Slovak capital stages City Days festival, expects return of more Chinese tourists

STORY: Slovak capital stages City Days festival, expects return of more Chinese tourists DATELINE: April 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:52 LOCATION: Bratislava CATEGORY: CULTURE/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovak): JULIUS BUDAY, Spokesperson for Bratislava Tourist Board 3. various of the festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Slovak): JULIUS BUDAY, Spokesperson for Bratislava Tourist Board STORYLINE: Slovakia's capital held its annual Bratislava City Days festival over the weekend, welcoming residents and tourists of all age groups and from all over the world to participate in more than 200 events spread all over the city. SOUNDBITE 1 (Slovak): JULIUS BUDAY, Spokesperson for Bratislava Tourist Board "The history of the Bratislava City Days can be divided into two parts. The first one is the historical part as in the 13th century, approximately on April 24. The men and women of Bratislava were granted the right to choose their representatives. And then there is the modern aspect of the Bratislav

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