TESTIMONIALS
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June 12, 2015
What industry principals think about the services and experiences of Tasso Pappas?
Dear Mr. Pappas, On behalf of all Armenia Incentives Team we would like to thank you for the interesting and fruitful training seminar we had in summer 2014. We appreciate your hard work and long life experience in the industry. Our expectations were surpassed during our learning sessions as we were taught so much and we managed to rediscover tourism sphere from another very important point or circle which we call MICE sector. You are a kind of person that is able to pass your passion and experience of life and this is a skill that not everybody owns. It’s obvious that your guests were happy to have cooperation with you and not with your competition and this makes the difference in this business. Thanks for teaching us to be different and thus the winners of the time. We wish you long life and many training sessions for others to enjoy and discover the joy of learning the new, the perfect, the great, the absolute… Lolita Hakobyan Head of Incoming Department, Armenia Holidays @ Incentives
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June 15, 2015
Judy Jackson, President, Unique Discoveries by Judy Jackson, LLC, USA
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June 15,2015
I first met Tasso in his role as DMC in Belgium. Tasso thoroughly acquainted me onsite with meeting and incentive possibilities, facilities and hotels throughout Belgium. He showed that he understands client needs and the urgency of getting complete answers quickly. His offers were creative, factual and prompt. Tasso definitely is a professional and working with him has always been a pleasure.
François Bourcart, ex President of TPI Belgium
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July 18, 2013
I know Tasso Pappas since a long time. I can recommend him warmly because I have seen along all these years how serious and committed he is in everything he takes responsibility in.
William Vastine, President of V2 Incentives, USA
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October 20, 2012
Tasso is a professional with multiple skills. His experience qualifies him for any position in the travel incentive and related industries. His integrity is beyond reproach and he is always a joy to work with in any professional situation
On behalf of the whole Helden team, I want to thank you for interesting and comprehensive session we have had with you for the last two days. I am sure we are going to use some parts of it as a tool for building up our conference-proposals. At the same time, we enjoyed the presence of a pleasant, inspiring and experienced professional, as you are, in our company during the session. Thank you a lot!! As for the content, I think we could use and take more advantage, of your experience, to learn some more about negotiations and contracts with International hotel- chains and other second parts ( as associations). We didn't have the time to discuss it at length.
Theodore Katziotis, Managing Director Helden Intl, Greece
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January 4, 2011
Christian Naschitz, Gebietesverkaufsleiter bei H.Preiss International, Austria
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April 10, 2010
I learned to know Tasso as a true professional, full of energy, reliable and creative. It was a pleasure to work with him on the board of directors of Site and Wata. Wish there were more people like him around.
“Tasso Pappas is a great guy and a truly inspiring person. He is a self-motivating and very creative professional, with deep knowledge of all aspects of incentive travel. Tasso has not only a very good understanding of MICE, but he is also very well known in the industry. For the past four years we are having an excellent cooperation in the organization of the annual “International Meetings and Incentives Conference (IMIC)” where, besides his help with his top level organizational skills, he is also one of the main and very successful speakers in the seminar section. I strongly recommend him as a highly reliable professional, speaker and seminar instructor.”
Kostas Konstantinidis, Managing Director, Heliotopos Conferences, Greece
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November 16, 2009
Steven Koufos, MA, Managing Principal at Spartan Vision Care Consulting, USA
“Tasso Pappas is an excellent leader, mentor, and creative visionary in the area of incentive travel. He honestly knows better what you want than you do. He was the subject matter expert and primary interface in producing the most spectacular travel incentive trip for 80 customers made up of doctors and their wives. No kidding --me and my customers left the experience in tears of joy!!” Top qualities: Expert, High Integrity, Creative
Jean-Pierre Cornelis, Director, Flanders B2B NV Incentives & Events, Belgium
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December 25, 2008
May 20, 2009
“Tasso Pappas is a great guy, an honest and hardworking super-professional, with a great understanding of the MICE business, and a true friend.”
'I have Tasso for several decades. He is a forward thinker that takes fresh ideas and executes them with an eye for details, results, and profitability. I have worked with him at the Society of Incentive and Travel Executives as well as a respected supplier of management services. There are few individuals that bring together his resources to focus on deliverables for his clients. I recommend Tasso for any of the services he offers for your company.” James Feldman, CITE, CPIM, CPT, MIP, President , Incentive Travelers Cheque International, USA
November 10 2008
October 14, 2008
Dear Mr Pappas, It was a great pleasure for Poznan Convention Bureau to host you in Poznan. It was generous of you to be the speaker during the seminar "Incentive Travel" in Poznan. I wish to express my sincere appreciation for all your help and advice. Your experience and knowledge in the incentive travel business will certainly help to develop the polish incentive market and create new ideas. I wish to thank you very much for all your suggestions and instructions about business, conference and incentive tourism. It will allow in further development of Poznan Convention Bureau.It was a real pleasure to meet you. I am looking forward to seeing you again in Barcelona during EIBTM.
Marta Stawinska, Poznan Convention Bureau, Poland
Tanguy Huysmans, Business Engagement Manager BeNeLux & France at Microsoft
Mariska Van Wegen-Stemmerik, Owner, FUSE! incentives, Netherlands
September 19, 2008
“Tasso is a truly inspiring person. When working for him at CIB he kept on amazing me by his deep knowledge of the incentive business and his passion for it. I also didn't know who Tasso was in that business until I saw him 'perform' at a presentation. Simply amazing. The other panel members were melting like ice in the sun, when Tasso easily countered all their arguments. I had no professional experience prior to working for him and he really helped me shape a critical look at my own work. Good is not enough, perfection is what you aim for. Thanks for everything Tasso.”
“Tasso is a very creative professional and a wonderful person. He combines good business with a nice co-operation and this is a talent. We recommend working with him!” Top qualities: Great Results, On Time, Creative
September 30, 2008
August 4, 2008
Dear Tasso, I hope that you are well and have reached your destination point safely. On behalf of the MIBEXPO Russia Organizing Committee and the BTAA Executive Directorate I would like to thank you very much for the participation in the Conference and your profound and very interesting presentation. Your invaluable contribution has made our meeting an unforgettable experience for the Russian emerging market and its specialists. The general response of the Conference delegates is very favourable and they consider that the educational gathering has been professional and cognitive. The participants have got many skills and ideas for implementing into their practical work. BTAA will be delighted to go on promoting SITE and TP Consultancy in Russia and happy to discuss with you all items which we feel may be of value to all of us for enlarging our cooperation and future participation in educational events. With Warmest Regards,
Yuri Sarapkin, Executive Director BTAA Russia
Marie-Paule Vande Velde, General Manager, Sheraton Brussels Hotel
July 13, 2008
Tasso is a person with a lot of drive to make things better.”
“Tasso developed excellent professional relationships with the entire operational team at the Sheraton Brussels hotel & towers and is a true professional in this DMC business”
Byron Argiri, Owner, CONCEPTOURS DMC, Greece
July 30, 2008
Alexandros Kouris, Executive Director Designate, PRC Group, Greece
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July 1, 2008
“Tasso Pappas' knowledge of the trade and particularly his creativity proved a great asset for our company.”
Maarten Vanneste, CMM, President & CEO, Abbit Meeting Support, Belgium
July 2, 2008
“I've always enjoyed working with Tasso as he is a true MICE professional!”
July 16, 2008
“Tasso is a seasoned man with tons of experience. He is your reliable connation to Greece and dozens of other countries.”
Sabine Lebrun, Assistant at SimCorp, Belgium
“Tasso hired me as young executive with no experience at all in the DMC business. I learnt everything from and he gave me the changes to put in practise what I learned on a very short time. Tasso was fully determinate in his work and clients were following his recommendations. It was a great but hard time working for Tasso and today I still work like I learned from him.”
Christophe Verstraete, Executive Director of EUROMIC, Belgium
July 1, 2008
“I worked for three years for Tasso Pappas at CIB Performance. Due to his excellent knowledge of the industry, the market and his working knowledge I was able to learn a lot and benefit of his immense knowledge. Tasso had always an open door and ear to answer questions, giving suggestions and helping on difficult issues. His technology knowledge helped me also a lot to excel in my software skills. I appreciated it very much working together with Tasso”
Vera Germann, Marketing/Sales Nuclear at Tractebel Engineering (GDF Suez) Belgium
June 30, 2008
“Tasso Pappas was my Managing Director during the 7 years I worked at CIB Performance. His Expertise in the Business and his great leadership thought me a lot about the Industry but also made me achieve my own personal Goals and Objectives. Tasso also had a great affection and passion for Technology and was always looking to improve our Software programs and therefore also making our work faster and better for the employees but mainly for the Customers. Thanks for the Experience for the Mentorship. Laura”
Laura Belgrado, Executive Assistant at Microsoft Corporation, Belgium
January 21, 2008
Jean-Louis Marcin, Owner, Apollo Communications, Belgium
“Having known Tasso for a long time, as a friend and as a client, I can recommend him as a very highly reliable professional, with a sharp vision of his industry & client needs, also demanding & very fair with his partners. Tasso was the true incarnation of the company's DMC department that he developed almost from scratch to a very successful activity. The legend said his fax at home was working 24 hrs, since he was corresponding with clients from all over the world!”
January 11, 2008
Carolyn Dow, Managing Director/Owner, The Dow Consultancy, Scotland
January 11, 2008
“Tasso is hard-working, self-motivating and extremely thorough, and I never fail to be amazed at the dedication he gives to each task required of him. The consummate professional, Tasso will deliver - and more!”
“Tasso Pappas is the personification of the term "incentive quality." As Managing Director of CIB Performance Belgium, and as an experienced service provider to the meetings, congress and incentive industry for many years, Tasso provided the highest level of service and delivered outstanding travel experiences for his clients and customers. He used the most professional vendors and subcontractors, and his staff team was well-trained to deliver nothing but the best. Tasso's creativity and business knowledge combined to make him the best in the business, and certainly the best in Belgium! You will not be disappointed if you work with him on your incentive program, meeting, congress or individual travel!”
Maria Bachman, Director, Human Resources & Association Governance, International Trademark Association, USA
Rachel Elliott, Senior Vice President, Global Events Partners, USA
January 8, 2008
“Tasso is very well known in the industry and very passionate about the business.”
Older than 2008
Christel Gauthier, Martlet Conferences, UK
"Thank you for your great support on site last week during the 5th Hypo CCS meeting. I meant it, you've been brilliant and always there! Please be re-insured that we all have really appreciated your help and the level of service you have provided us both before and during the event and that we will certainly contact you again for any meeting that is likely to take place in your area in the future!"
"Un petit mail pour te dire que je n'ai eu que des compliments des clients sur l'organisation de ce séminaire, comme une bonne partie de cette organisation te revient, je tiens à faire partager la satisfaction des clients et vous remercier, de votre coopération. Marie-France, Annick et moi avons pris beaucoup de plaisir à travailler avec vous, votre organisation était impeccable et tout cela avec sourire et bonne humeur! de quoi peut-on rêver de mieux?"
Ms Carole Dhievre, HAVAS VOYAGES France
Al Maag, VP, AVNET USA
"As I look back one of my highlights is our Board of Directors meeting. Your ideas matched our group very well and were well received. Your staff support from arrival on site, to departure was excellent. The crowning moment was the spectacular dinner program at the Château. I've been a meeting planner for 30 years and that was one of the best dinner programs I have every witnessed... It was an honor and pleasure to say I was involved in its development."
Karen Lenzen, Senior Travel Purchasing Manager BI Performance Services USA
"Dear Tasso, I thought it was about time that I sit down and write another one of my 'orchid' letters, thanking you so very much for all of your support and collaboration throughout the years. You have provided throughout many years your professionalism we, of course, look for in a full service DMC. We have had a great success in all of our past programs from Exide to our most Current, Chevron and Brother International."
"Dear Tasso, A note to let you know how grateful I am for all your efforts of last week. I thought you did a first class job with the minimum of fuss and lots of professionalism. You had lots of patience with me during the months of preparation, and I certainly enjoyed working with you."
Bibba Ejeklint, CONGREX SWEDEN Sweden
"Seldom do we find a DMC that equals our clients' service-level expectations. Your company certainly did. Many thanks for all of your help and personal courtesies. I look forward to working with you and your company again in the very near future."
Robert L. Connely, Carlson Marketing Group USA
I would like to extend a very special thanks to you and your staff for the outstanding service provided during the Progress Software European Conference. Your staff is outstanding. They all are true professionals who executed their tasks with real efficiency, concern and good humor. At this time I would like to compliment you Tasso Pappas on a job well done. You are quite a gem! You stayed with us every step of the way to make sure everything ran smoothly. You were everywhere you were needed to be, with a quick and courteous response. Your experience and stature is superior. The festive event was over and above our expectations!"
Ruth Howard, J.R. SCHUMAN Associates USA
"Many , many thanks for all your help in making the Panasonic CCVE weekend such a great success. We couldn't have done it without you! Absolutely all the arrangements as contracted were faultless - a superb hotel, excellent restaurants and I have no doubt that other Divisions will express interest in using your services for other product launches."
Brian Hulsken, Affiliated Travel Services Ltd UK