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Belarus and China Close to Visa-Free Travel Agreement

2016-03-24 by Delia Gavrilescu

President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko welcomes President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping

Beginning in April, visa-free travels between Belarus and China will be allowed for organized tourist groups. According to Vadim Karmazin, Director of the Tourism Department of the Belarusian Sports and Tourism Ministry, a new protocol has been set up in between the two countries, to allow for mutual visa free travel.

Tags: Alexander Lukashenko, Belarus travel, China relations, China tourism, China travel, visa-free, Xi Jinping

Travel Belarus: Down On the Belarusian Farm Style

2013-05-16 by Phil Butler

Traditional Belarus farm

While not the most notorious form of vacationing on Earth, farm tourism is an ever increasingly popular traveler activity in Belarus. According to a study released by the government there, this form of tourism is actually going quite viral. Svetlana Shevchenko, Deputy Head of the Central Office for Natural Persons Taxation of the Belarusian Tax Ministry there told a recent conference that farm tourism has actually increased by a factor or 15 in the last five years.

Tags: Belarus, Belarus agriculture, Belarus countryside, Belarus travel, Farm travel farm tourism, Minsk travel, Svetlana Shevchenko

Minsk Kristall: The Pride of Minsk and Belarus

2013-05-13 by Liliana Steffens

Minsk Kristall

Travelers to Belarus are always in for huge surprises but none more dramatic than tasting the local vodka. That’s right, the country is not only famous for Olga Korbut and cosmonauts, the vodka here is extraordinary.

Tags: Belarus products, Belarus travel, Minsk facts, Minsk products, Minsk travel, Olga Korbut, vodka

Belavia Increases Flights to Kyiv

2013-03-15 by Liliana Steffens

Belavia flight attendant

Belarusian national airlines Belavia has announced they will increase the number of flights in between Minsk and Kyiv from 7 to 10 flights per beginning March 31.

Tags: airlines, Belarus airlines, Belarus flights, Belarus travel, Europe airlines, Ukraine flights, Ukraine travel

Belarus and Mogilev Host Asalodki-2012

2012-08-30 by Liliana Steffens

Town hall of Mogilev, Belarus

In news cultural news from Belarus, the city of Mogilev will play host for the nationwide festival Asalodki-2012. This blend of confectionery business combined with vocal, dance and even circus. Confectioneries are scheduled to organize a fair downtown to treat locals and visitors.

Tags: Belarus travel, Bellarus, Europe festivals, festivals, Mogilev, Mogilev events

Minsk Airport Renovation Hits Snag

2012-04-12 by Delia Gavrilescu

Minsk Airport

According to news from Belarus, the Minsk National Airport renovation will not be carried out by Chinese contractors as was the plan. Evidently costs differences between the Aviation Department and China Precision Machinery Import-Export Corporation (CPMIEC), could not be reconciled.

Tags: Belarus travel, CPMIEC, Ice Hockey, Minsk Airport, Minsk National Airport, Minsk tourism, Minsk travel, Uladzimir Kostsin

Minsk – Trapped in a Soviet Era

2011-05-20 by Mike Wheatley

Just one of the many Lenin statues in Minsk.

Politically speaking, it may well be on the very edge of Europe, and in more ways than one given some of its government policies, yet in many other ways the mysterious land known as White Russia is an integral part of Central Europe with its rich culture and its depth of history. Belarus has had […]

Tags: Belarus, Belarus travel, Independence Square, Minsk, Minsk travel, President Lukashenko, Soviet style, Soviet Union, stalinist architecture, White Russia




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