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Germany Restricts Travel From Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

Brandenburg Airport

Unvaccinated and unrecovered travellers from Belgium, Greece, Iceland, and the Netherlands will face tighter rules when arriving in Germany.

Tags: COVID restrictions, germany, Germany travel, Greece flights, Greece tourists, high risk, travel advisory, travel restrictions

Greece, Germany, Italy, and Eight Other EU States Agree on Travel Zone

2020-05-19 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia coast

Greece and ten other European Union member states agreed on a set of principles to ensure the freedom of safe travel within the EU.

Tags: Covid-19 pandemic, Croatia, EU, germany, Greece, Greece tourism, Italy, Spain, tourism guidelines, travel bubble, travel zone

Will the Coronavirus Pandemic End the EU Experiment?

2020-04-21 by Phil Butler

EU flag waving

The European Union urgently needs financial injections to deal with this crisis, but there’s an even greater need for solidarity.

Tags: Brexit, Brussels, Coronavirus 2019, COVID-19, EU, EU economy, EU survival, European commission, GDP, germany, great recession, Greece economy, Harvard Business Review, IMF, Italy economy, Paolo Gentiloni

Turkey Travel Warnings On Uptick Since Khashoggi Affair

2018-11-04 by Phil Butler

Istanbul

According to a recent EUobserver report, Germany issued a warning to all nationals visiting Turkey to beware of posting social media messages that criticized Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Tensions are on the rise since the controversial Khashoggi affair has caused increased friction in the region.  The German Foreign Ministry has warned citizens traveling to Turkey to lay […]

Tags: Erdogan, Fethullah Gulen, German tourists, germany, Khashoggi, travel advisory, Turkey, Turkey tourism, Turkey Travel, US tourists, US travelers

Europe´s most spacious accommodations

2013-12-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Accommodations when travelling, whether for business or pleasure, can often a big headache. From the room that is smaller than what we expected (after extensively reading about it on the Internet), to the restaurant that thinks a vegetarian menu is a novelty, being disappointed just seems to be part of travel. What if you could avoid some of these “misunderstandings” though?

Tags: accommodation, Belgium, Berlin, big rooms, germany, hotel, Hotel rooms, Hotel Spa-Balmoral, roomy hotels, spa, spacious, The Mandala Hotel, World hotels

Germany Presents: the Largest Pumpkin Festival in the World

2013-09-20 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Pumpkin

Autumn is a lovely season and, I have to admit, very dear to me (I was born in November, I got married in September, you get the idea). Since it is the harvest season, Autumn bears significant importance for people all over the world, and is celebrated in unique ways everywhere you go. For instance, […]

Tags: germany, Ludwigsburg Kürbisausstellung, pumpkin festival

The Tübingen Expects a Massive Duck Attack 2013

2013-09-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Duck Race

The Roundtable Tübingen Duck Race 2013, an event that has become a tradition already, takes place this year on October 5th. Rubber ducks races fans are awaited at the start point on Avenue bridge at the upper end of the Neckar Island starting 14.00. As mentioned, the ducks aren’t real, but made of rubber. However, […]

Tags: duck race, germany, Neckar Island, Neckar River, rubber ducks race, Tubingen Duck Race

Croatian Culture Week Visits Germany

2013-05-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The 'Wasserturm' (a former railway water tower), contains an art gallery and restaurant.

Croatian Culture Week opened up last Saturday, and is scheduled to run through this coming Sunday in Darmastadt, Germany. To mark the forthcoming entry by Croatia into the EU, the German city is previewing Croatia’s music and arts to the local German citizenry.

Tags: Croatia, Croatia EU, Culture Week, EU, EU Bids, germany

Travel in Europe: Don’t Be Caught Dead Migrating

2013-05-06 by Phil Butler

Slamming the door on the Roma

Two news bits today concerning Germany’s disposition toward migrants and visitors draw further attention to key Schengen and visa discussion. A report via EurActiv speaks to one side of the German and EU PR aspect, the Roma people being the subject on the one hand. At the other end of Germany’s public relations woes, news that second generation Turks in Germany are headed home suggest the German state is in an exclusivity mood toward some.

Tags: Europe travel, france, France travel, germany, migrating, migration, Roma, Schengen, Schengen zone, Turkey, Turks, Véronique Mathieu, visa

Germany’s Tropical Island Paradise

2013-02-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

It might be bitterly cold in Northern Germany at the moment, but sun seekers still have the opportunity to escape to much warmer climes thanks to a former Soviet aircraft hangar that now serves as a tropical island retreat all-year round. Inside the MASSIVE building lies Germany’s one and only Caribbean-style resort, the aptly named Tropical Islands.

Tags: Caribbean-style resort, germany, Germany resort, resorts, Tropical island paradise, Tropical Islands

Fascinating Stories: Xmas Cards from WWII

2013-01-12 by Phil Butler

Soldiers who occupied Jersey back in 41

In one of the most bizarre, and one of the coolest stories we’ve run across in some time, a story about a German soldier having written a letter back in December 1941, then the WW II Christmas card finally being delivered some 71 years later, this is cause for some cheers.

Tags: Christmas cards, germany, history, Jersey, Nazi, occupation of Jersey, strange news, WW II

Russia and Germany Fuel Record Number of Tourists for Greece in 2013

2013-01-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Greece is preparing for a record year in tourism in 2013, with a projected all time high of 17 million foreign visitors expected to visit the country this year. This large number seems attainable as existing data shows the number of Russian visitors to Greece is expected to exceed one million and bookings up 20% in Germany.

Tags: germany, Greece tourism, Greece visa, Greek destinations, Russia

Image of the Day – Bridge Over the Mosel

2012-04-30 by Phil Butler

Bridge of the Mosel, Schweich, Germany

Picture of the day today, bridge over the Mosel River in Schweich, Rhineland Pfalz, Germany.

Tags: germany, Germany photos, Germany rivers, Mosel photos, Mosel River, photos, Rhineland - Palatinate, Rhineland Pfalz, River, Scweich

Air Berlin: Trimmed Down & Refined for 2012

2012-01-11 by Phil Butler

Air Berlin

2012 will no doubt be a challenging one for the airline industry. AMR going bust, and even budget carriers feeling the pinch in 2011, many will likely founder in the coming months. One carrier, Germany’s second biggest carrier Air Berlin, looks to be applying lessons hard learned early on in the year.

Tags: Air Berlin flights, Air Berlin press, airlines, American Airlines, German airlines, German companies, germany, Kim Lundgren, Lufthansa, NASDAQ, Paul Gregorowitsch, RTTNews.com

A Christmas Story in Bernkastel-Kues

2011-12-25 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Christmas toys for kids.

The Bernkastel-Kues Christmas market is open the entire advent season, giving locals and tourists alike the chance to purchase authentic Christmas gifts, carefully handcrafted by local artisans.

Tags: Bernkastel Kues, Christmas, Christmas Market, germany

Croatia Tourism Report – Growth Positive

2011-11-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Croatia Airlines

In news from Research and Markets, the Croatia Tourism Report for quarter one 2012 is out. According to the leading research firm, Croatia’s recovering tourism market is still on the mend since beginning to climb out of a disasterous 2008 – 2009.

Tags: Adris Group, Coatia Airlines, Croatia, Cubus Lux, DoubleTree, East Europe, German travelers, germany, Hilton, Hilton Doubletree, Hilton Worldwide, Zagreb

Countdown Begins for Oktoberfest 2011

2011-09-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

oktoberfest

This year, the festival opens officially on September 17th, with the mayor of Munich tapping the first keg of Oktoberfest beer. The festival will last until October 3rd, 2011.

Tags: germany, munich, official oktoberfest, Oktoberfest 2011

Not Just Rotten in Denmark – Nationalism Surfacing

2011-07-05 by Phil Butler

Greeks protest austerity cuts to no avail

The news that the Danish parliament moved on Friday to reintroduce limited border controls, should not really come as any surprise. With one segment of the EU pushing hard for austerity measures on the other side, and the Russian Federation being nixed at every turn on free visa travel, and general upheaval increasing overall, isn’t it clear more than one border crossing is at risk?

Tags: Belgium, Belgium tourism, Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark tourism, EU, EU Travel, European Union, free travel, German tourism, germany, Greece tourism, Russian Federation, Schengen agreement, Spain tourism, strikes, visa

31st Edition of the Trier Christmas Market in Full Swing

2010-12-06 by Mihaela Lica Butler

The enchanting Trier Christmas Market takes place from November 22 to December 22, 2010

Traditional Christmas markets are currently enchanting children and adults alike all over Europe. Among them, the one in Trier is one of the most popular.

Tags: Christmas Market, germany, trier, trier christmas market

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