News from Krakow

The 8th edition of the cycling campaign "Cycling to work, i.e. home, bike, work...and repeat" was launched on 1 March. The Krakow Convention Bureau and the Department of Tourism are taking part!

Krakow came fourth in the prestigious European Cities and Regions of the Future ranking prepared by the Financial Times Group-owned fDi Intelligence magazine.

On 29 February 2024, the European Parliament passed a regulation “concerning the sharing and collection of data for short-term accommodation rental services.”The regulation, passed by the European Parliament, clears the way for Member States to prepare domestic regulations. This is an important and much-anticipated event on the European scale.

The water in Krakow’s taps is commonly available, environmentally friendly, and much cheaper than bottled water. And most importantly, it is of high quality and is continuously monitored.

Magdalena Młynarczyk – Cluster Poland Director of Sales and Marketing at Leonardo Hotels, joined us for an interview and shared the solutions implemented at Leonardo Hotels. Last year, their Krakow hotels received Green Key certification, which confirms the efficiency of operations and commitment to sustainability of Leonardo Hotels and the entire team.

Some 730,000 guests and nearly 420 indoor and outdoor events, as well as a positive EBITDA result of more than PLN 3.7 million, clearly show that TAURON Arena Krakow, Poland’s largest sports arena, experienced yet another successful year, proving once again the importance of this facility for the economy of Krakow.

The Poland Convention Bureau is proud to announce its strategic collaboration with Conferli, a cutting-edge platform designed to revolutionize the way convention bureaus promote their destinations and attract meetings, incentives, and conferences. As part of this partnership, seven Polish convention bureaus have launched their city profiles on Conferli, including the Gdańsk Convention Bureau, Kraków Convention Bureau, Łódź Convention Bureau, Poznań Convention Bureau, Warsaw Convention Bureau, Convention Bureau – Wrocław, and the Lubelskie Convention Bureau.

We are pleased to inform that our city reached the final of the best meeting destinations in 2023 in the category of L meeting destinations!

January is a time for planning and New Year's resolutions. Take a look at the activities planned for 2024. We already encourage you to collaborate and share your plans and priorities for the year ahead!

The campaign conducted by the Krakow Convention Bureau, which promotes the business tourism services on offer in Krakow and Małopolska, has won the first MP Impact Awards in the Campaign Category. The jury and the audience selected the campaign for the award in recognition of its comprehensive and professional nature, as well as for the wide range of activities within the “Destination: Małopolska” project itself.