Also this year, the 8th year of the Region Tour Expo, the 7th year of the all-Slovak confectionery exhibition Cakes and the World of Baking and the 4th year of the exhibition of Slovak products Taste of Slovakia took place at the Expo Center Trenčín on 17 and 18 May 2019. A novelty was the Children's World, which welcomed even the smallest visitors. The Trenčín Region was also represented at the exhibition through the stand of the Regional Tourism Organization (KOCR) Trenčín Region.

The main topic of the KOCR Trenčín region exhibition stand was the presentation of the hockey region through an autograph session with important hockey players Branko Radivojevič and Milan Bartovič, the opportunity to test your shooting skills by shooting a puck into the gate or enjoying the original jerseys of hockey stars. "It was in the Dukla Trenčín hockey club that the most successful hockey players grew, who also play in the NHL, which we would like to draw attention to and make hockey a phenomenon that will attract tourists to the Trenčín region," added Eva Frývaldská, executive director of KOCR Trenčín region.

The topic of hockey was underlined by the presentation of a pilot project of the Trenčín self-governing region and the Slovak Ice Hockey Association called Hockey Academy . “I am glad that the Trenčín Secondary Sports School in our founding activities will educate and educate promising hockey players within the Hockey Academy from 1 September. I firmly believe that in a few years this pilot project will bring a new golden generation of boys hockey players, ”said Jaroslav Baška, the mayor of Trenčín.

Events in support of tourism, such as the Region Tour Expo, are also implemented thanks to the Ministry of Transport and Construction of the Slovak Republic (MDV SR): “In recent years, the ministry has managed to implement several measures to develop tourism in Slovakia. The most important tool that Czechs or Hungarians can envy us is the support of destination management, thanks to which individual KOCRs and OOCRs can request financial support for various events. Currently, the amount of 6 million euros has been approved for 2019, which can be divided into such events as the Region Tour Expo, " said Zoltán Kovács , General Director of the Tourism Section of the ICE SR.

Opening in the sign of baptism and dance

The beginning of the ceremonial opening of the stand was taken care of by young dance talents from AURA DANCE Trenčín , who drew the attention of the public and visitors to the exhibition with a few minutes of performance. An important moment of the ceremonial opening of the KOCR Trenčín region stand was the launch of a new cycle map, which also records the first kilometers of the Vážská cycle route, which was ceremoniously opened last year and handed over to the general public.

For baptism hockey badges approached the President of the Trencin Region Jaroslav Baska, rector Alexander Dubcek University in Trencin Joseph Habánik, hockey players Branko Radivojevic and Milan Bartovič, chairman KOCR Trenčín Region Juraj Gerlici, director of the Expo Center as Paul Hozlár, Deputy Slovak Ice Hockey Federation Richard Pavlikovský and Zoltán Kovács , General Director of the Tourism Section of the ICEFA SR.

In addition to the presentation of the Trenčín region through promotional materials, competitions and hockey activities, the public also had the opportunity to taste quality regional meat products, thanks to the agricultural cooperative (PD) "Brezina" Pravotice .

The exhibition of regional tourism Region Tour Expo 2019 also saw a great interest of visitors in the Trenčín Region and cycle routes this year, as evidenced by the feedback from the visitors themselves.

In Trenčín, May 20, 2019

Author: MT

Tit. photo: Radovan Stoklasa