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Ministry of Development and Polish Tourism Organisation encourage tourism sector actors to participate in the first international competition for Baltic Sea Region Sustainable Tourism Awards: Promoting Sustainable and Competitive Tourism in the Baltic Sea Region.

Poland was among the 28 countries participating in the annual Embassy Festival promoting destinations, their highlights, culture and customs among residents of The Hague, capital of the province of South Holland. Diplomatic representatives of countries from all over the world attend the event and compete with each other in showcases, workshops and presentations intended to encourage guests to learn more about cultural and tourist assets. Each year the highly popular event attracts 50,000 visitors.

Polish Tourism Organisation actively promoted our country as an attractive tourist destination at the 84th edition of the International General Exhibition Fiera del Levante hosted by the Italian city of Bari. As part of the event, our promotional materials were distributed at the Polish Desk staged on 5-7 October.

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.