When planning summer holidays, Czech families face the choice: Croatia or more and more popular Poland? Pavel Trojan, head of the Polish Tourist Organization in the Czech Republic, is counting on the fact that more and more Czechs will decide to discover Poland, going beyond classic directions such as Wrocław, Kraków or Gdańsk.
Croatia has been the favorite holiday direction of the Czechs for decades. The Adriatic even gained the nickname of the “Czech sea”. However, according to the “Holiday Barometer” study, conducted by Ipsos, High prices in Croatia are beginning to scare away Czech tourists. As Jirzina Ekrt JiRziRzkova, spokeswoman for the Invia travel agency, emphasized, the number of Czech trips to Croatia fell by 800,000 last year. people.
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Poland: cheaper alternative with a wide offer
Poland, compared to Croatia, tempts with lower costs and a variety of attractions. “Czech tourists are active – they like bicycles, beach walks or kayaks. I think that in Poland this is a magnet,” says Pavel Trojan in an interview with PAP. The tourist organization is now focusing on promoting less known regions, such as Lubuskie, Kaszuby, as well as cities such as Łódź, Lublin and Gdynia.
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Frantiszek, a 35-year-old resident of Ostrava, has been visiting Poland regularly for several years. Together with his partner, he traverses the Baltic coast, starting from Międzyzdroje. “Polish beaches are unique, there are nowhere else in the world,” he emphasizes. Another Czech, a resident of Prague, this year is planning a family vacation in Poland for the first time, choosing around Lake Gardno and Bory Tucholskie, as well as a visit to the Tri -City and Poznań.
Czechs about “horror receipts”
Frantiszek, when asked about “horror receipts”, which are scared in the media, tourists surprised by too high prices, e.g. meals in restaurants, Frantiszek emphasized that this is not just a Polish specialty.
For Czech tourists who prefer travel by rail, a Baltic Express train is available, running from Prague through Wrocław, Poznań and Bydgoszcz to the Tri -City. However, there is no shortage of comments regarding the travel standard-from the purity of wagons to the lack of a restaurant wagon on the section Praga-Wrocław. Trojan remains optimist: “This is just the beginning. The train has been running for half a year and there is something to improve, but interest is high, which can translate into better quality of services.”
Poland versus Croatia: Statistics
Last year, about 410,000 visited Poland. Czech tourists, while Croatia – 850 thousand However, Trojan points out that Polish statistics do not include accommodation in private quarters and smaller guesthouses, which can significantly lower the actual numbers. “Our talks with the Czech consulate in Warsaw indicate that the actual number of tourists can be much higher” – he adds.
The Polish Tourist Organization intensively promotes the less known corners of the country, including During the annual Polish Day in the gardens of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Prague. Trojan hopes that such actions, in combination with competitive prices and the variety of offers, will attract even more Czech tourists.
