Rafał Szmytke
Vice-Rector
Vistula School of Hospitality
Rafał Szmytke is a graduate of the University of Physical Education in Warsaw, and the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Warsaw, who also received the title of Master of Business Administration from the Rotterdam School of Management. He gained experience in managerial positions at the Office of Physical Culture and Tourism, the Ministry of Health, and as a researcher at the University of Physical Education in Warsaw. In the period, 2001-2016, he worked for the Polish Tourist Organisation, and from 2008 to 2016, he was its president. He has been using his knowledge of the hotel industry while working for Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN) as a Hotel Project Manager. He has also been the Supervisory Board Chairman of the Polish Agency for Tourism Development and the Tourism Education Center, as well as the Plenipotentiary of the Minister of Treasury at the Institute of Tourism.
He has been associated with tourism for years, not only professionally, but also socially. He was the co-organiser of the National Rally “Palmiry”, and the chairman of the Sports Centre for Survival and Exploration. He has published numerous publications in the field of qualified and adventure tourism. Currently, he is the Prorector at the Vistula School of Hospitality in Warsaw.
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Hotels are waiting for a strong rebound in tourism
Just when the hotel sector had begun to successfully heal its post-pandemic wounds, a new crisis has arrived, once again weakening the industry and depriving it of tourists, who are now concerned about the events taking place across our eastern border. Without the return of tourists and MICE events, hotels will not get back on their pre-COVID track, and investors will not return to their investment plans on the same large scale as before the pandemic. Is a hotel indus-try rebound in 2023 still possible? How does the refugee migration affect the performance of hotels? Is it time for condo hotels again?
