Polish National Tourist Office

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Successful January for Polish Tourist Office!
Having tourist fairs finished, we must admit, that there were ones of the most successful fairs. Our stands at ‘Reiseliv 2004' in Oslo/Lillestrom, at ‘Matka 2004' in Helsinki, and at ‘Ferie 2004' in Copenhagen, were popular with trade as well as with freelance tourists. This heralds that in year 2004 quantity of tourists from Scandinavia to Poland is going to increase.During fairs you were interested mostly in... ... Kraków (Cracov), Warszawa (Warsaw), Gdańsk, Spa-hotels, golf...According to the current tourist offers of Poland – the country is able to satisfy all interested tourists, as from conferences, weekends, spa-hotels, activity tourism, golf and so on.

 Note! Polish National Office together with Economical Department of Polish Embassy in Copenhagen is going to exhibit for the first time in fairs in Herning! (More info at the bottom of the Newsletter) Welcome to our stand.

What's going on in February in Poland?
Review of sailors' songs is taking a part in ….Cracov between 26-29 February. There is XXIII International Festival of Sailors' Songs. More information you can find on: www.shanties.pl Moreover in Lidzbark Warminski there is XX Jubilee Kaziuki-Wilniuki – International fair of folklore and concert-hall performances. More information www.ldk.lw.net.pl

Region of the month: Świętokrzyski Region.
The Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is situated in south-east part of the country and covers 3,4% of the country's area. Its population is about 1.3 million. The region is situated in the heart of Poland, where the most important communication tracks cross. It borders on six voivodships (mazowieckie, lubelskie, podkarpackie, małopolskie, śląskie, łódzkie) and it is located near the biggest Polish cities: Warszawa, Kraków, Katowice, Lublin and Łódź. Distance from the capital of the region – Kielce – to those cities is from 120 km to 180 km. 

Silesia and Ukraine. Airport in Masłów has been entered to the international register.
 Why Świętokrzyskie Region?
The Świętokrzyskie Voivodship is a region with many interesting values. It is formed of three lands: The Świętokrzyskie Mountains, The Nida Basin and The Sandomierz Upland. The land is distinguished by rich heritage of the past: archeology, unique monuments of technology, fortified buildings, places of national memory and religion cult, buildings of all architecture styles and literary traditions. More information you can find on Marchal's Office's internet page: www.sejmik.kielce.pl

 

Polish Airlines LOT received JAR-OPS Certificate
The certificate is approved and accepted as a standard in Europe. General Director of LOT, Marek Grabarek, named the certificate as ‘International driving license for airlines'. More information www.lot.pl

New three hotels at once!
At the beginning of April 2004 three new hotels of Envergure Group are going to be opened in Warsaw. The most interesting information is that the hotels are going to be formed in one big complex of buildings. This project has just been introduced into Polish market. The Envergure Group, which has operated in Poland since 1999, has in theirs offers some two hotels as one, but three hotels as a one is a hit!  The project includes three different ranges and standards of each hotel. In addition to this, there are going to be Hotel Kyriad Prestige (3*), Campanile (2*), Premiere Classe (1*). More information www.envergure.fr

                 

Do you prefer sea …                                                                             … or maybe mountains

 Contact with us – we have tourists offers from all Polish regions. Each interested person will receive a list of polish tourist offices operated in Poland.