This year's PLACE2SKI fair will feature 50 exhibitors from seven countries

The Ski Fair in Family Mall Zagreb takes place on October 14 and 15

Author  HrTurizam.hr

13. October 2023.

All skiing fans, reserve the weekend days of October 14 and 15, for the Family Mall in Zagreb. The PLACE2GO fair will be open from 10 a.m. to 19 p.m., and admission is free.

Have you always looked forward to winter and the joys of winter - by which we mean skiing, sledding, snowboarding, mulled wine, visiting Advents, long walks in the snowy forest - but also shopping for winter equipment, including the one in which you will race down the white slopes? 

Are you especially looking forward to hanging out with friends, meeting new winter activities enthusiasts and of course, the inevitable Après-ski party? If that's true, this is the fair for you!

Valuable prizes in the creative competition

After ten successful international tourism fairs PLACE2GO in Arena Zagreb, it was announced second in order international ski fair, PLACE2SKI.

This fair represents a step towards the organization of smaller, specialized fairs that will complement the main tourism fair in the Arena, but also an opportunity to better and better present exhibitors from a certain branch of tourism.

"At this year's PLACE2SKI fair, 50 exhibitors from seven countries - Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia", she said for HrTurizam Damjana Domanovac, director of the international ski fair PLACE2SKI.

"Tourism agencies and distributors of ski equipment lead the way among Croatian exhibitors, while hoteliers and ski resorts lead the rest. Visitors can expect numerous valuable prizes at the creative competition, such as weekend skiing in Slovenia, Austria and Bosnia and Herzegovina, ski passes, ski schools and valuable ski equipment.", she stressed, noting that all visitors can participate.

Travel agencies will perform at the fair direct sale, which means how they will help visitors find their ideal ski resort. Skiing arrangements will be able to be arranged with a certain discount and paid for on the spot, Domanovac points out.

"We are glad that many ski resorts will come as visitors this year because they have announced themselves because they want to see what our fair looks like. Namely, there are not too many ski fairs in the world because they are very specialized. There are only a few of them in Europe. glad that these ski resorts will actively join as exhibitors at the fair next year", reveals Domanovac.

List of participants

The first ski fair held in Family Mall from October 1 to 2, 2022 attracted a large number of fans of skiing and all winter sports. The high-quality offer of the exhibitors and the great interest of the visitors justified the idea of ​​the organization niche fairs aimed at the target audience, the organizers announced. 

This team has been organizing trade fairs since 1999, and they have been organizing tourism fairs since 2012. 

Some of the exhibitors at this year's PLACE2SKI are as follows:

Yellow Cat - offers everything for skiing in one place. We offer ski packages at all world ski resorts, as well as ski schools both abroad and in Sljemen for all ages. In the Žutog mačá store, you can find top ski brands, and you can also rent ski equipment and have your skis serviced.

Dorf SCHÖNLEITN is a village with the comfort of a hotel. It is located just a few minutes from the lake Faaker See and offers a holiday between the mountains and the lake. It is perfect for families and active skiers. Renovated country houses exude Austrian charm, and staying in comfortable apartments that combine tradition and contemporary style is a real experience.

The Nassfeld ski resort in Carinthia offers plenty of sun and fun on 110 kilometers of perfectly groomed ski slopes and is among the 10 best ski resorts in Austria. There are 30 cable cars and cable cars leading to the tracks, and there are also numerous restaurants and houses on the track.

Ski resorts of Montenegro in the most beautiful way they show the potential of untouched nature, parks, mountain peaks, rivers, lakes...

Montenegro rightly has the word "mountain" in its name, since more than 60% of its territory is located at an altitude above 1000 meters. One of the most beautiful Montenegrin mountains is Bjelasica, which is surrounded by the towns of Kolašin, Mojkovac, Bijelo Polje and Berane.

Ski resort Golte is not only a destination for skiers, but a modern winter sports and tourist center where you will find everything you need for a great winter vacation. It is a destination with more than half a century of tradition. In addition to skiing, it offers 4-star accommodation in the Montis Wellness Hotel, a rich gastronomic offer and various winter activities.

SKI TEAM CMROK organizes a ski school for all ages at the Kreischberg/St. Lorenzen ob Murau in Austria.

BAN TOURS offers more than 30 ski destinations, over 130 facilities and 8 Croatian ski schools, all supported by 25 years of experience in organizing ski activities.

Azur Tours offers affordable, fun and enjoyable ski adventures in Austria, Italy, France and Slovenia. They also offer traditional weekend skiing at Nassfeld to kick off the ski season.

More information about the fair and a complete list of exhibitors can be found on the website PLACE2SKI.

Watch last year's atmosphere at the fair in the video:

PLACE2SKI is a specialized ski fair organized by the team behind the successful international tourism fair, PLACE2GO and the specialized Camping&Outdoor fair, as well as the organizational team of Family mall. 

Focused on winter tourism, the ski fair PLACE2SKI provides a platform for exhibitors from all over the world with the aim of presenting their offer to a target audience of skiing and winter sports fans.

Photos: Banff Sunshine Village / Unsplash 

Author  HrTurizam.hr

13. October 2023.