Deputy Minister Modeva participated in the tenth edition of the Forum for the Promotion of Tourism in Poland

Deputy Minister of Tourism Prof. Mariela Modeva participated in the tenth edition of the Forum for the Promotion of Tourism, which was held in Lodz, Poland.  The theme of the main panel was “How do national tourism organizations present themselves in Poland?” and was attended by Andrzej Gut-Mostowy, Secretary of State for Tourism in the Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland, Savvas Perdios, Deputy Minister of Tourism of Cyprus, Jan Herget, Director of Czech Tourism and Václav Mika, President of Slovakia Travel.

In her exposition Prof. Modeva drew attention to the activities Bulgaria undertakes on the Polish market, for the presentation of our country as a safe and interesting destination. “Poland is a priority market for Bulgarian tourism, which was reflected in the opening of a representative office within the Bulgarian Embassy in Warsaw and the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of tourism,” Deputy Minister Modeva said.

After the discussion panel Prof. Modeva held a working meeting with Secretary of State Gut-Mostowy. The two discussed the possibility of organizing a business forum with the participation of representatives of the tourism business of the two countries in the near future in Warsaw, as well as the initiation of activities to ensure air connectivity of Sofia and Bratislava with Warsaw.