Hotelier since 1995, Calin Ile is very involved in promoting tourism in Romania, with the aim of making tourism a priority industry of the national economy. Calin Ile graduated from the Faculty of Tourism in ASE in 1995, also attending various international tourism courses such as Hotel School den Hague or Course for International Hotel Managers by EHMI. In 2011, HTB Hospitality Forum awarded Calin Ile the title of “Hotelier of the Year”. From 2015, until 2023, Calin held the position of President of FIHR – Romanian Hotel Industry Federation, and is currently Honorary President of FIHR. During its mandate, FIHR supported several campaigns to promote tourism, as well as campaigns to support the education of the tourism workforce. In 2020, FIHR initiated the establishment of the APT Tourism Alliance, an initiative aimed at uniting the hospitality industry in Romania. In May 2020, APT produced the SOS Romanian Tourism document, with 10 short-term solutions and 50 medium and long-term solutions for the Hospitality industry. Calin is also Vice-President of the Confederation of Employers – Concordia, one of the most important employers organizations in the social dialogue. In his professional activity, Calin stood out as one of the most active hoteliers in the country, working for more than 20 years as a manager of 3, 4 and 5 star hotels in Bucharest, Brasov, Constanta, Timisoara, Sibiu. Currently, he is a Senior Partner at the Premier Hospitality company, one of the important companies in tourism consulting and hotel management. He is an active supporter of responsible tourism, being responsible for the CSR part of the Accor hotel group in Romania for 3 years. In this position, he had the opportunity to support important causes such as the Plant for the Planet project through which over 3 million trees were planted in the forests of Transylvania.
