Seminar Series of the School of Applied Sciences – Spring 2020 – 4. Seminar

Dear Students of the School of Applied Sciences,

You are kindly informed to welcome the CEO of VIP Tourism / VIP Event,  Ms. Yasemin Pirinçcioğlu as the guest speaker of the seminar series.

Date      : Thursday, 7 May 2020

Time      : 14:40-16:30

Place     : Web Seminar 

Ms. Yasemin Pirinçcioğlu was born in New York City in 1953. She started travelling the world at an early age being born into a family of tourism pioneers. She completed Bachelor’s degree at the Sorbonne XIII University of Economics in Paris and extended degree at IMT (Institute for Tourism Marketing) the only school in Europe offering a Tourism degree at the time. As a student she spent her summers working at VIP TOURISM /VIP Event one of the first Travel and event management companies founded by her parents as early as 1968, which resulted in a remarkable career spanning decades. As an entrepreneur in the field she worked in all areas of the industry such as; from inbound and outbound travel to hotel management and from incentives to international congresses and conferences. She finally found her voice in creating innovative corporate events and elegant festivities. She has been called “The Chef in the Kitchen” due to her hands-on approach in the countless events she orchestrated for high profile clients. Be it a celebration or a corporate meeting, what drives her is a passion to create awareness locally and internationally on Turkey’s abundant cultural heritage.  Ms. Yasemin Pirinçcioğlu is going to make a presentation about “Reflections on Tourism in Turkey and Beyond Post Corona” in the online Seminar course.