Just trailing Tokyo, Japan, Czechia’s capital city has been ranked the second best destination in the world for solo travellers by travel operator Planet Cruise. The ranking was based on safety, accommodation costs, available attractions, and public transportation. To understand what has been done to bolster the city’s reputation internationally, I spoke to Jan Herget, director of CzechTourism here in Prague.
“This doesn’t surprise me, Prague is a beautiful city with an amazing history, many sight-seeing opportunities, good hotels, and gastronomy. But even more important is safety. The Czech Republic is among the top ten safest countries in the world, which is very important. Public services like transport also operate on a very high level. So the combination of the beauty of the city, safety, and public services make the city so successful.”
I know CzechTourism has been doing quite a bit of work to change the reputation of Prague being a ‘wild party city’ that it’s garnered over the years. Do you see your work paying off, and what are the steps the city has taken to change this reputation internationally?
“Absolutely, we are trying hard together with the city – and I think it’s very important that the city and government have made many changes. For example, taxi and money exchange services have improved. These changes have improved the quality of services, and naturally have shown that Prague is not a stag party city anymore, that the romantic beauty of the city is more important than the price of beer.”
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Author: Amelia Mola-Schmidt