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Jan 30, 2012

Alpe-Adria: rich experience of multiple pleasures, tastes and scents

Last night, the doors of the Alpe-Adria: Tourism and Leisure Show and the Boat Show officially closed. The Tourism Show, titled the Alpe-Adria Show since last year, is the official tourist event of the Alps-Adriatic region, which incorporates 10 individual regions of Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. Over a period of 4 days, from 26 to 29 of January, more than 300 providers of tourist services from 12 countries and 16 nautical companies from the region presented themselves. The Show also showcased more remote destinations, such as Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina with Italy and Hungary in their entirety. Approximately 16,000 visitors attended the event.
 
The need for regional integration was emphasised by Mr. Wolfgang Platzer, PhD, Secretary General of the Alps-Adriatic Working Community, who stated at the official opening on the 1st day of the Show: “I emphasize once again – and I will not stop doing it until we have achieved the aim – that we have to promote our common area together in interesting tourism markets around the world.

Two international Jakob prizes for excellence and quality in tourism were also presented at the opening. Under this year’s theme of Innovative tourist programmes in the field of alternative forms of leisure and relaxation the international expert jury selected:
-    Project of Ecological Village of Forest Fairies at Camping Bled, Sava Turizem d.d. - Camping Bled, and
-    Project from Austrian Styria entitled Nature Park in Motion, Nature Park Zirbitzkogel-Grebenzen.

The subject of the competition for the 2013 Jakob prize will be: Innovative and original ways of including immovable cultural heritage in tourism.
 
In cooperation with the Slovene Association of Chefs and Confectioners and other partners, Alpe-Adria: Tourism and Leisure Show hosted an international cooking competition, the Global Chef Challenge, which took place in front of a live audience of visitors. The challenge for the best chef was extended also to junior chefs under 23 years of age (the Hans Bueschkens Junior Chef Challenge). Teams from Malta, Italy, Montenegro, Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria, Portugal and Slovenia took part in the competition.
The Italians proved out as the best chefs. Angelo Di Lena won among the seniors and Francesca Narcisi in the category of junior chefs up to 23 years of age.

Below you can find Press Releases in other languages:

- German
- Hungarian
- Croatian
- Italian

Jan 27, 2012

The Show is lively, tasty and entertaining

Until Sunday, GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre is hosting one of the most lively and varied fairs in Slovenia. The Tourism Show, which carries the name Alpe-Adria since 2011, is the official tourist event of the Alps-Adriatic region, which incorporates 10 individual regions of Austria, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia and Croatia. The Show also presents more remote destinations, such as Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as Italy and Hungary in their entirety. Why visit the Show? Because you will have access to all information, not available on line; because it also showcases gastronomy and wine; because each exhibition space is a piece of unknown world, which welcomes every visitor with open arms. You will be guided through the Show by icons, helping you to find your type of holiday and your top destination. The Show also presents Slovenian winemakers with a wine tasting, and while there, you can also attend a live International Chef Challenge of master chefs from South Eastern Europe and admire their cooking. Tasty! Visit the Show – each day from 10 am to 7 pm, on Sunday by 5 pm.

Jan 27, 2012

First day of Alpe-Adria Show was a success

Last night, Alpe-Adria: Tourism and Leisure Show and the Boat Show officially opened their doors. This year, GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre presents over 300 tourist service providers from 11 countries and 16 nautical companies, all organised by destinations and tourist products. The Show is the largest tourism event in the Alps-Adriatic region with Ljubljana as its tourist centre. Upon the occasion of the Show opening, Wolfgang Platzer, Secretary General of the Alps-Adriatic Working Community, stated: “I emphasize once again – and I will not stop doing it until we have achieved the aim – that we have to promote our common area together in interesting tourism markets around the world. We already had an interesting morning which was under the Motto “Alpe-Adria – the rising star of Europe”. And indeed this is what we are. Marketing experts of the individual regions and states have to stop seeing each other as competitors. Let us join forces and promote the Alps-Adriatic area together – on tourism fairs worldwide, in major international TV channels, in international magazines. The idea is great, but it needs implementation on a bigger scale. With our – admittedly small – means my organization, the Alps Adriatic Working Community, will be helpful in achieving this aim.” The experts attending the conference organised by GR – Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre together with Slovenian Tourist Board (STB) and Tourism Ljubljana, i.e. representatives of the Government, among them Mr. Marjan Hribar, MSc, Director General of the Tourism and Internationalisation Directorate of the Ministry of Economy of RS, brand managers and other professionals from the tourist industry agreed that the key mission of the Show is integration and joint promotion. The Jakob prize was also presented at the Show opening. Today, two accompanying events aimed at tourist industry professionals took place: the lectures in the framework of Travel Zoom Focus and the 2nd Annual Meeting of Tourist Guides of the Alps-Adriatic region.

Jan 24, 2012

Ljubljana – tourist centre of the Alps-Adriatic region

At the Alpe-Adria Show, Tourism Ljubljana also presents itself within the framework of the Central Slovenia region. The Happy Johnny double-decker bus will host accordion ensemble Pustotniki and a rich presentation of the region – the tourist offer of the following 26 municipalities: Kamnik, Komenda, Vodice, Medvode, Mengeš, Trzin, Domžale, Lukovica, Moravče, Dol pri Ljubljani, Litija, Ig, Borovnica, Logatec, Vrhnika, Log, Dragomer, Brezovica, Horjul, Dobrova – Polhov Gradec, Škofljica, Grosuplje, Ivančna Gorica, Šmartno pri Litiji, Dobrepolje, Velike Lašče and Ljubljana. You are cordially invited to taste culinary specialities by master chef Jože Oseli and wine from the restaurant Svarunov hram, as well as to participate in the prize draw!