Disaster in Planica also leaves Bled hotels empty

The organizers of the world championship in Nordic skiing in Planica have halved the goal of selling tickets, the general secretary of the event, Tomaž Šušteršič, confirmed to the newspaper Dnevnik Due to the high prices, a considerable share of the accommodation was also carried out by neighboring Trbiž and Beljak.

The organizers of the World Nordic Skiing Championship were criticized before the championship on the subject of sold tickets and inflated accommodation prices Due to this accommodation, they remain available, and despite the fact that the organizers have greatly reduced the ticket prices when the jumps are on the program and thus the most attractive discipline for local fans, they have now halved the goal of the number of tickets sold.

"We sold fewer tickets than we had hoped for in an ideal scenario," Šušteršič admitted to Dnevnik In ticket sales, they wanted between 100,000 and 150,000 spectators, invested a lot of energy, invited to Kranjska Gora some of the largest European agencies that deal in the sale of sports tickets and arrangements, among whom the majority were Scandinavians, but there was no desired loot.

"With this campaign, we wanted to ensure a greater number of visitors from abroad, who would not be tied to the success of Slovenian competitors The participation was numerous, and the response of the agencies was excellent.

We asked them for suggestions for organizational improvements and also about the pricing policy Response to the multi-day the number of tickets was good.

The agencies had until September 15 to buy tickets at the lowest price Today we know that the number of such guests is around 3,000," Šušteršič explained to Dnevnik, citing Slovenia's relatively poor air accessibility as one of the problems .

Initially, ticket sales were good at home, which started in September, but then it stopped in November According to Šusteršič, one of the factors is covid-19.

He is also stuck abroad There is a lack of German guests, as their competitors have achieved few successes in the season and as a result there is little interest in the WC.

Part of the guests from Poland will be missing because of the war in Ukraine, as many Polish families host Ukrainian refugees at home It is an open secret that for Slovenian ski jumping fans, the prices for the SP are too high for them.

There is less interest in the other sports at the WC Three weeks after the championship, domestic fans of jumping sports will get flights up to 250 meters long for 30 to 35 euros.

For SP on smaller devices, tickets are almost 100 percent more expensive " Since the visitor to the World Cup can watch another match at the same time, the price of the ticket can be higher.

It ranged between 49 and 54 euros, but if the day is really full of decisions and it's the weekend on top of that, we estimated that 64 euros would be an acceptable price For this price, viewers can spend the whole day in Planica and enjoy the program in the entertainment arena, Šušteršič explained the strategy to Dnevnik.

That's why, in cooperation with Petrol, we started selling afternoon and family tickets from 3 p m.

We offered schools a price of 12 and a half euros per child for visiting the championship during the week, and from this title we gained from 500 to 1,000 children a day," concluded Šusteršič In addition, accommodation facilities around the championship venues also remain unfilled.

Price increases in Bled and Kranjska Gora results in many accommodations in Bled remaining empty, depending on the size of the event, accommodation can still be found in the municipality of Kranjska Gora "The central hotel in Bled is almost empty.

In the last two years, we have met three times with representatives of the tourism industry and told them what the goal of the world championship in Planica is I warned that we have ideal guests who we can convince to come to Slovenia it's worth coming because we have good service, we're hospitable, we have excellent cuisine and we're cheaper than many Alpine countries.

But we have to stay smart about the price, because we can get such a guest for the next ten years," says Šušterič He adds that the capacity of the same standard in Beljak or Trbiž is half the price, so large groups, even up to 500 guests, who have seen that the Slovenian hoteliers will not compromise on the price, fully filled the capacities in neighboring Austria and Italy.

It should not be overlooked that the people of Belja were a solid partner of Planica in all candidacies for the WC, as they recognized the opportunity for their tourism both during the championship and as a long-term investment They stuck more with Trbiž, where they filled the tank well, but they failed to agree with the organizers in Planica to co-finance the 50-kilometer race, which would start in neighboring Italy, and the neighbors thus "saved the cost and made good money".

But for both partners, it should be added that, despite the distance from the valley below Poncami, they clearly knew how to find a balance between a suitable price and offer At the same time, one of the reasons is the covid-19 epidemic, many projects remained unrealized in Planica, such as the bus stop on the way to Rateče, the planned bicycle road is not carried out until entering the Tamar, but is completed a little earlier.

Due to the cancellation of these projects, the budget of the championship is also lower, amounting to 16 million euros NOTICE 📢 Bus departures from Jesenice and Ledin are not linked to the arrivals/departures of all Slovenian Railways trains, but only to the optimal arrivals/departures of regular and non-scheduled trains, which make the most sense for viewing the daily competition program in Planica.

#planica2023 Pic Twitter

com/rvoOXGjUN8 In recent weeks, all the listed problems from the newspaper have been joined by accusations of environmental damage allegedly caused by the organizers due to the construction of temporary parking lots Appropriate inspection procedures have already been carried out.

which amounts to 16 million euros NOTICE 📢 Bus departures from Jesenice and Ledin are not linked to the arrivals/departures of all Slovenian Railways trains, but only to the optimal arrivals/departures of regular and non-scheduled trains, which make the most sense for viewing the daily competition program in Planica.

#planica2023 Pic Twitter

com/rvoOXGjUN8 In recent weeks, all the listed problems from the newspaper have been joined by accusations of environmental damage allegedly caused by the organizers due to the construction of temporary parking lots Appropriate inspection procedures have already been carried out.

which amounts to 16 million euros NOTICE 📢 Bus departures from Jesenice and Ledin are not linked to the arrivals/departures of all Slovenian Railways trains, but only to the optimal arrivals/departures of regular and non-scheduled trains, which make the most sense for viewing the daily competition program in Planica.

#planica2023 Pic Twitter

com/rvoOXGjUN8 In recent weeks, all the listed problems from the newspaper have been joined by accusations of environmental damage allegedly caused by the organizers due to the construction of temporary parking lots Appropriate inspection procedures have already been carried out.

twitter com/rvoOXGjUN8 In recent weeks, all the listed problems from the newspaper have been joined by accusations of environmental damage allegedly caused by the organizers due to the construction of temporary parking lots.

Appropriate inspection procedures have already been carried out twitter.

com/rvoOXGjUN8 In recent weeks, all the listed problems from the newspaper have been joined by accusations of environmental damage allegedly caused by the organizers due to the construction of temporary parking lots Appropriate inspection procedures have already been carried out.

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