We've had a chance to present our tours and quests to specialised international audiences at conferences in Poland and in Sweden. The Poland conference took place in April, and it was organised by Interpret Europe. If you've been browsing through this blog, you might already know that our Iva is a very active Interpret Europe member and guide trainer. She attended the conference and presented how the Badass Women of Zagreb tour was developed as a part of a presentation called The Blind Badasses: Turning tales of historical underdogs into interpretive experiences.

Just last week, Iva travelled to Sweden to take part in an international Transformative Play Initiative Seminar and presented our gamified Witch Hunt quest in a presentation calledWitch Hunt Quest: can a gamified tour stoke the flame?

It is motivating to know that specialised communities, that aim to bring positive changes to the world, recognise our projects as something that can add value and new perspectives to their initiatives. But more importantly, the two events were an incredible opportunity for us to gain new insights, and find ways to make our experiences more meaningful.

Last Wednesday, Secret Zagreb travelled to Morocco. At least the story of Secret Zagreb did. Our manager Iva Silla was one of the speakers at a conference organised by Center of Excellence, Tourism & Hospitality and Master of Culture, Heritage and Sustainable Tourism at Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakesh. It was a wonderful opportunity to share some ideas and experience with Moroccan students and industry experts. We talked about creative tourism through the prism of Secret Zagreb and our sister projects such as Playful Croatia and Croatia Underrated. We also talked about heritage interpretation as a tool for sustainable tourism. The other speaker, Lucas Peters, an American living in Morocco, inspired the audience talking about his contribution to a more sustainable approach to Moroccan tourism.

A big thank you to all the organisers and participants for the welcoming atmosphere, and curiousity. We are also grateful to Hicham from Marrakesh Behind the Walls who reached out to include us in this session.

It was such a treat meeting so many locals in pursue of a career in tourism.