Happy with a surge in visitor numbers that may be largely attributed to the arrival of budget carriers in Slovenia, the Ljubljana tourism authorities have entered negotiations on opening new low-fare flights that would link Ljubljana with Barcelona, Rome and Malmoe, in Sweden.
According to Ljubljana Mayor Danica Simsic, Ljubljana attracted by 22% more visitors in the first four months of this year than in the same period last year. The lion's share in this increase represent foreign visitors, Simsic told the press on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference at the conclusion of a campaign for a "More Beautiful Ljubljana", the head of the Ljubljana Tourism Institute, Barbara Vajda, said negotiations with a budget carrier she declined to name were still under way, but that it was likely to start operating flights in July.
Asked by STA whether the number of foreign visitors increased as a result of budget flights to the Ljubljana airport, Vajda said the Institute was involved in attracting low-fare carriers as part of the Slovenian Power of Tourism project. This is an association of large companies set up with the intention of "attracting", she said.
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