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ORTRA is Israel’s leading Professional Conference Organizer (PCO) and Destination Management Company (DMC). Founded in 1982 by the late Zvi Gelfand, one of the architects of Israel’s Events and Tourism industry, ORTRA has organized and produced the most important and multi-participant international conferences held in Israel.
The management of ORTRA is actively involved in the Israeli Tour Operator Association and we are proud of our robust and solid economic foundation. We have been recognized by Dunn & Bradstreet (Israel) as the most successful and lucrative event Management Company in Israel. We are assisted in our services by the sector’s finest sub-suppliers and professional bodies and are equipped with the latest technological means, including unique dedicated computerized arrays for conferences, tourism and events.
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CEO, ORTRA
INCON TREASURER
Lior stepped up to the role of CEO in 2002 and since then has been leading ORTRA to become Israel's top PCO and DMC with members of the ICCA. Lior is well involved in the Israeli tourism and MICE industry, acts as a board member and treasurer of ITTOA (Israel tour operators association) and a MICE industry advisor to various local governmental and cities bodies.
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INCON THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
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INCON Partner ORTRA was selected to organise and manage the European Conference on Computer Vision 2022 in Tel Aviv. Conference Chair Lihi Zelnik-Manor gives her feedback on the event and working with ORTRA…
PARTNER NEWS
Ortra successfully organized INTERSPEECH 2024, overcoming significant challenges to deliver a world-class conference with over 1,700 participants from 51 countries.
INCON Partner Ortra has been awarded the bid to organize the renowned Eilat-Eilot Renewable and Clean Energy Conference until 2033…
The 29th International Mediterranean Tourism Market was held on February 14th-15th, 202 in Tel Aviv, Israel and was host to 16,000 tourism professionals from Israel and worldwide!…
What a ride it’s been! The ILANIT/ FISEB 2023 celebration of science was held in Eilat, Israel, from February 20th- 23rd, 2023, with great success!…
The European Vision Association (ECVA) hosted internationals in Tel-Aviv from over 76 countries for the ECCV 2022 - the largest, most important European conference on computer vision technology and science…
The MICE industry needs to examine how to respond to challenges facing the industry in the current era of security instability, terrorism and crises. We also need to learn how to manage and recover from crises and what are the best practices in destination resilience…
How to create social distancing at conferences
By Anat Regev Business Development Manager at ORTRA & Galit Shimshoni VP Marketing and Sales at ORTRA
In-person conferences and events are known for creating immediate engagement, and offer incomparable opportunities for participants, companies, associations, and stakeholders to generate connections and create business opportunities…