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Germany Restricts Travel From Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands

2021-11-20 by Argophilia Travel News

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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

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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

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