Maria Iotova

Maria Iotova


Maria Iotova is a freelance journalist, editor, and communications strategist for the travel, non-profit, and news sectors. Among others, she has written for the Huffington Post, Matador Network, and the Financial Times. After intensively exploring her home country of Greece and the UK as a journalism graduate, her obsession with unearthing untold stories took her to Ghana, where she worked for The Daily Graphic. Ever since, she has lived in South Korea, Mauritius, and Rwanda doing what she loves the most: getting out of her comfort zone. 


Balloon Blog •

15 Tips for Networking at Virtual Trade Shows

Networking is part and parcel of our professional and personal lives because people need each other’s help to achieve better and faster results and to make a change. Like any gathering, virtual trade shows are a stellar way to build human relationships, helping you fuel your business clout. However, networking isn't just about what you can get out of people; it's also about advocating a pay-it-forward philosophy, meaning that whenever possible, you spread acts of kindness to others.
Balloon Blog •

20 Virtual Event Entertainment Ideas for Your Online Event

The growth of online events is accelerating, and with it, the online entertainment industry such as virtual live concerts, online movie sessions, and game breakouts. To get on your target audience’s radar and fulfil your business and revenue goals, you have to offer new motivating experiences with the event's attendees' needs and interests in mind. To this end, at Balloon, we believe that no virtual event should roll by without some fun.
Balloon Blog •

The Ultimate Guide For Virtual Event Planning

Online events are booming and are here to stay. This new way of remaining connected and fulfilling business and revenue goals has proved extremely successful and efficient. To benefit from the diverse assets of virtual events (think of the limitless audiences you can reach online and the creativity that technology allows for), you should give it some time to familiarize yourself with the concept and the gist of virtual events.
Expat.com •

How the Covid-19 crisis triggered innovation and expat entrepreneurship

In June last year, the IMF had predicted a 4.9% drop in global growth for 2020 — a percentage that was revised to 4.4% in October. We are in February 2021, and there are no signs of transition to normality before this year’s third and fourth quarters. But innovation and entrepreneurship, accompanied by aspiration, discovery, and evolution are forces that cannot be suppressed until we wipe out Covid-19.
Balloon •

10 Tips to Improve Engagement at Virtual Events

The virtual events industry is booming, and organizers’ eagerness to raise awareness of their brand and bring together a diverse group of people is fundamental. Virtual events can attract larger audiences because concerns such as travel expenses and lack of time are automatically off the table. However, virtual events run the danger of being dull and draining experiences for audiences due to passive content consumption.
Colours Mauritius - News from Heritage Resorts and Veranda Resorts - Mauritius •

Handy Smartphone: Empowering our guests with the latest technology

Modern travellers are used to managing their trips via their mobile phones, from checking-in on the go and finding their way around with Google maps to taking pictures and rating restaurants. Smartphones are now as indispensable as a good holiday read. Veranda Resorts enthusiastically brings the functionality of a smartphone to all its guests with Handy, the world’s first mobile operating system for the hospitality industry.