Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has unveiled the Foster + Partners and Buro Happold designed concept art for Poland’s new "mega airport," railway station, and all-around transport hub outside of Warsaw.
The Central and Eastern European travel market is ripe for investment. Despite the ongoing war in Ukraine, domestic and regional tourism has continued to grow above 2019 levels. Meanwhile, amidst rapidly increasing digitization among both consumers and travel providers, the region boasts huge long-term opportunities for companies who are able to connect with its unique traveler base and integrate technology across these similar yet distinct markets.
In Skift's top stories this week, Hong Kong will reopen to travelers from nine countries in April, the war in Ukraine is delaying world health officials' review of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, and family trips are expected to make a big rebound this year.
Relocation options are running out for businesses as Ukraine’s borders become overwhelmed by growing numbers of refugees. The impact of the war is now set to spread even further across Europe.
No doubt a huge challenge facing tourism marketers in Europe — the inability to predict the outcome or end of Russia's war on Ukraine, as well as how to hit the right notes amid human loss and devastation close to home.
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