All gathered in Liepaja to discuss tourism issues

The Commission met on 16-18 April in Latvian Liepâja to discuss "How to make the Baltic Sea Region more accessible and attractive". The topic fitted well into the four thematic workshops to be discussed during the X UBC GC in Kris-tiansand. The Commission agreed upon the activity plan for the forthcoming summer season. As usual there were interesting presentations from member cities displayed. The external marketing of the UBC cities was another topic covered during the meeting. This again was connected with the BSR brand discussion going on in the region for some time. The Commission also proceeded by the end of March with the South Baltic Programme project "AGORA 2.0 - Heritage Tourism for Increased BSR Identity". The objectives of the project - to increase the BSR identity by heritage tourism, based on principles of sustainability - are fully in line with the needs of this branch. The implementation of AGORA 2.0 project corresponds with the upcoming and anticipated 'EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region'. The Commission found Liepâja an excellent place for its meeting, especially as the city has to offer the best tourism product of the year in two categories: Follow the notes - a walking tour in the downtown area and Visit Karosta - former military base and prison.

More information:

Mr Ryszard Zdrojewski,
Chairman,
phone: +48 913416330,
E-mail: r.zdrojewski@karr.koszalin.pl.