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POLISH REGIONS DISCOVER NEW PLACES FOR DOING BUSINESS AND RECREATION May 21st 2009, Dublin Ewa Binkin
Acting Director Polish National Tourist Office in London
Trends in Tourism 2009
Trends in Tourism 2009
Flights from Ireland to Poland:
Aer Lingus:
Dublin – Warsaw, Krakow
Ryanair:
Rzeszow Dublin – Krakow, Gdansk, Poznan, Katowice, Wroclaw, Szczecin, Bydgoszcz, Shannon – Krakow, Katowice, Gdansk, Wroclaw
Trends in Tourism 2009
According to
The Financial Crisis and Implications for European Tourism
Prepared for the European Travel Commission April 2009
Trends in Tourism 2009
“Travel demand is elastic. That is, it tends to exceed the growth of the overall economy in good times, and contract more severely when the economy falters” “The first signs are becoming visible that the global economy’s rate of decline may be slowing” “Corporate profits will remain weak into 2009, dampening business travel” “The The movement toward shorter haul travel and a stronger US dollar will bring relative stability to the intra-European market.
Trends in Tourism 2009
Business Travel under pressure:
• When profits languish, business travel has historically responded severely. Recent surveys substantiate this.
• • According to a December 2008 survey by Orbitz, 55% of business travelers anticipate travelling less in 2009 and 41% are tightening travel policies.
In a December survey by Rearden Commerce, 71% of corporate travel managers reported a decline in the overall number of business trips. Another 88% said business travel approval requirements have skyrocketed in recent months.
Trends in Tourism 2009
Trends in Tourism 2009
Trends in Tourism 2009
Trends in Tourism 2009 When times are tough, short-haul destinations with high-quality, ‘value for money’ business tourism services become an attractive solution.
Poland is one of them.
Polish Venues:
Krakow
Polish Venues: Krakow
The largest base of conference rooms is offered by Krakow’s
higher education establishments.
University of Economics can host 1 500 people, Auditorium Maximum of Jagiellonian University – 1 200 people in a conference hall completed in 2005.
Polish Venues: Krakow
Conference rooms and halls are also offered by hotels. The largest are located in the following: • • • • • • Sheraton ***** (400 seats – several rooms), Sympozjum Hotel ***** (550 seats – several rooms), Crown Piast Hotel&Park **** (500seats – several rooms), Novotel Centrum **** (330 seats – several rooms), Qubus Hotel **** (500 seats), Witek Hotel *** (700 seats – several rooms).
Polish Venues: Krakow
More and more historical buildings are adapted for the needs of conference organisers. They include: Tomaszowice Manor (400 seats in the orangery), Paszkówka Palace (100 seats), Pugetów Palace (160 seats), Villa Decius (110 seats), Center for Jewish Culture (120 seats) or Korzkiew Castle.
The venues enjoying unusual popularity include conference halls in Wieliczka Salt Mine (UNESCO Heritage List) (1000 seats – two halls), in Słowacki Theatre (570 seats), at Royal Castle in Niepołomice (570 seats – several rooms) and at Wawel Royal Castle and Manggha – Centre of Japanese Art and Technology (300 seats).
Polish Venues: Krakow
FUTURE: Krakow Congress Centre
– capacity of up to 2000, conference and exhibition space of 1000 sq. metres Year of completion: 2013 Investment in the range of £50million
Polish Venues: Krakow
Conference room base in Krakow:
www.krakow.pl/en/ccb/salekonferencyjne/ www.arena.krakow.pl
www.kongresowe.krakow.pl
Convention Bureau, Municipality of Krakow e-mail: [email protected]
Polish Venues:
Warsaw
Polish Venues: Warsaw
The Royal Castle in Warsaw offers the possibility to rent its interiors for various events: symposiums, concerts, prestigious meetings and celebrations can be held in the Ball Room, the Concert Hall and the Council Room. For conferences, lectures, trainings etc. we offer our Cinema/Lecture Hall. Receptions and dinners are organized in the King’s Treasury.
For promotion events and performances we recommend the largest surface in the Castle, the Great Court.
Polish Venues: Warsaw
The Palace of Culture and Science is the biggest business and fair centre in Warsaw.
In the palace rooms, on over 10 thousand sq. metres, there are many international and domestic fair events organised every year. In 6 typical conference rooms nearly 200 events are held every year.
The Congress Hall is the biggest hall in the capital.
A Gothic Hall on the 30th floor of the PC&S is equipped with projectors overhead, 2 screens of different size, touch-screen computers.
Polish Venues: Warsaw
The Warsaw International Expocentre EXPO XXI
is one of Warsaw’s most modern conference and exhibition venues, offering 10,000 m2 of exhibition space.
There are three exhibition halls as well as conference rooms with unlimited access to all utilities.
The centre is the perfect venue for events such as trade shows, exhibitions, conferences, congresses, conventions, balls, banquets, presentations and special events. There is also a bar and a centre providing additional services. The centre has air conditioning and is designed for use by disabled people. The Warsaw International Expocentre EXPO XXI is a member of ICCA and UFI.
Polish Venues: Warsaw
Hilton Warsaw Hotel and Convention Centre “Fabryka Trzciny” The Westin Warsaw
Polish Venues: Warsaw
FUTURE: Warsaw Trade Fair and Congress Centre MT Polska
It is going to be an all-inclusive building, with modern equipment, adapted for the organisation of conferences, congresses and trade fairs at the highest level. The first stage of the investment is the construction of a trade fair hall with an area of 10,000 m2, with an adjacent 600 meter conference centre as well as 2,000 m2 of external exhibition space.
One of the most important aspects of the Warsaw Trade Fair and Congress Centre MT Polska is its location. The MT infrastructure will be moved from the center of Warsaw and located in the last section of the Trasa Siekierkowska which will ensure convenient access from each part of the city.
Polish Venues: Warsaw
Warsaw Convention Bureau: www.warsawtour.pl
Polish Venues:
Gdansk
Polish Venues: Gdansk
Sheraton Sopot Conference Centre & Spa
Sheraton Sopot Hotel Conference Center & Spa will offer more than 4300 sq.m. of meeting space including a Ballroom of 400 sq.m. and Multifunctional Audiohall of over 600 sq.m. We will also offer 6 breakout meeting rooms ideally suited for business purpose or private dining. Located direct on the beach of the Baltic Sea and just beside famous longest wooden pier in Europe, will offer 189 guest rooms, bars & restaurants, conference centre and spa.
Polish Venues: Gdansk
Musician's House Hotel is placed in the historic interior of the 19th century buildings belonging to Academy of Music in Gdansk, 5 min. walk from the Old Town and Yacht Marine.
Musician's House Hotel offers : 87 rooms equipped with a bathroom with shower, TV, telephone and Internet access and air-conditioning. 8 conference rooms which can accommodate from 20 to 450 persons, professionally equipped with screen, flipchart, Internet access, overhead projector, RV, multimedia projector.
A restaurant seating 80, with a summer garden and barbecue area.
Polish Venues: Gdansk
“Hala Sportowo-Widowiskowa” is the largest multi functional indoor arena located in Gdynia.
It is designed as a universal hall for many sports events. However, this truly flexible space is an excellent setting for multi conferences and cultural venues (concerts, shows, exhibitions, etc.) With the total space that covers 1537m2 and a total capacity of up to 4334 seats, the arena was open to the public this year.
Polish Venues: Ossa
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Hotel**** Ossa Congress & Spa
• 60 km from Warsaw & Łodz, located in a relaxing surrounding of The Pilicki Forest • 150 guest rooms, 10 appartments • 10 spacious areas and rooms suitablefor conferences, congresses, exhibitions etc. (capacity 10 – 1600 seats) Three restaurants, two bars, a night club Numerous recreational facilities SPA (16 treatment rooms)
Golf in Poland
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GOLF
Poland has 36 eighteen hole golf courses in attractive locations
Polish Cuisine
POLISH CUISINE
Michelin’s Main Cities of Europe
hotel and restaurant guide 2008 recommends • 13 restaurants in Warsaw • 14 restaurants in Krakow
• In a recent survey by TripAdvisor, London has been voted the ‘dirtiest and most expensive city’ (a survey of 2,376 European travellers) In addition, London was reckoned to have the most tourist traps.
• In the same survey “the Polish city of Krakow was considered to be the most under-rated, followed by Bruges and Edinburgh”.
Ewa Binkin Blanka Siejek
Polish National Tourist Office
Westgate House, West Gate London W5 1YY Tel: +44 (0) 8700 675 010 Fax: +44 (0) 8700 675 011
www.poland.travel