Mar. 1 – Friuli Venezia Giulia’s tourist offer will be presented in Russia in a package aimed specifically at Russian tourists who reach Slovenia via the Ljubljana Airport and can thus visit and stay in Trieste. The region confirmed the via its Councilor for Productive Activities, Federica Seganti, and the president of Promotrieste, Guerrino Lanci. They explained that Renee Tours, leader for incoming tourists from Slovenia, and especially for the former Soviet bloc tourists, has already laid out a 2-page expose on Trieste in its catalogue, which will be officially presented to the Mitt 2013, the international exhibition of tourism in Moscow. “We continue to make promotional activities targeted throughout the region and in the particular in Trieste – confirmed the commissioner – and we have been focusing rather heavily on foreign markets.” Russia is a unique hub of “human and financial resources, and it is essential to increase the accessibility of our region via flight routes and others.” In addition to the presentation of the new catalog, with a dedicated two pages special to the history and characteristics of Trieste, there will be a special Trieste-Slovenia educational area (9 and 10 March), dedicated to the 32 private tour operators that will be added to those already contacted so far.
