Rossitza Ohridska-Olson

Current

Partner at Vizantia Inc., South-East Florida

Education

College of Visual Arts, St. Paul
Sofiiski universitet Sv. Kliment Ohridski
Sofiiski universitet Sv. Kliment Ohridski

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Rossitza Ohridska-Olson’s Summary

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As a consultant, I provide a unique blend of tourism marketing, communications design and social computing expertise. Culture discovery is the passion of my life. Over the last 20 years I discovered and immersed myself in the cultures of Bulgaria, Spain, Portugal, and the United States.

The cultural (r)evolution started by the internet has now empowered every one of us to discover exotic and exciting places with just a few clicks on our computer. It also provided an opportunity for tavel professionals to create and market new tourism products and expand the geographies of cultural reach to vaster audiences. This new cultural realm of technology and tourism is where you can find me now.

A global nomad, I live in Florida (USA) and Bulgaria (EU), dedicating my entire time to the fast-evolving business of cultural tourism. I consult tour operators, cultural institutions, government agencies, regional development centers, NGOs and private companies in Europe and the USA. I also find time to work on my Ph.D. thesis, a history triller and a book, Imaginary Reality, for the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture.

Rossitza Ohridska-Olson’s Specialties:

Marketing and management of emerging destinations, destination branding, Internet marketing strategies for touroperators and cultural tourism travel agencies, cultural policy development, territorial organization of tourism

Work Languages: English, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, Russian

Rossitza Ohridska-Olson’s Experience

Partner

Vizantia Inc., South-East Florida

(Marketing and Advertising industry)

June 2001 — Present (8 years 6 months)

Rossitza Ohridska-Olson’s Education

College of Visual Arts, St. Paul

BA , Communication Design , 1998 — 2000
Sofiiski universitet Sv. Kliment Ohridski

B.S., M.A. , Geography; Travel Managment , 1981 — 1987

Education: MA Geography of Tourism. Minor: French Language. Sofia University “Climent Ohridski”, 1987

MA Thesis and research - 1 year. Theme:
Classification, Marketing methods and Sales techniques for the internationalization of the additional travel services.
Sofiiski universitet Sv. Kliment Ohridski

Geography of Tourism

Preparing for open Ph.D. program, writing a thesis on "Expansion of geographies of cultural tourism thanks to Web 2.0"