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ČR / Ostrava USA / Finger Lakes the Gong Conference Wine Country

in Center on July 26-28 2018, and the Czech-English magazine Moravian-Silesian POSITIV Business & Style was a proud media partner of the event which provided a platform for bloggers to educate each other while showing them the beauties of Ostrava and the Moravian-Silesian Region. The conference and workshop days of this year’s TBEX were attended by almost 500 delegates from 43 different countries from all over the world (40 % from USA, 40 % from Europe, and 20 % from other continents). Most of the attendees were travel bloggers, however, representatives of travel agencies were also present.

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Florida / Fort Lauderdale Thailand / Bangkok Spain / Costa Brava

Minnesota / Bloomington Sweden / Stockholm Philippines / Manila

Israel / Jerusalem Alabama / Huntsville Ireland / Killarney

CZ / Ostrava USA / Finger Lakes Wine Country

Hosting Countries of TBEX The TBEX conference brought tourism along with it in the from of the attendees, however, it also provided Ostrava prestige and attention as a tourist destination. The travel bloggers were delighted with Ostrava, and

they not only got to visit the komplex of Dolní Vítkovice, but also Pustevny, the city of Štramberk, the Raduň chateau, Nový Jičín and many other interesting tourist locations in the region. POSITIV ǀ 3/2018 73