Jerome Mullen, the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Northern Ireland and director of Ireland Poland Chamber of Commerce, this fall visited Poland. The journey was organized by the Polish National Tourist Office.
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Autumn morning, I’m sitting in the kitchen and sipping coffee. Suddenly I hear gentle buzzing, with time the sound becomes clearer. I look out the window and see a flock of sheep moving along the road towards the nearby meadows. Small bells tinkle hung on the neck of each sheep. Ah, the owner is leading his herd to the pasture. Grazing season, which traditionally runs from April 23 (St. Wojciech day) to September 29 (St. Michael the Archangel day) is already completed – the sheep descended from the Tatra mountain pastures. Now they are driven only on the foothill meadows.
Planned to last for a period of six months, the archeological work in the Eastern part of the Cracow Market Square commenced in the summer of 2005, However, the scale and importance of the discoveries made the work to last for another 5 years. This fact should not be a surprise as the Cracow Main Square grounds have witnessed over a thousand years of the town’s history.
According to the data from Institute of Tourism and Active Group, the number of foreign tourists in Poland in 2012 has been estimated for about 14.8 million. It is 11% more than in 2011. Tourism sector generated 6% of Polish GDP in 2012 which has been the highest rate since 2007.
The 10th Polish-Russian Tourist Forum which will take place from 2-9 November 2013. This year’s edition will be devoted to a tourism promotion of three regions: Pomerania Province, Podkarpacie Province and Małopolska Province.
Poland’s Warsaw Chopin Airport has built up one of the biggest airport Twitter feeds in the world, thanks to a highly focused and responsive social media strategy. With a presence on all major channels, and more besides, Frances Cook looks at what value Chopin’s dedication to engaging its online community brings to the business.
On 12 August 2013, new Pendolino train has finally come to Poland. This is the first high-speed train in the country – able to reach speed of 280 km/h.
The Poland Convention Bureau Polish Tourist Organisation has started its promotional activities under the “I Like Poland” project, which covers Asian markets of China, India, and Japan.
Stargard Szczeciński is my city. I come back there willingly, and I hope that it will appear on the holiday hiking trail for many.