New Information Centre opened in Bratislava's Old Town

Domestic and foreign tourists alike will find it easier to get around the Slovak capital Bratislava thanks to a newly opened information booth on Hviezdoslav Square in the Old Town centre, the TASR press agency reported, quoting the Bratislava Tourist Board (BTB). The new information booth, which is open daily between 10.00 a.m. to 6.30 p.m., provides tourists with information about the capital in nine languages. While an employee in the booth is able to communicate with tourists in the Slovak, English and German languages, leaflets, maps and various brochures are available also in French, Hungarian, Russian, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. "We're responding to demand, as most visitors come from the Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, England, the USA, Italy, Spain and Russia but also Hungary and China," said BTB spokesman Maroš Plitko. Furthermore, as part of the city's Smart & Green solutions, the new information booth also features tablets with internet connectivity. "Their task is to show visitors how to download the free offline Bratislava City app. Thanks to this, tourists have all the information, tips for trips and a map with them without needing an internet connection," added Plitko. More than 1.2 million tourists visited Bratislava last year, representing a 15-percent hike when compared to 2015.