Over the course of several days, the international experts toured the country’s cultural, historical and food-and-wine attractions to personally assess the region’s tourism potential and develop ready-made packages for international travellers.
The tour programme coincided with World Tourism Day, and the B2B session served as its main business forum. As part of this, the international guests, representatives from airBaltic and specialists from the Moldovan tourism industry gave presentations, discussed logistics, air links, tailoring services to the needs of international clients and opportunities for launching joint tours.
An important part of the programme was an introduction to wine tourism – the country’s calling card. The delegation visited key wine-producing areas, where experts discussed formats for wine tastings and the organisation of group visits. The practical session included an interactive masterclass on making traditional Moldovan placinte, which aroused great interest among the participants.
Tourism potential
The cultural part of the visit focused on exploring the national heritage and historical memory. The immersion began with a visit to the Village Museum in Chișinău, where guests admired the architecture of the traditional wooden Church of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God. At the Museum of History and Ethnography in the village of Meren, the delegation learnt about local crafts, weaving and the traditional way of life in the region. There, the participants also visited the open-air museum area dedicated to the memory of the deportations.
The programme placed particular emphasis on rural and ethnographic tourism. At the ‘Stary Orhei’ Cultural and Natural Reserve and in the village of Trebuzhen, the tour operators visited popular agritourism guesthouses, where the owners showcased the accommodation facilities, infrastructure and opportunities for ecotourism.
The familiarisation tour then continued in Gagauzia: in the village of Beshalma, the delegation visited the Gagauz National Museum of History and Ethnography, founded in 1966. The museum’s collection of over 15,000 exhibits gave the tour operators a deeper insight into the history, traditional dress and way of life of the Gagauz people, after which the guests were treated to an introduction to local cuisine and traditions in the village of Kongaz.
As part of the programme, the international experts gained a comprehensive insight into the country’s tourism potential and established direct contacts with local operators.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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