Section Editor

GIEDRĖ GABRIELĖ PALIUŠYTĖ

Travel guide, freelance translator, teacher of Modern Greek language.

Vilnews section ‘Travel Lithuania’ editor. Lived in Lithuanian and Greece. In 2009 obtained her Bachelor Degree in Lithuanian philology and Modern Greek language, at Vilnius University, Lithuania. Currently she is a MA student of English Studies at Vilnius University. Miscellaneous courses: Onassis Foundation scholarships at Universities in Greece and Cyprus and Erasmus scholarship for the academic year in Greece; Travel Specialist Course and Tourism Management training courses.

She has contributed to actualization of a number of international trainings concerned with non-formal education methods and their application to international communication, creation of audiovisual projects, preparation of articles, news coverages.

Contact Giedrė Gabrielė if you have a topic that would be of interest to our section, if you need a tour guide, help in carrying out projects or in some relevant information.

Web: www.VilNews.com

Email: giedre.paliusyte@VilNews.com

VILIJA TURIENE

Graduated from Vilnius University. Worked seven years AS Country Representative at Danish National Oil & Gas Company (DONG A/S), later with ‘Carlson Wagonlit Travel’, both giving valuable international work experience. Major part of life dedicated to incoming tourism development; in the beginning as a guide, later as a tourism agency manager for IN VIA TOURISM AGENCY, an incoming tourism agency that since 1993 also has engaged in promotional publishing on cultural and historical sites of Lithuania and other Baltic countries. Ms. Turiene is andling all ground tourism services for various kinds of Cultural tourism in Lithuania and the Baltics (it is not easy for a woman to start business in Lithuania, where, according to statistics, the general entrepreneurship level is not very high - one must simply be a bit adventurous). Since 2002 Ms. Turiene has been the the President of the Lithuanian Chapter of the International EWMD (European Women Management Development) network, aiming to enhance the awareness and knowledge of Lithuania whenever and wherever that should be possible. Web page : www.invia.lt Email : vilija@invia.lt

THOMAS DANIELSEN

Norwegian, MSc · International Management (M.A.) from ISM, Lithuania.  Partner at BPT (Baltic Travel Partner) is a Norwegian owned and run Destination Management Company based in the Baltic States. The company is a full scale Baltic DMC with offices and employees in all three capitals; Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius. Serving a wide range of Travel Agents, Event Companies and clients from all over Europe. As Scandinavians they have especially been an attractive partner for Norwegian, Swedish and Danish partners, however, agents from many other European countries are using their services. Their focus is professionalism, attention to details, creativity, range of products/services and international understanding and experience. 

Website: www.btp.lt

Email:  thomas@btp.lt

KAMILĖ JUNOKAITĖ

Born and still living in Kaunas. After graduating the Konas Jablonskis Gymnasium, studying at Kaunas University of Technology – having a bachelor degree in economics and a master degree later in marketing. Her final thesis for the master was called ‘The decisions of celebrity endorsers selection in advertisement creation’ and was the first one to announce this topic, still interested in this question. Since 2003 working as a manager at the incoming tour operator Baltic Saitas in Kaunas.

Web: www.balticsaitas.lt

Email: kamile@saitas.lt