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Ryanair Bournemouth Flights Add to Crete Splendor

2014-04-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

New Ryanair flights to Crete - Courtesy Google Maps

Ryanair has launched another direct route to Crete from the UK. Announced on Tuesday, the Bournemouth Airport flights to Chania in Crete will be a big boom for UK tourists and the Greek Island’s tourism industry as well.

Tags: Bournemouth Airport, Chania flights, crete, Crete flights, Greece, Ryanair

Greece Welcomes Lady Gaga in September

2014-04-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Lady Gaga

Coming to Greece in September, Lady Gaga’s 2014 world tour, “ArtRave: The Artpop Ball,” should thrill all Athens if her past performances worldwide mean anything. America’s top pop artist, Gaga is one of the world’s most talented singers and songwriters.

Tags: Athens concerts, concerts, Greece concerts, Lady Gaga

Sebastian Arse and Mariana Montes Headline Belgrade Tango Marathon

2014-04-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Courtesy Sebastian ARCE & Mariana MONTES Facebook

Coming up in Belgrade April 9th through April 14th, the Belgrade Tango Meeting is one of the biggest international dance events of its kind. Sponsored by the Institute Tango Natural, this year’s event promises guests and contestants from over 45 countries.

Tags: Belgrade events, Carlitos Espinosa, Institute Tango Natural, Maria Ines Bogado, Mariana Montes, Sebastian Arse, Sebastian Jimenes, Serbia travel

Several Airlines Announce Flights to Heraklion and other Destinations

2014-03-31 by Aleksandr Shatskih

belavia

Among the airlines now flying from different destinations to Heraklion we count Belavia, ICAR, TAROM, low cost carrier Germanwings, and Swiss International Air Lines.

Tags: air travel, airlines, flights, Heraklion

See Timisoara, Romania in a Restaurant Tram

2014-03-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

tramvai restaurant timisoara

Tourists in Timisoara can now enjoy local beer and snacks in a new tram, that tours the city center.

Tags: refurbished tram timisoara, restaurant tourist tram timisoara, restaurant tram timisoara, timisoara tourist tram, tour timisoara, tourist tram, tram tour timisoara

Mamaison Hotel Pokrovka Has a New Restaurant, Meat&More

2014-03-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

meat and more

Formerly known as Numbers, the restaurant at Hotel Pokrovka has rebranded to Meat&More, and serves contemporary cuisine by Chef Alexis Zhelnova.

Paweł Oszczyk at La Rotisserie, Mamaison Le Regina Warsaw, Is Chef de l’Avenir

2014-03-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Paweł Oszczyk

Prix du Chef de l’Avenir (Chef of the Future Award) has been handed out to chefs around Europe and the world since 1996.

Magnuson Offers Brand Collection at Asian Hotel Owners Convention

2014-03-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

AAHOA

The world’s largest independent hotel brand, Magnuson Hotels will introduce their 2014 brand collection at the upcoming Asian American Hotel Owners convention in Philadelphia.

Tags: AAHOA, hotels, Magnuson, Magnuson Worldwide, Tom Magnuson

Serbia at ITB Berlin 2014

2014-03-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Serbia booth at ITB Berlin

This year at ITB Berlin the National Tourism Organization of Serbia (NTOS) headed to the international tourism fair to help promote Lifestyle Serbia, a city break initiative by the country’s tourism ministry.

Tags: Serbia ITB, Serbia tourism, Serbia travel

New Spring Offers at Bernardus Lodge & Spa

2014-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Bernardus Lodge

Bernardus Lodge has two special packages for this spring: girls getaway, and discover more. Excellent prices, luxurious treatment at SpaTerre, and more.

Prague: A Certified Conference Mecca

2014-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Francouzská restaurace Art Nouveau

As a European destination for meetings and conferences, there are few cities better suited to host than Prague, Czech Republic. Europe’s most beautiful town won the 2013 Meeting Star Award in that category last year among cities in Central and East Europe edging out Budapest and Dubrovnik.

Tags: Boscolo Carlo IV, Pachtuv Palace Prague

Grace Hotels to Open in Greek Peloponnese

2014-03-10 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The Greek Peloponnes - Courtesy Koppi2 at Wikipedia

News last week from Grace Hotels revealed still more Greece developmental planning. The hotel group announced the intention to start a hotel and villa property in the Peloponnese near Kalamata.

Tags: Grace Hotels, Greece, Greece hotels, Kalamata, Messinian Gulf

UNWTO Silk Road Ministers at ITB Berlin

2014-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

NWTO Silk Road Programme banner

News from the UNWTO at ITB Berlin. On this the 2oth Anniversary of the Samarkand Declaration on Silk Road Tourism, the 4th version of the UNWTO Silk Road Ministers discussed better facilitating visas to advance tourism along this famous trade route.

Tags: ITB Berlin, Silk Road, Taleb Rifai, UNWTO

European Travel Commission and Amadeus ink strategic partnership

2014-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Amadeus Logo

Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry, and the European Travel Commission (ETC) signed today a strategic partnership to promote Europe as a tourism destination.

Tags: Amadeus, booking, European Travel Commission, OTA's, tech, UTC

Fast Market Research Releases Croatia Travel to 2017

2014-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Dawn in Croatia - Courtesy snaps

With a focus on Croatian tourism in the now, Fast Market Research has released their latest detailed perspectus and comparative for industry insiders. Even despite the global economic crisis and prolonged eurozone debt, Croatia offers a unique opportunity for tourism and business.

According to the report preview, tourism represents a full 30.2% of Croatia’s employment cross section. This fact and limitation has

Tags: Croatia, Croatia business, Croatia travel, FAST, market research

Latvia Travelers Visit UAE Free of Visa Worries

2014-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Andrejs Pildegovičs and the UAE's Jumaa Mubarak Al Junaibi - Courtesy Latvia Foreign Ministry

Later this month, March 22 onwards that is, Latvians will be able to visit the United Arab Emirates without visa restrictions. This, according to the Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information Division.

Tags: EU visas, Latvia ministries, Latvia tourism, Latvia travel, Latvia visas, UAE

Connects: New Bulgaria to Romania Danube Crossing

2014-03-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

New Europe Bridge

Trade and tourism in between Romania and Bulgaria got a boost when the New Europe Bridge opened last year. According to the trade ministries of the countries, bilateral trade has exceeded €3 billion over the course of the last year.

Tags: Bulgaria travel, Calafat, Danube, Danube crossing, New Europe Bridge, Romania travel, Vidin

Snakes on a Plane Truer than You’d Like to Believe

2014-03-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

An infographic by Schumacher Cargo shows some shocking cargo loads, from human remains, to breast milk, and everything else you can possibly imagine.

Tags: air travel, airlines

Visit Slovenia – Hot Destination Fresh Off Olympic Pride

2014-03-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The recent Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia witnessed Slovenia taking their share of Olympic medals home. So prevalent was the Slovenia presences, Slovenians officially renamed Sochi, Slochi. A so-called “Slovenian fairy tale” there ended in the official #hashtag of #Sloshi was even adopted.

Tags: #Sloshi, Maribor, skiing, slovenia, Slovenia travel, Sochi, Spring

Greece’s Piraeus Port Authority Privatization Approved

2014-03-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Piraeus

Privatization of Greece’s Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) is set to get underway this week, as state sell-off fund TAIPED reports of the large stake sale of interest in OLP. The tender process having been approved, investors will have 45 days to express interest.

Tags: Cosco Advisors, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Greece ports, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH, Marnet S.A., Morgan Stanley, OLP, Piraeus Bank, TAIPED

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