20 November 2008
Belovezhskaya Pushcha tourist potential presented at World Travel Market Exhibition in London
A joint Belarusian-Polish presentation of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha tourist potential for English mass media took place at the World Travel Market Exhibition in London on November 10-13, BelTA learnt from the National Tourism Agency. The Belarusian Tourism Agency has been presenting its national stand at the World Travel Market Exhibition for the seventh time, the visits of the Belarusian tourist industry to London has become regular. The Belarusian tourism investment attractiveness topped the discussions with the foreign partners. The tourist potential of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha was high on the agenda due to the fact that the national park will celebrate its 600th anniversary in 2009. Partaking in the exhibition were nine travel agencies of Belarus. The area of the national stand and the number of its representatives has been increasing year-on-year. Attending the presentation of the tourist potential of the Belovezhskaya Pushcha was director of the tourism department of the Sports and Tourism Ministry of Belarus Viktor Yankovenko, Director of the State National Park Belovezhskaya Pushcha Nikolai Bambiza and representatives of the Polish Travel Agency and National Park Belovezhskaya Pushcha.БЕЛТА