 beds and they are
designed in line with the feng shui
method, which has an extremely
positive effect on guests’ wellbeing
and mood. The Harmonija
resturant indulges its guests with
healthy dishes prepared by its
excellent cooking staff to satisfy
all tastes for various occasions –
from daily lunches to meals to
order. With a magnificent view
of the park, the Harmonija also
pampers its guests in the refreshment
bar and summer garden.
Harmonija offers a variety of
possibilities for developmental
incentive programmes, as it is
amidst wondrous countryside
under Mengeš koča (Mengeš
hunting lodge).
Additional information:
www.harmonija.eu
The festive opening
of dvor Jezeršek
Dvor Jezeršek in Brnik opened in
January this year. Gatherings with
good food and people were hosted
by Hiša kulinarike Jezeršek, who
developed a range of activities in
Sora pri Medvodah 25 years ago
and continue at the Hočevar
Homestead. A hotel with 18 rooms
and 40 beds, two apartments with
stylish furniture, an á la carte
restaurant providing a magical
gastronomic experience, an inn
showcasing traditional dishes
from the Slovenian provinces,
a meeting and assembly hall and
a variety of other surprises in the
renovated 1768 homestead operate
within the framework of the court.
Additional information:
www.dvor-jezersek.si
Presentation of slovenian
meeting industry in Brussels
Sixteen representatives of the
Slovenian meeting industry
outlined their offers to potential
customers at workshops in
Brussels. Participants attended
the opening of the STO office in
Brussels, which operates in the
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