On 09/06/2021, SARONIS S.A. organized an online – due to COVID-19 restrictions – stakeholders’ conference via ZOOM. The subject of the conference was “The role of Tourism in viable youth Employment and Entrepreneurship”.
A total of 100 people attended the event – among them representatives of Greek Public Employment Services, training organizations, academic institutions, research organizations, companies active in Tourism and Social Partners.
During the event, besides the presentation of the project’s outcomes until then, it also took place the presentation of innovative applications towards the promotion of employment and entrepreneurship in the Tourism sector as well as the presentation of training programs in tourism professions of high demand in the market.

The outcomes of a research project that related to the resilience of the Tourism sector in the COVID-19 era were also presented.
The presentations made initiated a discussion among the participants that demonstrated a genuine interest and concern about the opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship that Tourism can create especially for the young people and the means that the sector can use for overcoming the difficulties of the Pandemic.
One major conclusion emerged from the event was that projects such as NESET that combine research, ICT, upskilling, consulting and job placements can create significant opportunities for the inclusion of the Youth in the labour market of Tourism.