Bratislava tourist board expresses welcome to Chinese tourists

STORY: Bratislava tourist board expresses welcome to Chinese tourists DATELINE: Jan. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:39 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Bratislava, the capital city of Slovakia 2. SOUNDBITE (Slovak): JULIUS BUDAY, Spokesperson for the Bratislava Tourist Board 3. various of local handicrafts and food STORYLINE: Responding to China's decision to optimize its COVID-19 response and international travel policies, a spokesperson for the Bratislava Tourist Board (BTB) said his city welcomes the return of Chinese tourists. SOUNDBITE (Slovak): JULIUS BUDAY, Spokesperson for the Bratislava Tourist Board "When we walked on the streets of the Old Town of our capital city in 2019, we met many Chinese tourists who were a significant part of tourism in Bratislava. They ranked sixth amongst all the foreign visitors. Unfortunately, the pandemic hit in 2020 and 2021, and this group of tourists vanished from our city and Europe in general, which is a great pity. The statistics s