Minister Baltova signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism between Bulgaria and Poland during the International Tourism Exhibition in Poznań – Toursalon 2021

24 September 2021

The Caretaker Minister of Tourism Assoc. Prof. Stella Baltova attended the opening of the International Tourism Exhibition in Poznań – Toursalon 2021, which takes place in the period 24-26 September. Minister Baltova participated in the special inauguration ceremony together with Andrzej Gut-Mostowy, State Secretary for Tourism at the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology. During the ceremony, the two signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tourism between the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Development and Technology of the Republic of Poland.

“The signing of this Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Tourism of Bulgaria and the Ministry of Development of Poland will further strengthen our cooperation in the field of tourism and will build on our efforts to expand our tourism partnership. Proof of the strong will for further development of our partnership in this area is the opening of a national tourist office of Bulgaria in Warsaw after a 30-year break”, said Minister Baltova in her welcoming speech.

In the last few years, there has been a tendency to increase the tourist visits of Polish citizens in Bulgaria, as this summer the Polish market reached second place among the top markets for inbound tourism. Throughout 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic, a total of 420,980 Polish tourists visited Bulgaria. In February this year, the Ministry of Tourism opened a national tourist office in Warsaw in order to promote our country as a year-round tourist destination on the Polish market.

With the signing of the Memorandum, the two countries will exchange practical information and statistics related to tourism, they will promote cooperation between business stakeholders – hoteliers and tour operators and will exchange information related to the development of various tourism programs implemented in the two countries.

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