H. E. Marcin Kubiak, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland, H. E. Jaroslav Olša, jr., Ambassador of the Czech Republic, and H. E. József Bencze, Ambassador-designate of Hungary launched the Discover Central Europe roadshow, which included a seminar hosted by officials from state-run tourism organizations from the four Central European tourist powerhouses. The event attracted over 100 representatives from travel agencies and media that are looking to expand their tour offerings to include more destinations from the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia. The main partner of the event was Turkish Airlines, which offer flights to the capitals of the Central European countries.

 

 

Highlighting the following reception, the trailer of the forthcoming ABS-CBN teleserye “The Promise of Forever” was shown to the public for the first time. Czech Ambassador Jaroslav Olša, jr., standing together with the series´ leading lady – Ritz Azul - and her colleague Ya​na Asistio expressed his hope that “the success of The Promise of Forever could double the numbers of the Filipinos visiting the Czech Republic on the same way as the similar TV series Lovers in Prague did in South Korea a decade ago.”

​This was shared by Michal Procházka, former film producer and critic, turned representative of the state-run Czech Tourism agency who expressed his hope that this could spark a more intensive tourism interaction between Central European countries and the Philippines​.​