FAQs

The IWRT will take place on March 6 and 7, 2025, at the Paulo VI Pastoral Center in Fátima, Portugal.

The specific Jewish Heritage workshop will occur in the city of Guarda, Portugal.

The IWRT is organized by ACISO – Ourém/Fátima Business Association, in collaboration with the Municipality of Ourém and the Sanctuary of Fátima, along with support from a wide range of public and private entities in the tourism sector. Also, the Municipality of Guarda is involved in organizing the Jewish Heritage Tourism Workshop in Guarda.

You can find the event program here.

Yes. Fátima has a large parking lot next to the Paulo VI Pastoral Center, and Guarda also has parking available next to the building where the event will take place.

You can register here in the following segments: Opening Session and Conference, Supplier, Buyer, Exhibitor.

Registration for Buyers, Exhibitors and Suppliers should be completed by December 23^rd, 2024.

Those interested in participating in the Conference can register until March, 5th.

NOTE: Registrations are limited and may fill up quickly. The Organization reserves the right to suspend Supplier registrations to ensure the quality of the event and maintain a balance between the number of Suppliers and Buyers, reopening registrations only if new Buyers are confirmed.

No, you can not do more than one registration.

If you have a registration as a Buyer/Supplier, your participation is registered only in one of those segments.

Those interested in registering only for the Opening Session and Conference should choose this specific segment.

The Organization considers it essential that all European participants (Buyers, Suppliers, or Exhibitors) from:

• Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Slovenia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland;

Carry the European Health Insurance Card.

This card is free, individual, and ensures access to public healthcare services when a beneficiary of a social security system from these countries temporarily travels within this area, whether for vacation or business trips, as is the case with the IWRT.

If you hold this card, you will only need to pay the fees and/or co-payments that nationals of the country you are in would pay to access such services. However, this card does not cover expenses with private healthcare providers.

Participants from other countries are advised to obtain health insurance.

If you have made an error while filling out your registration, please contact the Organization at the email: info@iwrt.pt.

You can register for the desired segment here.

Event participation registration is mandatory.

Yes, registration is required, and it is mandatory.

Please note that this registration does not include participation in the Contact Exchange, meals, or visits.

You can register here, in the respective segment.

A maximum of 2 participants per company are allowed.

By registering as a Supplier, you will have access to:

• Participation in the Opening Session and Conference;
• Participation in One-To-One Meetings (Contact Exchange);
• Access to the calendar of pre-scheduled meetings;
• Access to the database with full profiles of Buyers;
• Invitation to lunches on both days of the event;
• Invitation to the Official Event Dinner on the first day.

Yes, all registered Suppliers will participate in the One-to-One Meetings.

After registering, you will receive an automatic email with instructions on how to proceed with your payment.

You can register through the official website of the event, here.

As an Exhibitor, you will have access to:

• Participation in the Opening Session and Conference;
• Allocation of an Exhibition Table and 3 chairs, where you can place a roll-up (maximum size 2m x 1.20m) and promotional materials;
• Participation in the Contact Exchange (accreditation of 1 participant to join the One-To-One meetings as a Supplier; possibility to accredit an additional participant for the One-To-One meetings if additionally contracted);
• Calendar of the meetings you will participate in at the event based on the preferences indicated in the IWRT reserved area;
• Database with complete profiles of the Buyers;
• Opportunity to distribute advertising flyers in the Participants' Folder at the IWRT;
• Lunch on both days of the workshop in Fátima;
• Official workshop dinner in Fátima (on the first day of the event).

Up to three participants are allowed per registration as an Exhibitor:

• 1 Representative for the Exhibition Table;
• 1 Representative with access to One-To-One meetings;
• 2º Representative with access to One-To-One meetings (optional and subject to an additional fee).

No. The standard registration includes two participants: one with access to the One-to-One meetings and the other with access only to the Exhibition Table.

However, there is the option to add a third representative with access to the One-to-One meetings for an additional fee.

The One-to-One meetings will take place in the afternoon of the first day and throughout the second day of the event in Fátima.

Each Buyer will have an assigned table where they will be seated and available to meet with Suppliers/Exhibitors according to their meeting schedule.

Each meeting will last a maximum of 15 minutes.

The organization of the IWRT does not provide accommodation or transportation for Exhibitors, except for the transfer to the Official Dinner.

A maximum of 2 participants per company is allowed.

As an Institutional Exhibitor, you will have access to:

• Participation in the Opening Session and Conference;
• Exhibition Table (approximately 0.80m x 1.20m), with 3 chairs;
• Accreditation of one or two people as Exhibitors, depending on whether you registered one or two participants;
• Option to place a roll-up that does not exceed the width of the table;
• Opportunity to distribute advertising flyers in the workshop participants' folders in Fátima, which must be delivered to the Organization 15 days before the event;
• Database with complete profiles of the Buyers;
• Lunch on both days of the workshop in Fátima;
• Official workshop Dinner in Fátima (on the first day of the event).

If accepted/validated as a Buyer, you will have access to:

• Transfers necessary to fulfill the program, accommodation, meals, and social program (personal expenses such as Room Service, Minibar, and travel insurance are excluded);
• Participation in the One-to-One meetings during the Networking Session in Fátima;
• The opportunity to participate in the Jewish Heritage Tourism Workshop for those interested in this tourism segment;
• Registration for a Post-Tour, subject to availability;
• Participation in the Opening Session and Conference;
• Participation in the Official Dinner (1st day of the event) and the Buyers’ Dinner (2nd day of the event) at locations yet to be announced.

If accepted/validated as a Hosted Buyer but accepted/validated as a Buyer, you will also have access to:

• Air transportation (upon being granted Hosted Buyer status by the Organization);

Only one participant per company is allowed to register as a Buyer. The registration as a Buyer is non-transferable.

Yes. The presence of Buyers in the One-to-One meetings is mandatory. Absence will result in exclusion from future editions.

During the stay, the Organization will provide the services necessary for the IWRT program, such as air transportation (applicable only to Buyers that the Organization assigns the status of Hosted Buyer), transfers necessary for the program, accommodation in Fátima, accommodation in Guarda for Buyers registered in the Jewish Heritage Tourism Workshop, meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the hotel, and lunch and dinner on the days of the IWRT at places yet to be announced), and the possibility of free registration in a Post-Tour which will also include transfers, accommodation, visits, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, up to the limit of available vacancies.

Services that are not specifically indicated in the program of the IWRT or that are not accepted by the Organization aren’t included, such as extensions of stays, minibar and/or room service consumption, hotel extras, and personal purchases.

Additionally, the arrangement of travel insurance is the sole responsibility of each Buyer.

The Organization neither offers nor arranges travel insurance for any segment, whether during the stay in Fátima or for the Post-Tours organized by various entities. Therefore, the Organization strongly recommends that Buyers purchase travel insurance before traveling.

Both statuses have access to the full program of the IWRT. The two statuses differ only in terms of air transportation, which is covered by the Buyers themselves, while it is covered by the Organization for Hosted Buyers.