Lithuanian tourist business people seek partners in Ukraine

The State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy of Lithuania organized a business meeting in Kiev on March 24 to present tourist resources of the Baltic state. In addition, Lithuanian guests staged the exhibition of various products made from amber.

Representatives of more than 20 Ukrainian companies participated in the event. During the Contacts Exchange that took place at the Lithuanian Embassy in Kiev they were establishing business relations with Baltic partners.

Data from the State Department of Tourism show that the inflow of Ukrainian travelers into Lithuania increased by 65.2% last year, compared with 2013. At the same time, a rise in the influx of tourists from Israel accounted for 100% and this also holds true for Italian travelers.

It is important to note that Russia leads by the number of her tourists visiting Lithuania, followed by Byelorussia, Germany, Latvia and Poland.

Jurgita Kazlauskiene, director of the State Department of Tourism, told The Ukrainian Times that the share of the tourist industry made up 4.5% of Lithuania’s GDP. “Lithuania attracted over two million tourists last year,” she said.