Programme Budapest 2025

8.30 – 9.00 Registration of delegates
Location: Lobby of Ensana Thermal Margaret Island

9.00 – 9.15 Conference Opening 
Riccardo Mortandello, President EHTTA
Ildikó Szüts, CEO Budapest Spas
Ion Vilcu, Director UN Tourism Affiliate Members

DESTINATION FORUM

9.30 – 10.15 Session #1
The Ugly Truth of Operating Thermal Destinations
Ildikó Szüts, CEO Budapest Spas (Hungary)
László Puczkó, Senior Health Spa Advisor, Ensana Hotels (Hungary)
n.n., Terme Tuhelj (Croatia)

10.15 – 10.45 Coffee break

10.45 – 11.30 Session #2
The Thermal Tourism Market – Global Perspectives
Miguel Gallego, Head of Marketing, European Travel Commission
Mark Hennebry, Chairperson, Ensana Health Spas (Hungary)
Claudia Wagner, Managing Director, FITReisen GmbH (Germany)

11.30 – 12.15 Session #3
Where Is the Evidence? What Certain Market Segments Understand & Expect? 
chaired by Csilla Mezősi, Secretary General, European Spas Association (ESPA)
Ali Ghamman, President, Observatoire du Tourisme Morocco (Morocco)
Alina Huseynli, Director, Institute of Spa and Balneology Karlovy Vary
Eva Ruzicska, Head Physician Ensana Hungary
Dr. Janka Zalesakova, President Slovak Spa Association (Slovakia)

12.30 – 13.30 Buffet Lunch at Restaurant Thermal Hotel

13.30 – 14.15 Session #4
Defining & Creating A New Thermal Destination: Thermal Assets, but no products – what is your take on that?
Markos Danas, Secretary General, Hellenic Association of Municipalities with Thermal Springs (Greece)
Ahmed Aloraij, President, Saudi Health Tourism Association (Saudi Arabia)
Dr. Ngamnid Saennampol, Chiang Mai Ratjabhat University (Thailand) 

SUSTAINABILITY FORUM

14.15 - 15.00 Session #5
Tired of TALKING? What has really been done? Transitions - Thermal destinations moving to action and innovation
chaired by Simone Zagrodnik, European Historic Thermal Towns Association, Executive Director (Belgium)
Marion Roussel, Route des Villes d'Eaux du Massif Central, Director European Cooperations (France)
Edvardas Citvaras, Birštonas, Vice Mayor (Lithuania)
Victor Leal, Termas de São Pedro do Sul, CEO (Portugal)

15.00 - 15.30 Coffee Break

HOSPITALITY FORUM

15.30 - 17.00 Session #6
Investing to Thermal Hospitality
chaired by Raffaella Dallarda, Wellbeing Specialist & Blogger
Andrew Gibson
Ensana Hotels
Vladan Vešković, Secretary General, Serbian Spas Association (Serbia)
Nike Schroeder, Palazzo Fiuggi, Project Lead (Italy)

17.00 End of conference day

19.15 Transfer for guests staying at Ensana hotels on Margaret Island to Gellért Bath

19.45 Welcome to Géllert Bath

20.00 Gala Dinner at Géllert Bath
hosted by VisitHungary and Budapest Spas

22.30 Return transfer for guests staying at Ensana Margaret Island Hotels