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Estonia’s Tallink Grupp Reports Shipping Traffic

2014-05-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Courtesy Tallink & Magnus Rietz

Cruise passenger traffic by Estonia’s largest passenger shipping company AS Tallink Grupp increased more than 9% in April over last year, according to the company. Tallink Grupp transported some 709,931 passengers, and 79,932 vehicles even with one vessel out of service for 11 days.

Tags: AS Tallink Grupp, cruise traffic, Estonia cruises, Estonia lines, Estonia tourism

Estonia Tourism Numbers Up for Q1 2013

2013-05-13 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Visit Estonia

According to numbers from Statistics Estonia. some 303,000 foreign tourists booked stays in the country, a 5% increase over the previous year’s numbers. With neighboring country tourists and business people visiting most frequently, Estonia’s February and March figures from Finland were the most striking with 20% more visits when compared to last year at the same time.

Tags: Estonia hotels, Estonia tourism, Estonia travel, Estonia visits, Statistics Estonia, Tallinn travel

Coming to Estonia This Month: Jazzkaar 2013

2013-04-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Jazzkaar

Coming to Estonia this month Jazzkaar 2013 is one jazz fest fans won’t want to miss. Just in time for Spring being sprung, travelers to Tallinn get a chance to experience the 24th such event taking place in between April 18th and 28th. Venues around the city including the unique Marina Pavilion at the Port of Tallinn grounds, offer the best the Baltics can offer in the genre.

Tags: Estonia tourism, Estonia travel, Europe fests, Hiromo, Jazz events, Jazz Festivals, music fests, Spring fests, Tallinn events, Tallinn fests, Zara McFarlane

A Cultural Treasure – Festival Kihnu Sea Festivity 2011

2011-07-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Celebrating St.John's Day at Kihnu

Visitors to Estonia will have a new cultural treat to enjoy, as the Festival Kihnu Sea Festivity 2011 takes the country’s fisherman’s tradition a step farther. Beginning Friday and ending on Sunday, the Kihnu Cultural Space, in connection with Kihnu Parish Government and the Kihnu Sea Society, present an inaugural festival.

Tags: cultural events, culture preservation, Eesti Institute, Estonia tourism, Estonia tradition, Estonia travel, Estonian festivals, Estonian Ministry of Culture, EU, Europa, MISA, Tallinn 2011, UNESCO

Record Numbers of Brits Hit Estonian Shores

2011-05-26 by Aleksandr Shatskih

A record number of UK visitors journey to Tallinn, Estonian this year

A record number of tourists from the UK visited Estonia in the first three months of 2011, said the country’s national tourist board in a statement. Between January and March this year, more than 259,000 tourist arrivals booked into hotels in the country, which is an increase of 19% on the previous year. Especially encouraging […]

Tags: British tourists, Estonia tourism, Estonia travel, Estonian History Museum, Estonian Tourist Board, European Capital of Culture, Tallinn, Tarmo Mutso, tourism in Estonia, Viru Hotel KGB Museum

Bright Outlook for Baltic States Travel In 2011

2010-12-17 by Phil Butler

Riga, Latvia

A report on Baltic tourism for 2011 shows levels of traffic approaching per-recession levels in all three Baltic states.

Tags: 2011 tourism, Baltics tourism, Estonia tourism, Lativa hotels, Latvia toruism, Latvia tourists, Lithuania tourism, Riga tourists, Riga travel, Tallinn travel, tourism report, travel deals, VAT reduction

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