“Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then, turns you into a storyteller.” – Ibn Battuta

Have a passion of experiencing the world and cultures and transforming your trip beyond common tourism? This session is for you! The aim is for attendees to become travelers and not just tourists and to live like locals because the world is simply moving from a product to a service into an ultimate experience….

JCI Beirut cordially invites you to the interesting session "Japan Destination Expert" by Hassan El Zein, Founder of the Beirut Academy for Travel Sciences B.A.T.S.

- Date: Tuesday 25 August 2015
- Time: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
- By: Hassan El Zein
- Seats: 40
- Fee: Free of charge for JCI Beirut members and 20,000 L.L. for non-members
- Venue: Berytech Digital Park, BDD# 1294 - 1st floor, Beirut Digital District, Bechara El Khoury Street, Beirut

Outline:
1- General Information
2- Japanese Language
3- Access to Airports
4- Shinkansen Train and Metro
5- Accommodation as Ryokan, etc...
6- Japanese Food and Drink
7- Traditional Arts as the Bunraku, etc...
8- Traditional Cloth
9- Japanese Theatre
10- Places
* Sapporo City
* Tokyo City
* Kamakura
* Matsumoto Castle
* Yamanouchi
* Kyoto City
* Nara
* Osaka
* Himeji Castle
* Hiroshima
* Miyajima Island
* Kanazawa City
11- General Checklist of Must-Sees and Dos in Japan

The session will conclude by 2016 JCI Lebanon President Candidate Roni Matar narrating his experience at the JCI Academy that took place in Tokyo, Japan, last month and his living the Japanese culture and traditions, including a 2-day homestay with a Japanese family.

Get to know also about what’s hot this year in Japan as we approach the 2015 JCI World Congress that will take place in Kanazawa City with more than 8,000 people flooding the city from all over the world! (http://jciwc2015.com/)

Looking forward to welcoming you there!

For more info, kindly call 2015 JCI Beirut Vice President for Individual Development Elie Hanna at 03/361667.

About the Trainer:
Hassan El Zein has had travel and tourism in his blood for many years. He has worked and continues to do so in numerous universities, alike Sagesse, USJ, LU, and leading institutions throughout Lebanon. Hassan helps countless students/staff in their studies, as well as in their pursuit of a gratifying career through his academy - the Beirut Academy for Travel Sciences (B.A.T.S), a leader in business, tourism, and freight education in Lebanon.

Hassan’s credentials include numerous academic achievements from USA, Canada, England, Switzerland, Malta, Greece, Dubai, and Fiji Islands starting with a Masters degree in Electronic Tourism Management from the University of Surrey, England. Hassan has a broad travel experience to over 65 countries.

Hassan assumed the position of Trade Department Manager at the Cruise Division of MSC Lebanon and Marketing Manager at the Sea Freight Division of MSC Lebanon. He was the pioneer to teach “Electronic Tourism” in Lebanon in Saint Joseph University as part of the Masters program. He organized the first “Space Tourism” seminar in Lebanon and oddly enough crafted and introduced the seminar “Phoenician Language 101 – Cadmus, Carrier of the Letter”.

Hassan has conducted major in-house trainings/seminars for top-ranking companies in Lebanon and the region such as:
- Sanofi Aventis Health care and Mersaco
- Japanese Tobacco International
- Kuwait Petroleum Corporation
- MSC Lebanon
- Nakhal and Wild Discovery Travel
- Euromaster
- Sukleen
- And many others