The Lithuanian State Department of Tourism opened the first Lithuanian Tourism Information Office in the United Kingdom. The Director is Indre Trakimaite whose background is in journalism and public relations. Indre has…
The Lithuanian State Department of Tourism opened the first Lithuanian Tourism Information Office in the United Kingdom. The Director is Indre Trakimaite whose background is in journalism and public relations. Indre has previously worked as Public Relations Advisor to the Minister of Social Security and Labour of Lithuania.
The key purpose of the Centre is to promote tourism opportunities of Lithuania, spread information about country’s distinction. The Centre will deal with travel writers, travel editors and with the travel trade. The Centre will launch a series of fam trips to Lithuania in order to bring journalists closer to the country`s product.
Number of British visitors to Lithuania keeps growing every year. During the period from January to September 2006, a total of 31,800 tourists from Great Britain were provided accommodation in Lithuanian accommodation establishments, or 23% more than during the same period last year. In 2005, 33,000 guests from Great Britain were accommodated in Lithuania, 44.8 % more than in 2004.
British tourists are mostly interested in cultural tourism (major cities, museums) and business tourism. At the same time, conference tourism and recreational tourism are also becoming more popular. The leisure market divides between those who spend a long weekend in Vilnius and those who spend a week or so in the whole country.
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