Czech Republic Ready for Foreign Visitors for Upcoming Summer Season
In a statement issued last week on May 20, the ministry has reviewed the consular protection of Czech citizens abroad and visa policy, as well as the tourism sector in the country, AtoZSerwisPlus.com reports.
In this regard, Minister Lipavský expressed satisfaction considering that Czech and foreign tourists are returning to the country after two years of declining tourism. He also added that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies would be ready to provide full consular support to those in need of visas.
“Travelling abroad also brings risks and complications, in which both our embassies abroad and our partners from other ministries and ranks of associations or unions are usually involved. This meeting should find other ways to improve mutual cooperation, which is very high quality and professional in many respects,” the statement reads.
According to deputy Smolek, four consular posts are being set up at the beginning of the summer season.
“In Rijeka, Split, Croatia, and in Burgas, Bulgaria, and Barcelona, ??Spain. This should make it easier for citizens to travel and solve any problems that may arise in these popular destinations,” he also added.
He also provided information about the information centre, where citizens before the trip can learn about the conditions at the destination, which started its activity at the beginning of the cosmic epidemic. In addition, current conditions abroad are also available on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic and relevant embassies.
Furthermore, the President of the Association of Czech Travel Agencies, Roman Škrabánek, explained that the situation had already stabilised after the Coronavirus situation started to get better, and the Czechs had begun to take an interest in travelling again.
Meanwhile, according to the ministry, since April 9, when the Ministry of Health repealed the protection measure, foreign nationals can enter the Czech Republic without restrictions.
However, after the current situation in Ukraine, which is at war and the non-issuance of visas to the citizens of Russia and Belarus and on the other hand the continuous isolation of China as a result of COVID, it can not be expected that short-stay visa statistics to return to normal this year.
Data provided by the Statistical Office of the Czech Republic (CSO) on May 12 has revealed that 2.8 million visitors were accommodated in hotels and dormitories in the Czech Republic in the first quarter of this year.
The report also shows that there has been a significant increase of about ten times the number of visitors compared to the statistics of the same period last year.
