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Polish Tourism Organisation partnered up with Tuniu, one of China’s leading online travel agencies and tourism portals, to conduct an information campaign in the Chinese. Its main theme involves tourism highlights related to Frederic Chopin and trip proposals for Chinese tourists planning to visit Poland.  

Polish Tourism Organisation attended Beijing International Tourism Expo, the first major trade fair to be staged in Beijing since the pandemic outbreak. The September event merged offline and online components, making it possible to showcase the offer of companies who could not come to China.

Robert Andrzejczyk, President of Polish Tourism Organisation, will for the next two years serve as Vice President of European Travel Commission (ETC). The Polish candidate was re-elected for a second term in a unanimous vote.

A session of the Board of Tourist Information Forum (Forum Informacji Turystycznej - FIT) and Polish Tourism Organisation (Polska Organizacja Turystyczna - POT) was staged at the latter’s Warsaw headquarters on 16 July. The agenda included, i.a. objectives and criteria of new terms & conditions of tourist information certification as part of the Polish System of Tourist Information.

During the coronavirus pandemic Polish Tourism Organisation conducted a social media campaign promoting destinations distinguished in the EDEN competition. Applied concepts were matched to the current epidemiological situation.

The team behind Bedekr, a popular travel show broadcast by a public Czech TV channel, is filming new episodes in Poland. Thanks to the efforts of Polish Tourism Organisation and its cooperation with Lower Silesia Tourist Organisation, the show’s next season will present the Karkonosze mountain range including the towns of Jelenia Góra and Karpacz.  

With domestic tourism recovering, Polish Tourism Organisation launched the “Have a stay safe in Poland” information campaign aimed at, i.a. recognising “hygienically safe venues”. The certificate already distinguishes more than 1,000 accommodations.

Last weekend Poland was the main subject of the travel radio show La Grande Evasion (The Great Escape) broadcast live by the Belgian VivaCité station on Saturday afternoons. VivaCité is Belgium’s second most popular French-language station with more than 500,000 listeners tuning in every day.

Polish Tourism Organisation took part in a virtual trade show staged with EU funding by Aviareps for the Chinese market. The event involved 40 European exhibitors, including representatives of tourism organisations, hotel chains, travel agencies, transport operators, as well as more than 60 Chinese tourism companies interested in the European offer.  

European Commission launched a new interactive tool intended to provide the latest information on options of travelling to EU member states, lifted restrictions, free movement, quarantine requirements and the overall health situation. Re-Open EU is available in 24 languages.