Niche tourism may attract Britons in Belarus - R. Thomas

October 22, Vitebsk / Diana Kurilo - BELTA /. Niche tourism may attract Britons to Belarus. This point of view was expressed to journalists by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Republic of Belarus Rosemary Thomas. Today she is on an introductory trip to the Vitebsk region, BELTA correspondent reports. During her year of work in Belarus, the ambassador visited the Brest and Grodno regions. She admitted that she became convinced of the broad opportunities that the country can offer tourists who prefer non-mass recreation. "Belarus is a country of niche tourism for lovers of history, art, and ecology," believes Rosemary Thomas. At the same time, Belarusian companies lack advertising to develop this area. "We need to look for creative approaches, perhaps it's worth writing an article about how wonderful fishing is in Belarus, how interesting it is to observe the life of forest birds," advises the diplomat. The ambassador also noted that recently much has been done to develop tourist infrastructure, and more and more Belarusians are speaking English. However, the language barrier still remains an obstacle to the development of tourism. "Unfortunately, even in good restaurants in Minsk, there are no menus in English. For me, this is an opportunity to practice Russian, which I studied at university, but the average Briton will face difficulties in communication," she added. -0-