Rossitza ohRidska-olson is an international cultural tourism macro-strategist and president of Vizantia Enterprises and The INTELLECT Institute. She has over 25 years of experience in cultural tourism marketing and management. She provides strategic consulting services to governments, tourism organizations, and private companies on developing and promoting cultural destinations and heritage sites.

1. Rossitza ohRidska-olson
International Cultural Tourism Macro-Strategist
President, Vizantia Enterprises, Inc., Florida, USA
President, The INTELLECT Institute, USA
Tour operators, hospitality companies, travel agencies,
tour design companies, DMOs, not-for profits, and
governmental bodies turn to Vizantia Enterprises Inc.,
FOCUS Cultural Tourism Division (functioning under the brand
Marketing and management of emerging “Cultural Realms”) for a comprehensive approach to
destinations, destination branding, tech- policymaking, market intelligence and practical advice
nology management applied to culture on culture and cultural tourism. In-depth understand-
and tourism marketing, cultural policy de- ing of the travel and culture industries, combined with
velopment, territorial organization of tour- a commitment to innovation and cutting-edge busi-
ism, cultural and creative industry man- ness solutions, guarantees a cost effective response
agement for the needs of creative and to customer demand and stakeholders’ value growth.
cultural tourism.
Education
M.S. Geography of Tourism, SU “Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia, Bulgaria, 1987
Visual Communications, COVA, St. Paul, MN, USA - 2000
Work languages: Bulgarian, English, French, Russian, Spanish
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2. Rossitza ohRidska-olson
International Cultural Tourism Macro-Strategist
President, Vizantia Enterprises, Inc., Florida, USA
President, The INTELLECT Institute, USA
Recent Public Appearances Travel 2.0, 2007, Sofia, Best Western City Hotel, Sofia, Bul-
garia. Organizer and keynote speaker at the first conference on
Web 2.0. for the travel and hospitality industry in the country.
Museums and Cultural Tourism, Stara Zagora, 2007, 2008.
Presentations on the development of museums, galleries and cul-
tural heritage as a main resource for cultural tourism. Sponsors:
Municipality of Stara Zagora, Tourism Board, Region of Stara Za-
gora, Stara Zagora Regional Hotel Association.
6th National Buditeli Conference with International Par-
ticipation. National Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria 2008.
Culture in the European Context. Presenter. “Expansion of the
geographies of the Bulgarian cultural and historic heri-
tage tourism through the methods of Web 2.0. with fo-
cus on information integration into the European con-
text”. Sponsored by: The Presidency of Bulgaria, the Ministry of
Culture of Bulgaria, the University of Information Technologies and
Library Sciences.
IX Forum of the Museums of South Bulgaria, Stara Zagora,
October 5, 2008. Sponsors: Ministry of Culture of Bulgaria and
Department of Culture of 6 Bulgarian Provinces. Keynote speaker.
New Technology Marketing for Museums.
VI and VII Congress and Fair of Cultural Tourism, Veliko
Turnovo, Bulgaria, 2008.2009 Keynote speaker and workshops
host on: “Museums, Internet and Cultural Tourism” (2008),
“Communication of cultural heritage through tourism”
(2009)
Pre-election Campaign Conference on Cultural Tourism. As-
senovgrad, Bulgaria, May 2009. Sponsor: Political Party GERB.
Presenter and keynote speaker.
“Creative tourism and possibilities for its development
in Chile”. DTS Virtual Conference. Speaker. February 2010
3rd Black Sea Tourism Forum “Destination Branding for Cul-
tural Tourism” September 23-24, 2010. Keynote Speaker.
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3. Rossitza ohRidska-olson
International Cultural Tourism Macro-Strategist
President, Vizantia Enterprises, Inc., Florida, USA
President, The INTELLECT Institute, USA
Recent Papers and Publications Branding Bulgaria: The Tourism Perspectives Nation-
al Business Post, May 21, 2008.Bulgaria
Internet: Bridge or Precipice for the Bulgarian Muse-
ums, Buditeli Magazine, 2/2009, Bulgaria
Expansion of the geographies of the Bulgarian cul-
tural and historic heritage tourism through the meth-
ods of Web 2.0. with focus information integration
into the European context. Conference Proceedings.
6th National Buditeli Conference with International Par-
ticipation: “Culture in the European Context” 2008. Na-
tional Palace of Culture, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Expanding the Geographies of Cultural Tourism
Through Internet Social Networking and the Possi-
ble Economic Impact for the Bulgarian Cultural Heri-
tage. Conference proceedings. IV Scientific Conference
on Tourism Research, International University College,
Dobrich, Bulgaria. 2008
USG: an economic solution to cultural tourism in
terms of global crisis, Conference Proceedings, XXII
Congress of the Economy of Tourism, Ohrid, Macedonia,
May 22, 2009
Country branding for cultural tourism. A comparison
between Country Brand Index by FutureBrand and
Nations Brand Index by Anholt – GfK, Research note.
European Journal of Tourism Research, in review
and MoRe:
Named as expert by Future braNd iN their 2009 & 2010
CouNtry braNd iNdex
50 artiCles oNliNe aNd iN priNt
20 preseNtatioN
10 iN depth studies oN Creative aNd Cultural tourism aNd New
teChNologies applied to Cultural tourism.
“iMaginaRy Reality” usiNg New teChNologies to CommuNiCate
Cultural heritage iN museums aNd art galleries For the Needs
Book
oF Cultural tourism. museums oF the 21st. CeNtury series,
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4. Rossitza ohRidska-olson
International Cultural Tourism Macro-Strategist
President, Vizantia Enterprises, Inc., Florida, USA
President, The INTELLECT Institute, USA
Selected Client Experiences: Ministry of Culture, Bulgaria
Government and Institutional Political Party GERB, Bulgaria.
Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurants Association (BAHRA)
Regional Government, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
National Museum of History, Bulgaria
Regional Museum of History, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
Museum of Kumanovo, Macedonia
Foundation “Buditeli”, Bulgaria
Institute for Thracian Studies, Bulgaria
Private
Cultural Crossroads, Tour Operator, USA
Serious Traveler, Tour Operator
Guaranty Bank, USA
Sargeant Marine, USA
Millmac Corporation, USA
Medical Connections Holdings, USA
Paideia Capital Managment, USA
John Ryan International, Europe
Optimum HR Systems, USA
and MoRe:
3 world CoNgresses. orgaNizatioN aNd logistiCs.
$ 20,000 millioN oF iNvestmeNts suCCess For ClieNts
25+ experieNCe serviNg the Culture aNd travel iNdustries world-
wide, more thaN 50 ClieNts iN 12 CouNtries
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5. Rossitza ohRidska-olson
International Cultural Tourism Macro-Strategist
President, Vizantia Enterprises, Inc., Florida, USA
President, The INTELLECT Institute, USA
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