NEWPORT BEACH Burba Hotel Network (BHN) has signed an agreement with the government of Montenegro to organize a conference focusing on hospitality investment opportunities in the Balkan republic. Jim Burba, founder of BHM, and Vladimir Mitrovic, the Republic of Montenegro s minister of tourism, announced plans to hold the event in May 2001 at the Spa Center-Institute Igalo in Herceg-Novi.
The goals of the conference include introducing the international hotel and tourism investment community to the process of privatization of hotel and resorts in Montenegro, identifying new sites for development, explaining management and franchise opportunities, and developing a better understanding of Montenegro s plan for economic development and restructuring. (1/2/01)